# Vehicle Identification Number Validation

`POST /api/validate/vin` · [developer.incode.com ↗](https://developer.incode.com/reference/introduction)

> Vehicle Identification Number Validation

Validate a VIN number and obtain data related to reports about crashes, theft, etc.

## Authentication

| Header | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `x-api-key` | yes | API key for the region/environment. |
| `api-version` | yes | API version, defaults to `1.0`. |

**Category:** API validations

## Sources

- Public reference: <https://developer.incode.com/reference/introduction>
- Reconstructed from the Incode Omni OpenAPI spec (operation `—`); see the Implementation pane for source & tests.