OpenALPR Tool - Save and Query CSV Exports

Hey a response is better than nothing.

I guess they missed the part about hobbyist LOL, but if we can get this back free or reasonable fee, call it a business LOL.
 
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DLONG2 said:
So Esperian AutoCheck responded this AM with a basic form letter, asking for details on my business for a sales associate to contact me. Hopefully my second response will allow them to better focus on what us hobbyists are asking for.
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Thank you so much for emailing them. Looking forward for this. Thank you @DLONG2

In the meanwhile I am trying to see how can we manually enter some of the vin data ? Any one has figured this out yet. I was poking around to even edit the autocheck.com url to my own domain name and poulate data by clicking plate forensics so far I have failed to get it to work, but I think the issue is the json format..
 
The reply I received stated that the service I am asking for is not available to individuals, and that their consumer website allows for vehicle history reports.
 
DLONG2 said:
The reply I received stated that the service I am asking for is not available to individuals, and that their consumer website allows for vehicle history reports.
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WTF does that mean LOL, another form letter? We do not care about vehicle history reports.

Frustrating but not surprising.
 
I found the year/make/model data most useful in doing a sort-by on the Body field, so that the apparent delivery trucks ("Walk-in Van", "Commercial Chassis", "Conventional Cab Truck", etc) can be grouped together. At that point I would tag any new FedEx/AMZN/UPS/etc. as "Delivery" in order to ignore them later.
 
Anyway to add the vin info manually ?
 
So I guess for those with programming skills much better than me...

With the original format of https://www.autocheck.com/consumer-api/meta/v1/summary/plate/%PLATENUMBER/state/ST - we now get the error message

If I type in this new format: https://www.autocheck.com/vehiclehistory/?siteID=5170&plate=PLATENUMBER&state=ST

So if I do this for example: AutoCheck.com

This comes up on the webpage:

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So we do not get the VIN, but we get the year, make, model - is there any way that this could be pulled from the webpage?

OR, is the API command above still possible, and we just need to find the right combination if they changed it?

OR do we all start reaching out to them and each asking for the ability to get this as a hobbyist?
 
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I as an HTML amateur was looking briefly at the website yesterday, and analysing the cookies which the website produces, and couldn't see how to extract the string from the webpage. The returned data is embedded in a series of .js javascript files. While the data is present on the page, one would have to use the mouse and the context menu to manually copy it. The VIN and engine type was data which while I had also been collecting it, only the year/make/model and body fields were being used in my app's queries.
 
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In the meanwhile I am still gonna try to work things out with a programmer from fiverr at-least hopefully he can work out a manual way to add it.. Hopefully either @DLONG2 or @Gymratz can find some solution to automation of this. By the way Yeah I have no issues paying autocheck if they can provide us what we need. May be ask them how much for same kind of data which earlier we were able to get with API key even if they give some bizzare numbers We all can get together and pitch in.. But first we need to know the number or if its even possible anymore lol
 
Bummer!

How was the original API command identified - did the website use to have that info or did someone stumble upon it?

Is it a matter of trying to figure out the new sequence?

And I talking silly talk LOL?
 
What my understanding on that is was this... Website was spitting those info out in Json format ..


which use to look something like this ..


code "0" vin "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX5" year "2014" make "Honda" model "Civic" countryOfAssembly "Alliston, Ontario, Canada" body "COUPE 2-DR" vehicleClass "EX Coupe CVT" recordCount 9 score 73 scoreRangeLow 53 scoreRangeHigh 71 buybackAssurance "ONE_YEAR" lemonRecord false accidentRecord false floodRecord false singleOwner true engine "2.3L L4 SOHC 16V" status "SUCCESS"

The the software use to pull it out.. Now I have already try to alter domain and do exactly same format for plate forensic to see if I can at-least add this per vehicle this way by feeding it in that format so far I have been un-sucesfull my guess is that is becaose of that json format which I have no idea off..
 
In some regard, if there was a particular plate we needed to look at then we could always come to their website to acquire it. Adding to the database is an easy matter, but GymRatz's coding is different from mine, and he is much better at SQL statements than I am.

Two ways come to mind to do this. One is to allow editing within the DatagridView. Another way is to build a separate form to input the needed data, and have "Save" and "Cancel" buttons on the new form, along with textboxes for year/make/model/body/etc. A SQL insert statement would add the record into the table where VIN data is stored. Accessing the new input form could be via an "Add VIN" button, making the new form appear.
 
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Still looking, but this might fit the bill. I signed up with an account. There's no discussion of payment plans . . yet.
After signing up, the next step is to create an app. There's a lot of different datasets, but I selected the AutoCheck AccuSelect Sandbox.
After the app is created (and they allow 15 apps) I was given a client ID and a client secret.
Now I am able to use the account, at least in this 'sandbox' environment. Their immediate example is in curl, which I do not know.
 
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I envision having the Esperian [username/password/client ID/client secret] as stored settings within the individual user's LPR app, where automation could continue. Their samples do not show 'plate' as something to search off of, though, just VIN.
 
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From their FAQ:

Q. How much does it cost to use Experian APIs?
API pricing is dependent on the product, country of use, usage volume and additional factors. Please visit an API Products page to find out more or contact support.
 
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Sent them a note inquiring on the cost of 100 API calls a day within the US.
 
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@DLONG2 - as always, thanks for helping us all figure this out!

Do you think 100 API calls per day is a good number? I guess it depends on each persons situation - a dead-end subdivision would be different than a main road.

I assume that the OpenALPR Tool only sends the request for a new plate and if the plate is already in our system, it just pulls from that?

It looks like down at the bottom is the "code" for to input plate and state?

Fingers crossed that just by setting up your account, it allows it to be used free, but I doubt it LOL.

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And then what about when I come across a site like this:

rapidapi.com

Vini

Lookup history of USA vehicles by VIN number from famous providers for the single price. Available reports: Carfax, Autocheck, Copart (auction photo report)
rapidapi.com rapidapi.com

And it looks like only charged if getting a report? Is this an old website and won't work now with the new captcha change or is there a way to make this work?

Or this one is free for 10/month?

rapidapi.com

US License Plate to VIN

Search our US license plate database and lookup VIN by license plate and state. Start your trial with our free BASIC plan!
rapidapi.com rapidapi.com

Or another that is free for 10/month


Or if someone could figure out how to extrapolate out just the VIN, this could allow a script/routine to be written to decipher the VIN:

 
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