UK DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service API
An official API published by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the UK, providing access to vehicle registration and licensing data held in the Vehicle Enquiry Service. It allows lookups of vehicle details such as make, colour, engine size, tax status, and MOT expiry date, typically by registration number. Access requires an API key. The service is intended for organisations and developers needing to verify vehicle information for administrative, commercial, or compliance purposes across the United Kingdom, and is maintained as part of UK Government digital services.”UK DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service API — official public-data API published by Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (UK).
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Data access
This API doesn't publish a machine-readable schema (such as an OpenAPI spec) that we can read automatically, so there's no field list to show here. See the documentation for its available endpoints and response formats.
Verification Status
Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk
Query examples
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curl -s 'https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk' -H 'Accept: application/json'Base API endpoint — see the documentation for available routes.
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