PlateAPI
Affordable Australian rego plate lookup REST API
PlateAPI launched on August 17, 2026 with 1 votes, #11,494 of 23,274 launches that month.
What it does
Send an Australian registration plate and state to one GET endpoint, get the vehicle's year range, make, model, body type, and engine back as JSON. Cars, motorcycles, utes, vans -- if it has a plate, we cover it. Free tier: 20 lookups/month, no credit card. Paid plans from A$29/month. Works with any HTTP client in any language -- no SDK required. Includes a 38,000+ vehicle database endpoint for make/model/year dropdowns.
Australian rego plate lookup API with a free tier. Send a plate and state, get the year range, make, model, body, engine and vehicle ID back as JSON.
Vehicle data without the enterprise price tag. Send a registration plate and state to a single REST endpoint and get the model year range, make, model, body type, and engine displacement back as JSON. Cars, utes, motorcycles, vans, SUVs -- if it has a plate, we cover it. Each new plate is looked up live, and repeat lookups within 3 days return instantly. Covers all eight Australian states and territories, with typical responses under 3 seconds. Plans start at $0 -- 20 free lookups a month, no credit card required. Built in Australia for auto parts stores, vehicle services, dealerships, and fleet operators. No SDK needed -- works with any HTTP client in any language. Enter any Australian…from plateapi.com.au
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