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carapi.dev

A CarAPI MCP server that provides vehicle data tools for VIN decoding, license plate lookup, stolen vehicle checks, inspection history, and listing search.

1 endpoint16 known toolsFirst detected September 25, 2026Last detected September 25, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: carapi
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools.listChanged

Known tools 16

carapi_vin_decode

Decode a 17-character VIN to vehicle make, model, year, engine, body type, drive type, transmission, fuel type, and country.

Inferred read-only

carapi_plate_to_vin

Look up the VIN for a license plate.

Inferred read-only

carapi_stolen_check

Check if a vehicle is reported stolen.

Inferred read-only

carapi_inspection

Look up technical/emissions inspection history (STK/EK) for a VIN in Slovakia (SK) or Czechia (CZ).

Inferred read-only

carapi_listing_search

Search vehicle listings by make, model, and year.

Inferred read-only

carapi_photos

Retrieve known photos for a vehicle by VIN (auction listings, dealer galleries, manufacturer images).

Inferred read-only

carapi_payments

Compute monthly payment estimates for a VIN given price, down payment, loan term (months), and APR.

Potential side effects

carapi_valuation

Estimate the market value of a vehicle by make/model/year/country (all required).

Inferred read-only

carapi_mileage_history

Retrieve historical odometer readings for a VIN.

Inferred read-only

carapi_extract_vin

Extract a 17-character VIN from a base64-encoded image of a windshield etching, dashboard plate, door jamb sticker, or registration document.

Inferred read-only

carapi_extract_plate

Extract a license plate string from a base64-encoded vehicle photo.

Inferred read-only

carapi_recalls

Look up U.S.

Inferred read-only

carapi_charging_stations

Find the nearest EV charging locations around a coordinate.

Inferred read-only

carapi_time_to_sell

Estimate how long a vehicle takes to sell: median days on market for comparable listings, with the 25th and 75th percentiles around it.

Inferred read-only

carapi_buyer_report

COMPOSITE: fans out in parallel to vin_decode + stolen_check + mileage_history + inspection and returns a unified pre-purchase due-diligence report.

Potential side effects

carapi_docs

Search the CarAPI documentation.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.carapi]
url = "https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: carapi
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "carapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "carapi",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.carapi.dev/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Trust Data Available

BuiltWith Trust API v2 evidence for carapi.dev was fetched 2026-09-26T21:58:49.483Z.

Trust status Trusted

carapi.dev is assessed as Trusted: Domain has an established technology history spanning over a year.

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.