README.md

vin-decode documentation

A PHP wrapper for the NHTSA vPIC API.

Guides

• Getting started — install, construct the client, responses, pagination, errors
• VIN decoding — decodeVin, flat / extended variants, batch, the VinResult object
• Manufacturers & makes
• Models
• WMI — World Manufacturer Identifier lookups
• Vehicle types
• Variables, equipment & parts
• Canadian vehicle specifications

Method reference

The full method → endpoint → return-type table is in the project README.

DTOs

All response objects live in Mattsplat\VinDecode\DTO and are immutable. List endpoints return Mattsplat\VinDecode\Responses\Response, which is iterable, countable and array-accessible over the DTO rows.

DTO	Produced by
VinResult	decodeVinFlat, decodeVinFlatExtended, decodeVinBatch
VinVariable	decodeVin, decodeVinExtended
Make	allMakes, makesForManufacturer, makesForManufacturerAndYear, makesForVehicleType
Model	modelsForMake, modelsForMakeId, modelsForMakeYear, modelsForMakeIdYear
Manufacturer	allManufacturers
ManufacturerDetail	manufacturerDetails
ManufacturerVehicleType	nested in Manufacturer / ManufacturerDetail
Wmi	decodeWmi
WmiManufacturer	wmisForManufacturer
VehicleType	vehicleTypesForMake, vehicleTypesForMakeId
Variable	vehicleVariableList
VariableValue	vehicleVariableValues
PlantCode	equipmentPlantCodes
Part	parts
CanadianSpecification	canadianVehicleSpecifications