Vehicle Make and Model APIFind Maker, Model & Specs from a Vehicle Number at ₹1.5
Know exactly which vehicle it is, from the number plate
Stop asking customers to pick their maker and model from a long dropdown.
The RTO Sarthi vehicle make and model API turns any Indian vehicle number into its maker, model, vehicle class, body type, fuel, emission norms, CC, seating, colour and manufacturing year as JSON in seconds, from ₹1.5 per successful search.
Insurance quotes, spare parts, tyres, service bookings and used car prices all depend on one question: which make and model is this vehicle? Customers often pick the wrong model, variant or fuel from a dropdown, and the quote, part or price comes out wrong.
With the RTO Sarthi vehicle make and model API your software sends the vehicle number and gets the maker and model exactly as on the registration record, along with vehicle class, body type, fuel, emission norms, cubic capacity, seating, colour and manufacturing month and year. It works for two-wheelers, cars and commercial vehicles from every state of India, from ₹1.5 per successful search.
The same search also returns chassis and engine number, owner and insurance, PUC, fitness and tax validity. See every field on the Vahan API page, use cases on the vehicle details API page, or look up vehicles without code in vehicle information software.
RTO Sarthi is an independent private software company. It is not the Vahan or Parivahan portal and is not affiliated with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways or NIC.
How the make and model API works
Live in your software, usually the same day.
Get an API key
Contact us and choose your search limit. We create a private API key for your business.
Send a vehicle number
Your website, app or CRM sends the vehicle number the customer typed.
Use make, model & specs
Fill the maker, model, fuel, CC and year automatically and show the right quote, part or price.
Make and model in the API response
MAKER_DESC is the maker and MAKER_MODEL is the model, followed by class, body, fuel, CC, seating and year.
JSON response (make & model fields)
{
"success": true,
"message": "Vehicle details fetched successfully",
"vehicleNumber": "DL3CAB7788",
"data": {
"REGN_NO": "DL3CAB7788",
"MAKER_DESC": "HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA LTD",
"MAKER_MODEL": "CRETA SX 1.5 MT",
"VEHICLE_CLASS": "MOTOR CAR (LMV)",
"BODY_TYPE_DESC": "SUV",
"FUEL_DESC": "DIESEL",
"FUEL_NORMS": "BHARAT STAGE VI",
"COLOR": "PHANTOM BLACK",
"CUBIC_CAPACITY": "1493",
"SEATING_CAPACITY": "5",
"MANU_MONTH_YR": "09/2021",
"REGN_DT": "18-Oct-2021",
"CHASI_NO": "MALPC81BLMM123456",
"ENG_NO": "D4FAMM123456",
"INSURANCE_UPTO": "17-Oct-2026"
},
"usage": { "limit": 3000, "used": 870, "remaining": 2130 }
}Sample data, shortened to the make and model fields. Owner, financer, PUC, fitness and tax details are also returned wherever available.
What businesses do with a vehicle make and model API
Get the vehicle right first time, from the number plate.
Accurate insurance quotes
Pick the correct make, model, fuel and CC for the premium, instead of trusting the customer’s dropdown choice.
Used car pricing & listings
Auto-fill maker, model, fuel, colour and manufacturing year to price and list a used car correctly.
Spare parts & tyre fitment
Show only the parts, tyres and accessories that fit the customer’s exact model and fuel type.
Garage & service bookings
Know the model and age of the vehicle before it arrives, and plan service, parts and labour.
Vehicle loan checks
Confirm the make, model and manufacturing year match the loan application before approval.
Fleet & app developers
Build fleet registers, EV and fuel reports or vehicle apps with clean make and model data.
All vehicle types & states
Two-wheelers, cars, autos, buses, trucks and tractors from any state or union territory.
From ₹1.5, pay on success
Prepaid search limit with no monthly fee. Vehicles not found are returned to your limit.
Vehicle make and model API from ₹1.5 per search
Make, model and specification fields in every successful search.
Make & model details returned
- Maker / manufacturer
- Model (often with variant)
- Vehicle class
- Body type
- Fuel type
- Emission norms (BS IV / BS VI)
- Cubic capacity (CC)
- Seating capacity
- Colour
- Manufacturing month & year
- Registration date
- Chassis & engine number
Details are returned exactly as on the vehicle record, wherever available.
Who needs a vehicle make and model API?
Any business that needs to know the exact vehicle.
Related: Car details API · Vehicle details API India · Vehicle information API · Vahan API · Vehicle lookup API · All features
Vehicle make and model API — FAQ
Make, model, variant, price and coverage.
What is a vehicle make and model API?
A vehicle make and model API tells your software who made a vehicle and which model it is. With the RTO Sarthi API you send an Indian vehicle number and get the maker, model, vehicle class, body type, fuel, emission norms, cubic capacity, seating, colour and manufacturing month and year back as JSON.
How do I find the make and model of a vehicle from its number?
Send the vehicle number to the RTO Sarthi API and read the MAKER_DESC (maker) and MAKER_MODEL (model) fields in the response. Without software, enter the number in the RTO Sarthi app’s vehicle search. Both start at ₹1.5 per successful search.
Does the API return the variant too?
The model is returned exactly as it is written on the vehicle’s registration record. For many vehicles this includes the variant, for example “SWIFT VXI” or “ACTIVA 6G”, but the format depends on how the maker registered it.
Is this a catalog of all vehicle makes and models in India?
No. The RTO Sarthi API looks up one registered vehicle by its vehicle number and returns that vehicle’s make and model with its other registration details. It is not a list of every make, model and variant sold in India.
Which other vehicle details come with make and model?
Vehicle class, body type, fuel and emission norms, colour, cubic capacity, seating capacity, manufacturing month and year, registration date, chassis and engine number, and insurance, PUC, fitness and tax validity, wherever they are available on the vehicle record. Owner and financer details are included too.
What does the vehicle make and model API cost?
Pricing starts at ₹1.5 per search. You buy a prepaid search limit, there is no monthly fee, and searches where the vehicle is not found are not counted.
Does it work for two-wheelers, cars and commercial vehicles?
Yes. It works for motorcycles and scooters, cars, autos, buses, trucks, tractors and other registered vehicles from every state and union territory of India.
Who uses a make and model API?
Motor insurance platforms for quotes, used car marketplaces and dealers, spare parts, tyre and accessories sellers for fitment, garages and service centres, vehicle loan companies, fleet operators and app developers.
Is RTO Sarthi a government API?
No. RTO Sarthi is an independent private software company from Raipur. It is not the Vahan or Parivahan portal and is not part of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways or NIC.
How do I get an API key?
Contact RTO Sarthi on call or WhatsApp. We create your private API key with the search limit you need and help your developer test it with real vehicle numbers, usually the same day.
Get make and model from any vehicle number at ₹1.5
Contact RTO Sarthi on call or WhatsApp for your API key and fill maker, model and specs automatically in your software.