AutoHub and vPIC give you makes, models, and VINs. We give you towing capacity, oil specs, tire sizes, bolt patterns, and horsepower. The data your users actually need.
Other APIs give you vehicle lookup. We give you the maintenance specs your app actually needs.
| Data Category | ❌ CarQueryAPI (dead) | ✅ AutoAPI411 |
|---|---|---|
| Makes / Models / Years | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ 40+ makes, updated 2026 |
| Models lookup | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ 500+ models |
| Years by model | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ 2000–2026 |
| Trims by year | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ Full trim coverage |
| Data freshness | Frozen at Q1 2019 | Updated through 2026 |
| Site status | Account Suspended | 100% uptime on Cloudflare |
| Towing Capacity | ✗ Never available | ✓ 4,072 vehicles |
| Oil Capacity + Viscosity | ✗ Never available | ✓ 33,931 records |
| OEM Tire Sizes | ✗ Never available | ✓ 6,237 records |
| Bolt Patterns | ✗ Never available | ✓ 4,714 records |
| Horsepower + MPG | ✗ Never available | ✓ 16,269 records |
| VIN Decoder | ✗ Never available | ✓ 1.6M+ VIN patterns |
| Free tier | Gone — site is down | ✓ 100 req/day free |
| Paid plans | Gone — site is down | ✓ From $9/month |
The response structure is familiar. Add your API key header and you're done.
# Get all makes GET www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/ ?cmd=getMakes # Get models for a make GET www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/ ?cmd=getModels&make=ford # Get trims for year/model GET www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/ ?cmd=getTrims &model=f-150&year=2020 # Response (when alive) { "Makes": [{ "make_id": "ford", "make_display": "Ford" }] }
# Get all makes GET https://411-api.simonwakelin.workers.dev /v1/makes X-Api-Key: your-key-here # Get models for a make GET /v1/models?make=Ford # Get oil + towing + tire data GET /v1/vehicle ?make=Ford&model=F-150&year=2020 # Decode a VIN GET /v1/vin?vin=5YJSA1DG9DFP14705 # Response { "make": "Ford", "model": "F-150", "oil_capacity_quarts": 6, "towing_capacity_lbs": 13000, "bolt_pattern": "6x135" }
// Before (CarQueryAPI — now broken) fetch('https://www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/?cmd=getMakes') // After (AutoAPI411 — works today) fetch('https://411-api.simonwakelin.workers.dev/v1/makes', { headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'your-free-key' } }) .then(r => r.json()) .then(data => console.log(data.makes)) // Returns: ["Acura","Audi","BMW","Chevrolet","Ford","Honda","Toyota" ...]
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