# CARFAX Vehicle Highlights API

> Retrieve vehicle specification highlights and features including top options, other options, standardized atom options, and a comprehensive comma-separated features string. The VIN must correspond to an active listing.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/carfax/vehicle-highlights
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/carfax/vehicle-highlights/docs

## Facts

- Provider: CARFAX
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/carfax/vehicle-highlights`
- Price: $0.01 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, carfax, ecommerce
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/carfax/vehicle-highlights` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `vin` | string | yes |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the CARFAX Vehicle Highlights API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/carfax/vehicle-highlights with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the CARFAX Vehicle Highlights API cost?

$0.01 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the CARFAX Vehicle Highlights API accept?

Required: vin (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the CARFAX Vehicle Highlights API return?

A JSON result. This endpoint runs asynchronously, so the response tells you how to fetch the finished result.

### Do I need a CARFAX developer account or API key?

No. CARFAX Vehicle Highlights runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for CARFAX API access separately.

## README

### CARFAX Vehicle Highlights

Retrieve vehicle specification highlights and features including top options, other options, standardized atom options, and a comprehensive comma-separated features string. The VIN must correspond to an active listing.