Vehicle Inspection

Access periodic roadworthiness and emissions inspection records (STK, EK)

GET Request

Cached or up to 65s

1 credit per request

Endpoint

GET https://api.carapi.dev/v1/inspection/{vin}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
vin	string	Required	17-character Vehicle Identification Number
country	string	Required	Inspection country code: SK or CZ
token	string	Required	API authentication token (query parameter)

Request Examples

cURL

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.carapi.dev/v1/inspection/1HGBH41JXMN109186?country=SK&token=YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

// Using fetch API
const response = await fetch('https://api.carapi.dev/v1/inspection/1HGBH41JXMN109186?country=SK&token=YOUR_API_KEY', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.carapi.dev/v1/inspection/1HGBH41JXMN109186"
params = {
    "country": "SK",
    "token": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = response.json()
print(data)

Response Examples

Success Response (200)

{
  "vin": "1HGBH41JXMN109186",
  "country": "SK",
  "inspection": {
    "stkValidTo": "2024-12-15",
    "ekValidTo": "2025-06-20"
  }
}

Error Response (400)

{
  "error": "Invalid country code. Supported countries: SK, CZ"
}

Not Found Response (404)

{
  "error": "Vehicle inspection data not found"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
vin	string	The VIN number that was checked
country	string	Country code for the inspection system
inspection	object	Inspection data object
inspection.stkValidTo	string	STK (technical inspection) valid until date (YYYY-MM-DD)
inspection.ekValidTo	string	EK (emissions inspection) valid until date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Error Codes

400

Bad Request

Invalid VIN format, missing country parameter, or unsupported country

403

Forbidden

Invalid or missing API token

404

Not Found

Vehicle inspection data not found

500

Internal Server Error

Server encountered an error processing the request

502/503/504

Upstream Service Error

Inspection provider failed, was unreachable, or timed out. A cold lookup scrapes the national register, so these are worth retrying

Coverage

Currently Supported

Slovakia (SK) - STK & EK inspections

Czechia (CZ) - STK & EK inspections

Coming Soon

Germany (DE) - TÜV & AU

United Kingdom (UK) - MOT

Important Notes

•VIN must be exactly 17 characters long and contain only alphanumeric characters (except I, O, and Q)
•STK = Stanica technickej kontroly (SK) / Stanice technické kontroly (CZ)
•EK = Emisná kontrola (SK) / Emisní kontrola (CZ)
•Each successful request consumes 1 API credit from your monthly allowance
•Response data is cached for improved performance