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For developers and AI agents building automotive software: VIN decoding, listings, recalls, specs, payments and more as simple APIs.
Simple automotive APIs for AI-ready systems and developers. VIN decoding, vehicle listings, recalls, payments, specs, and more.
From the Startup card at api.sb/auto.dev · Live · Dataset, App.
What it is
| Tier | projection | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-a.tsv (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | on-stage | Inferred · high · lens A stage top100 | |
| Product kind | Software | Inferred · low · seed rule: name grammar api(s).*/.dev/.studio/.management/.app; product kinds per studio CONTEXT.md (Cloud · Data · Software · Service · Commerce · Marketplace) | |
| Core noun | Vehicle record | Inferred · low · seed rule: the unit noun of lens B abstraction V-vehicle (portfolio-lens-b.md §1) | |
| Buyer and position | Developers and dealer-software teams needing VIN-level vehicle data (2.1M listings live) | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-b.tsv (icp_or_position) | |
| Closed set or journey | S9 Vertical stack · rail (B2D door of Vin) | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-a.tsv (set_or_journey) | |
| Abstraction | V-vehicle | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-b.tsv (abstraction) | |
| Role (lens B) | projection | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-b.tsv (role) | |
| Registrar | porkbun | Inferred · high · holdings ledger (domains repo, read-only) |
Its stack
API.Services API.Management API.Careers API.Mt APIs.Directory API.Contractors discovery views
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APIs.AX ───────────────── APIs.Dev Data.Mt the abstractions
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Auto.Dev centre
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Headless.ly the abstractions
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SaaS.Studio the abstractions
│
API.SB brands
│
StartupBuilder.Dev brands
│
Startups.Management ──────── Startups.Studio the factory
24 more nodes at these levels; see Neighbours.
Click any node to re-centre the stack on it; the trail above keeps the nesting. Each node's own page is one more click.
Neighbours
Same abstraction (V-vehicle)
APIs.VinAppraisal.VinAuction.VinAuth.VinB2a.VinB2a2b.VinB2a2c.VinB2a2d.VinB2h2a.VinBuild.VinBuy.VinCharge.VinCollision.VinCommerce.VinConnects.VinData.VinDauth.VinDealers.VinDesking.VinDetail.VinDMS.VinDriveway.DeliveryDropship.VinEmissions.VinEnrich.VinEscrow.VinExplore.VinFI.VinFinancing.VinFloorPlan.VinGarage.VinGigs.TaxiInspection.VinInsure.VinIntegrates.VinLease.VinListings.VinMaintenance.VinMcps.VinOffers.Vin +705 more
In logo rows
- Headless.ly's row specified
- Headless.Marketing's row specified
- API.ForSale's row specified
- API.Careers's row specified
- API.SB's row runs today
- API.Management's row specified
- APIs.Dev's row specified
- StartupBuilder.Dev's row specified
- API.Lawyer's row specified
Its logo row
- Offers.Vin specified
- Escrow.Vin specified
- Desking.Vin specified
- DMS.Vin specified
- Salvage.Claims buildable
- Garage.Vin specified
- FI.Vin specified
- Lease.Vin specified
- VHR.Vin specified
- Buy.Vin specified
- Financing.Vin specified
- Vindex.Vin buildable
- Recalls.Vin specified
- Dropship.Vin specified
- Barcoding.Dev specified
- APIs.Motorcycles specified
- Detail.Vin specified
- APIs.Tires specified
- Transport.Vin specified
- Listings.Vin specified
- Insure.Vin specified
- Vin.Company specified
- Values.Vin specified
- Charge.Vin specified
- Enrich.Vin specified
- Tradein.Vin specified
- APIs.Parts specified
- Cleantruck.Dev buildable
- FloorPlan.Vin specified
- Visibility.Cloud buildable
- Carriercomp.Dev buildable
- Specs.Vin specified
- Maintenance.Vin specified
- Data.Mt specified
- Inspection.Vin specified
- Dealers.Vin specified
Slices
Relationships (51)
| from | verb | to | provenance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto.Dev | meets-at meeting point of two lines | APIs.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/stack-drafts.md "The API view, redrawn" Drawn in The API view. Draft note: the vehicle API meets the legal API on one API platform. | |
| Offers.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def offers.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Escrow.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def escrow.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Desking.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def desking.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| DMS.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def dms.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Salvage.Claims | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable sb def salvage.claims: built on functions/vehicle-record [low]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Garage.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def garage.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| FI.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def fi.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Lease.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def lease.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| VHR.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) · a drawn line ("runs on" or "made by") | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsv; docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/stack-drafts.md "The API view, redrawn"specified sb def vhr.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Headless.ly | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified deck each-other matrix (lab-cover.mdx:2433-2435): auto.dev uses headless.ly; a pitch figure | |
| Buy.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) · a drawn line ("runs on" or "made by") | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsv; docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/stack-drafts.md "The API view, redrawn"specified sb def buy.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Financing.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def financing.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Headless.Marketing | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified deck each-other matrix (lab-cover.mdx:2433-2435): auto.dev uses headless.marketing; a pitch figure | |
| Vindex.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable sb def vindex.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [low]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Recalls.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def recalls.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | API.ForSale | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified [row] deck each-other matrix (lab-cover.mdx:2433-2435): auto.dev uses api.forsale; a pitch figure | |
| Dropship.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def dropship.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Barcoding.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified [withheld from the public seed by api.sb's public-safety test; see logo-graph.tsv] | |
| APIs.Motorcycles | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def apis.motorcycles: built on auto.dev [medium] — domains-join.tsv files apis.motorcycles as a door of auto.dev; the register places it beside apis.autos, the gateway that answers from auto. | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | API.Careers | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified deck each-other matrix (lab-cover.mdx:2433-2435): auto.dev uses api.careers; a pitch figure | |
| Detail.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def detail.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| APIs.Tires | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def apis.tires: built on auto.dev [medium] — domains-join.tsv files apis.tires as a door of auto.dev; the register places it beside apis.autos, the gateway that answers from auto.dev. | |
| Transport.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def transport.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [high]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Listings.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def auto.dev: supplies listings.vin [high] — "listings.vin's collection (apis.vin/listings) answers with \"from\": \"https://auto.dev\"." | |
| Insure.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def insure.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Auto.Dev | listed-by logo row on a catalog venue (listed by) | Apps.AX | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified ax/packages/apis.directory/src/brands.ts: sibling brand instance as data | |
| Auto.Dev | listed-by logo row on a catalog venue (listed by) · founder statement | APIs.AX | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsv; docs/plans/2026-10-24-builder-brands-sketch.md R3specified [row] ax README: "auto.dev = apis.ax catalog listing #1 through its own proxy" | |
| Vin.Company | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def auto.dev: supplies vin.company [high] — "Vehicle data, called in production (F-B3-09: \"the vin site calls Auto.dev's API in production\"); apis.vin/listings answers from api.auto. | |
| Values.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def values.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Charge.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def charge.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Auto.Dev | listed-by logo row on a catalog venue (listed by) | APIs.Directory | Inferred · high · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvruns today listed on live apis.directory (fetched 2026-10-24) | |
| Enrich.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def enrich.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Tradein.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def tradein.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | API.SB | Inferred · high · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvruns today api.sb/auto.dev answers (status Live, fetched 2026-10-24) | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | API.Management | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified live api.management console lists it, "awaiting verification" | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) · a drawn line ("runs on" or "made by") | APIs.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsv; docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/stack-drafts.md "The API view, redrawn"specified [row] live apis.dev "Built on apis.dev" table; no code dependency found (services-dev doc App. B): a truth risk on the live page | |
| APIs.Parts | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def apis.parts: built on auto.dev [medium] — domains-join.tsv files apis.parts as a door of auto.dev; the register places it beside apis.autos, the gateway that answers from auto.dev. | |
| Auto.Dev | listed-by logo row on a catalog venue (listed by) | API.QA | Inferred · high · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvruns today sb def auto.dev: checked by functions/qa [high] — api.qa graded its interface F 0/10 (about 2026-08-23). api.qa is a Studio property (F-B3-13). | |
| Cleantruck.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable sb def cleantruck.dev: built on auto.dev [low] — r3-map places it on auto.dev (VIN decode; batch b032). | |
| FloorPlan.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def floorplan.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Auto.Dev | listed-by logo row on a catalog venue (listed by) | Data.Mt | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified [row] deck each-other matrix (lab-cover.mdx:2433-2435): auto.dev uses data.mt; a pitch figure | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | StartupBuilder.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb/poc/startup-as-noun/defs/auto.dev/startup.data.mdx | |
| Visibility.Cloud | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [withheld from the public seed by api.sb's public-safety test; see logo-graph.tsv] | |
| Auto.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | API.Lawyer | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified deck each-other matrix (lab-cover.mdx:2433-2435): auto.dev uses api.lawyer; a pitch figure | |
| Carriercomp.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable sb def carriercomp.dev: built on auto.dev [low] — r3-map and the fan-out's edge rest it on auto.dev's VIN-keyed vehicle data (batch b032). | |
| Specs.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def specs.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Maintenance.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def maintenance.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Data.Mt | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def data.mt: built on auto.dev [medium] — Its first revenue plan wraps auto.dev's Vindex (SKU-1 on AWS Data Exchange, SKU-2 on Hugging Face); auto.dev supplies the data and is paid b | |
| Inspection.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def inspection.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Dealers.Vin | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Auto.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb def dealers.vin: built on functions/vehicle-record [medium]; auto.dev is its preferred provider [medium] |
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