Safety ratings
NCAP star ratings of the car's model year, make and model. rating is the variant matching the car's drive type; variants lists every rated variant.
GEThttps://api.motorsdynamic.com/api/v2/safety/{vin}
Plan and price
| Plan | Access | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Yes | included in the 1,000 monthly calls |
| Growth | Yes | $0.005 per call |
| Scale | Yes | $0.003 per call |
| Enterprise | Yes | contract |
A call is billed when it answers 2xx. See pricing.
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vin | path | string | yes | 17-character VIN (case-insensitive). |
Example request
curl "https://api.motorsdynamic.com/api/v2/safety/1HGCM82633A004352" \
-H "x-api-key: $MD_API_KEY"const res = await fetch("https://api.motorsdynamic.com/api/v2/safety/1HGCM82633A004352", {
headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.MD_API_KEY },
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${(await res.json()).error}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import os, requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.motorsdynamic.com/api/v2/safety/1HGCM82633A004352",
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MD_API_KEY"]},
timeout=10,
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())Response fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
meta | object | |
meta.reference_status | loaded or no_decode | loaded = fetched from the source, so an empty result is real; no_decode = the VIN has no usable year, make and model. A model not fetched yet is 503 reference_data_pending. |
data | object | |
data.vin | string | |
data.vehicle | object | |
data.vehicle.year | integer or null | |
data.vehicle.make | string or null | |
data.vehicle.model | string or null | |
data.vehicle.trim | string or null | |
data.scope | year_make_model | |
data.rated | boolean | |
data.rating | object or null | |
data.variants[] | array of object | |
data.variants[].nhtsa_vehicle_id | integer | |
data.variants[].description | string or null | |
data.variants[].overall | integer or null | Stars, 1 to 5; null = not rated. |
data.variants[].frontal_crash | object | |
data.variants[].side_crash | object | |
data.variants[].rollover | object | |
data.variants[].features | object | |
data.variants[].counts | object | |
data.variants[].picture_url | string or null | |
data.variants[].source_url | string | |
data.freshness | object | |
data.freshness.fetched_at | string or null | |
data.provenance | object | |
data.provenance.source | nhtsa_ncap | |
data.provenance.source_url | string | |
data.provenance.nhtsa_models[] | array of string | The NHTSA model names this answer came from (NHTSA's names differ from the decode's: Silverado is SILVERADO 1500). |
Errors
| Status | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_parameter | A parameter is missing or malformed. The message names it. |
| 401 | invalid_api_key | The key is missing, revoked or mistyped. |
| 403 | not_entitled | The key may not read this dealer or source. |
| 404 | not_found | Nothing matches the identifier in the path. |
| 429 | rate_limited or quota_exceeded | Slow down (see Retry-After), or the Free monthly calls are used up. |
| 503 | error | See the message. |
| 504 | query_timeout | The query passed its 4 second budget. Narrow the filters. Not billed. |
Every error has the same body. Full list: errors.