VIN OCR

Extract VIN codes from images with our highly-accurate VIN OCR API.

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Upload an image (up to 3MB) and we’ll decode the VIN Number.

Highly Accurate

Our algo handles VIN images that are blurry, low-res, dark, angled, and much more!

Easy Integration

Send VIN images to our API Cloud or SDK (coming soon!). See our fully documented API Code.

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VIN OCR that Works

VIN-OCR

Works with Blurry Images

VIN-accurate-OCR-API

Works on Low Res Images

VIN-decode-OCR

Works on Dark Images

VIN_OCR - Works on Tough Angles (1)

Works on Tough Angles

VIN-scanner

Works on Shadow Marks

VIN-scan

Works on Mixed Text

VIN-OCR Scanner

Works with Different Color Text

VIN_OCR Accurate Scanner

Works with Off-Location Text

Input Parameters

Image: Send an image in a variety of formats.
Camera: Specify the camera associated with the image.
Timestamp: Optional.

Output Parameters

VIN: Get the numbers found next to VIN.
Score: See engine’s confidence level in correctly reading each VIN number.

API Cloud

Requires Internet connection.
Supports images up to 3 MB.
Limit of 8 images per second.
Runs on Linode Cloud servers in New Jersey, USA.

On-Premise SDK

Runs on x86 devices on a Docker container.
Fast inference speed.
No limits on lookups per second.
Coming Soon!

Simple REST API for VIN OCR

Request

$ curl -H "Authorization: Token 123abc..." 
  -F "image=@/path/to/vin.jpg" 
https://api.platerecognizer.com/v1/vin/reader/

$ curl -H "Authorization: Token 123abc..."

-F "image=@/path/to/vin.jpg"

https://api.platerecognizer.com/v1/vin/reader/

Response

{
  "processing_time": 130.849,
  "results": [
    {
      "identifier": {
        "type": "text",
        "props": {
          "code": [
            {
              "value": "WAULC68E25A008579"
            }
          ],
          "orientation": [
            {
              "value": "horizontal"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "filename": "image.jpg",
  "version": 1,
  "camera_id": null,
  "timestamp": "2025-05-13T15:36:12.537008Z"
}

{

"processing_time": 130.849,

"results": [

{

"identifier": {

"type": "text",

"props": {

"code": [

{

"value": "WAULC68E25A008579"

}

"orientation": [

{

"value": "horizontal"

}

]

}

"filename": "image.jpg",

"version": 1,

"camera_id": null,

"timestamp": "2025-05-13T15:36:12.537008Z"

}

Integrate with our VIN OCR API with a few lines of code on a variety of programming languages: Python, Javascript, Ruby, C#, etc.

Get an easy to use JSON response with VIN number.

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Affordable Pricing

Plate Recognizer VIN OCR is priced as a subscription fee based on # Lookups per month.

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