🚗 CarsXE API (Go Package)

CarsXE is a powerful and developer-friendly API that gives you instant access to a wide range of vehicle data. From VIN decoding and market value estimation to vehicle history, images, OBD code explanations, and plate recognition, CarsXE provides everything you need to build automotive applications at scale.

🌐 Website: https://api.carsxe.com
📄 Docs: https://api.carsxe.com/docs
📦 All Products: https://api.carsxe.com/all-products

To get started with the CarsXE API, follow these steps:

1. Sign up for a CarsXE account:

   • Register here
   • Add a payment method to activate your subscription and get your API key.

2. Install the CarsXE Go package:

   Run this command in your terminal:

   go get -u github.com/carsxe/carsxe-go-package

3. Import the CarsXE API into your code:

   import "github.com/carsxe/carsxe-go-package"

4. Initialize the API with your API key:

   client := carsxe.New("YOUR_API_KEY")

5. Use the various endpoint methods provided by the API to access the data you need.

Usage

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/carsxe/carsxe-go-package"
)

func main() {
	client := carsxe.New("YOUR_API_KEY")
	vin := "WBAFR7C57CC811956"

	vehicle := client.Specs(map[string]string{"vin": vin})
	fmt.Println(vehicle["input"].(map[string]interface{})["vin"])
}

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📚 Endpoints

The CarsXE API provides the following endpoint methods:

Specs – Decode VIN & get full vehicle specifications

Required:

• vin

Optional:

• deepdata
• disableIntVINDecoding

Example:

vehicle := client.Specs(map[string]string{"vin": "WBAFR7C57CC811956"})

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InternationalVINDecoder – Decode VIN with worldwide support

Required:

• vin

Optional:

• None

Example:

intvin := client.InternationalVINDecoder(map[string]string{"vin": "WF0MXXGBWM8R43240"})

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PlateDecoder – Decode license plate info (plate, country)

Required:

• plate
• country (always required except for US, where it is optional and defaults to 'US')

Optional:

• state (required for some countries, e.g. US, AU, CA)
• district (required for Pakistan)

Note:

• The state parameter is required only when applicable (for specific countries such as US, AU, CA, etc.).
• For Pakistan (country='pk'), both state and district are required.

Example:

decodedPlate := client.PlateDecoder(map[string]string{"plate": "7XER187", "state": "CA", "country": "US"})

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MarketValue – Estimate vehicle market value based on VIN

Required:

• vin

Optional:

• state

Example:

marketvalue := client.MarketValue(map[string]string{"vin": "WBAFR7C57CC811956"})

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History – Retrieve vehicle history

Required:

• vin

Optional:

• None

Example:

history := client.History(map[string]string{"vin": "WBAFR7C57CC811956"})

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Images – Fetch images by make, model, year, trim

Required:

• make
• model

Optional:

• year
• trim
• color
• transparent
• angle
• photoType
• size
• license

Example:

images := client.Images(map[string]string{"make": "BMW", "model": "X5", "year": "2019"})

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Recalls – Get safety recall data for a VIN

Required:

• vin

Optional:

• None

Example:

recalls := client.Recalls(map[string]string{"vin": "1C4JJXR64PW696340"})

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PlateImageRecognition – Read & decode plates from images

Required:

• imageURL

Optional:

• None

Example:

plateimg := client.PlateImageRecognition("https://api.carsxe.com/img/apis/plate_recognition.JPG")

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VinOCR – Extract VINs from images using OCR

Required:

• imageURL

Optional:

• None

Example:

vinocr := client.VinOCR("https://api.carsxe.com/img/apis/plate_recognition.JPG")

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YearMakeModel – Query vehicle by year, make, model and trim (optional)

Required:

• year
• make
• model

Optional:

• trim

Example:

yymm := client.YearMakeModel(map[string]string{"year": "2012", "make": "BMW", "model": "5 Series"})

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ObdCodesDecoder – Decode OBD error/diagnostic codes

Required:

• code

Optional:

• None

Example:

obdcode := client.ObdCodesDecoder(map[string]string{"code": "P0115"})

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Notes & Best Practices

• Parameter requirements: Each endpoint requires specific parameters—see the Required/Optional fields above.
• Return values: All responses are Go maps (map[string]any) for easy access and manipulation.
• Error handling: The client currently panics on network or JSON decode errors. Consider wrapping calls with recover or modifying the client to return errors for production use.
• More info: For advanced usage and full details, visit the official API documentation.

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Overall

The CarsXE Go package provides a wide range of powerful, easy-to-use tools for accessing and integrating vehicle data into your applications and services. Whether you're a developer or a business owner, you can quickly get the information you need to take your projects to the next level—without hassle or inconvenience.