By plate or by VIN
Two endpoints, the same response. It works for a car already on the road and for one just imported.
API Registro Vehicular
Data API · Costa Rica
Vehicle data without ever logging in again
One call with the plate or the VIN and you get the vehicle’s data from Costa Rica’s National Registry: specifications, owners, liens, annotations and violations. Contracted by quote and consumed only through the API.
Anyone who looks up vehicles daily knows the problem: the Registry session drops, you log in again, the system asks for a captcha, and multiply that by every lookup of the day. The API handles all of that on its side and your system just receives the data.
All in one system
The modules that run the operation
Full specifications
Make, model, year, colour, engine, displacement, fuel, body, capacity, power, drivetrain and origin.
Owners
Name and ID number of the registered owner, with the registry entry references.
Liens and annotations
What actually decides a purchase or a policy: whether the vehicle is pledged, annotated or released.
Violations
Fines tied to the vehicle, in the same response.
A log of every query
Who queried, with which key, what they searched, whether it worked and how long it took. For billing and for audit.
Why this one
What makes it different
No more session lockouts
The API keeps a pool of accounts and rotates between them: it uses the one idle longest and respects each one’s limits. Your system never sees a login screen.
One key per system
Each integration gets its own, so you can revoke one without touching the others and know exactly who consumed what.
JSON, already parsed
It does not hand back the Registry’s HTML: it returns fields, lists and dates ready to store in your database.
Fits where you already work
It is an HTTP call: it drops into your CRM, your policy quoting tool or your workshop system the same way.
Who it's for
Who this changes the day for
If your business depends on knowing what a vehicle is and whose it is before deciding, this removes the slow part.
Insurers
Quote and underwrite with real specifications and liens in view, without waiting for a manual lookup.
Car dealerships
Know in seconds whether the car about to arrive is pledged or annotated.
Lenders and leasing
Verify the collateral before disbursing, and verify it again afterwards.
Inspection centres and workshops
Preload the vehicle record from the plate alone instead of typing it at the counter.
Fleets and logistics
Keep dozens of units current without someone dedicated to looking them up.
Lawyers and notaries
Check registry status before a transfer, with the query kept on record.
Classifieds and marketplaces
Validate a listing against the registry and show a trustworthy record.
Adjusters and appraisers
Identify the unit with certainty when opening a case.
It is not a screen: it is a call.
There is no portal to log into and no username to remember. It is contracted by quote based on volume and consumed from your own system.
Frequently asked
What people ask us most
By quote, based on the query volume you need. There is no self-service: we define the key and the limit and hand over the documentation.
No. It is API-only, meant to be integrated inside the system you already use.
Vehicle specifications, owners with their ID, liens, annotations, violations and releases, plus registry references. All in JSON.
The response reports it as an error, not as an empty result, so your system can retry instead of storing a blank.
How many lookups do you run a month?
Tell us the volume and the use case and we will send the quote along with the API documentation.