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~ — curl

$ curl https://api.cardog.app/v2/vin/LRW3E7FA8RC099361 \
    -H "x-api-key: crdg_live_••••7f2a"
{
  "vin": "LRW3E7FA8RC099361", "valid": true,
  "year": 2024, "make": "Tesla",
  "model": "Model 3", "trim": "RWD",
  "refs": {
    "modelYear": "model-year:tesla/model-3/2024",
    "fuelType": "fuel-type:electric",
    "driveType": "drive-type:rwd-rear-wheel-drive"
  },
  "nano": "nano:LRW3E7FARC", "squish": "squish:LRW3E7FAR"
}
$

200 · api.cardog.app

The answer

200

2024 Tesla Model 3

RWD

Fuel: Electric
Drive: Rear-wheel drive
Body: Sedan

model-year:tesla/model-3/2024

Documentation

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API reference

Every endpoint, parameter and response shape.

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SDKs

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MCP server

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Guides

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Five guides, each for one job.

Decode a VIN

Send seventeen characters and read back the vehicle.

Start the quickstart

Check a vehicle for recalls

Campaigns on the exact vehicle, with the date and the remedy on each.

Get a market quote

The median ask and the spread for a model year, from listings under three days old.

Deliver a feed

A full file restates the set, and daily change files keep it current.

Build with agents

An agent calls the MCP server the way your code calls the API.

Keys

Your key reaches every product

Usage meters per key, and every product answers to it.

Follow the vehicle through

A decode returns keys like model-year:honda/civic/2019, which recalls and quotes take as their argument.

Explore the platform

Beyond the first call

Where the guides lead

The developer platform

Keys, scopes, usage and every product behind one contract.

Agents on real vehicles

MCP over the same facts, so a model answers from the record instead of guessing.

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