Vehicle Title Check API

Authentication

All API requests require an API key to be included in the x-api-key header.

Endpoint

Parameters

Code Examples

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "vin": "5LMJJ2CT5NEL00001",
    "vehicle": {
      "make": "Lincoln",
      "year": "2025",
      "model": "Navigator"
    },
    "title_check": {
      "risk_level": "High",
      "risk_score": 75,
      "title_status": "salvage",
      "is_junk_title": false,
      "is_clean_title": false,
      "primary_damage": "Front End",
      "first_seen_date": "2025-10-12",
      "is_fire_damaged": false,
      "is_hail_damaged": false,
      "is_flood_damaged": false,
      "is_rebuilt_title": false,
      "is_salvage_title": true,
      "latest_seen_date": "2025-11-20",
      "secondary_damage": null,
      "is_theft_recovery": false,
      "latest_title_type": "CERT OF TITLE - SALVAGE",
      "latest_title_state": "MI",
      "is_collision_damaged": true,
      "auction_records_found": 1
    },
    "has_title_brand": true,
    "has_damage_record": true,
    "has_salvage_record": true,
    "has_auction_history": true
  },
  "status": "success"
}

Overview

The Vehicle Title Check API checks title history and risk factors for any vehicle using its VIN.

Instead of reading raw records from different sources manually, TorqueNode structures the results into clean, actionable data points such as salvage flags, primary damage details, and risk scoring.

Endpoint Details

Use the `vin` parameter to check title history for a specific vehicle.

Endpoint: `GET /vehicle-title-check?vin={VIN}`

Credits: 10 credits per successful request.

Data Fields & Severity

The response includes critical boolean flags (`has_salvage_record`, `has_damage_record`, etc.) and a nested `title_check` object containing specific details:

- `title_status`: The resolved general status (e.g., 'clean', 'salvage', 'rebuilt').

- `is_clean_title`: Boolean flag indicating if the vehicle has a clean title.

- `risk_level`: The calculated risk level ('Low', 'Medium', 'High').

- `primary_damage`: The recorded area of primary damage, if any.