{
  "format": "delx/intent-card/v1",
  "id": "vin-decode-api",
  "intent": "decode a vehicle VIN",
  "title": "VIN decode API for agents",
  "description": "Decode a 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC for $0.004 with make, model, year and attribution.",
  "keywords": [
    "VIN decode API",
    "vehicle identification",
    "NHTSA VIN",
    "car decode",
    "x402 VIN"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-08-06",
  "canonical_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/vin-decode-api",
  "machine_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/vin-decode-api.json",
  "recommendation": {
    "tool_name": "util_vin_decode",
    "service_name": "Delx VIN Decode",
    "method": "POST",
    "resource": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/vin-decode",
    "price_usdc": "0.004",
    "payment_protocols": [
      "x402",
      "mpp"
    ],
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "vin": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "17-character Vehicle Identification Number"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "vin"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "example_input": {},
    "example_output": {},
    "agentcash": {
      "buy": "npx agentcash@latest fetch https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/vin-decode -m POST -H 'x-delx-source: intent-card-vin-decode-api' --max-amount 0.004 -b '{}'",
      "max_amount_usdc": "0.004"
    }
  },
  "attribution": {
    "header": "x-delx-source",
    "value": "intent-card-vin-decode-api"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "paid_openapi": "https://api.delx.ai/openapi.x402.json",
    "governed_portfolio": "https://api.delx.ai/x402-portfolio.json",
    "live_contract": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/vin-decode"
  }
}