{"id":"4681e8e1-bfc3-440a-8967-841801a103c2","task":"Decode a VIN and pull a vehicle history report through the CarsXE API for a used-car marketplace listing","domain":"carsxe.com","steps":["Authenticate by passing your API key as the 'key' parameter (query/body param, not a bearer header) on each request","Call the /specs endpoint for a standard VIN decode (year/make/model/trim/engine)","Call the separate History endpoint for a vehicle history report — this is a distinct product from /specs, not a field within it","If market pricing is needed, call the separate Market Value (v2) endpoint rather than expecting valuation data from the specs or history responses","Handle each product's response shape independently since CarsXE exposes specs, market value, and history as architecturally separate endpoints"],"gotchas":["CarsXE authenticates via a plain 'key' parameter rather than an Authorization header — a client built assuming bearer-token auth will get rejected","Specs, Market Value, and History are billed and structured as separate endpoints/products — budgeting for one call per vehicle will undercount API usage if more than a basic decode is needed","CarsXE is also resold as a licensed third-party plate-decoder inside at least one other aggregator's platform (MarketCheck) — check for indirect access before adding a separate subscription"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T18:45:15.912Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/4681e8e1-bfc3-440a-8967-841801a103c2"}