Brazilian Vehicle License Plate Lookup API

Send a Brazilian plate and get the vehicle record: RENAVAM, chassis number, make, model and the risk flags that matter before a purchase.

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How to integrate

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/brasildados~consulta-veiculo-por-placa/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"placas":["ABC-1234","ABC1234","ABC1D23","ABC-1D23"]}'
Sample response (Brazilian registry field names)
{
  "placaConsultada": "ABC1D23",
  "placaFormatada": "ABC-1D23",
  "encontrado": true,
  "consultadoEm": "2026-09-08T22:05:38.722Z",
  "referenciaConsulta": "bd-b41e2518b44b",
  "anoExercicio": null,
  "proprietarioMascarado": null,
  "documentoProprietarioMascarado": null,
  "renavam": null,
  "uf": "PR",
  "chassi": "BT269144",
  "municipio": "Curitiba",
  "marca": "VW",
  "modelo": "PASSAT TS",
  "anoModelo": "1979",
  "anoFabricacao": "1979",
  "tipo": "Nao Identificado",
  "combustivel": "Indeterminado",
  "cor": "AZUL",
  "numeroMotor": null,
  "especie": "Desconhecido",
  "situacaoVeiculo": "Sem restrição",
  "procedenciaVeiculo": "Nacional",
  "cilindrada": "0",
  "categoria": null,
  "potencia": null,
  "pesoBrutoTotal": 0,
  "restricoes": [],
  "restricoesTexto": null,
  "indicadorRenainf": false,
  "indicadorComunicadoVenda": false,
  "indicadorPendenciaEmissao": false,
  "indicadorRenajud": false,
  "indicadorRfb": false,
  "indicadorRouboFurto": false,
  "indicadorLeilao": false,
  "indicadorAlarme": false,
  "indicadorSiniav": false,
  "indicadorRecall": false,
  "faturadoDocumentoMascarado": null,
  "faturadoTipo": null,
  "erro": null
}

What the Brazilian license plate lookup API returns

  • RENAVAM (national vehicle registry number) and chassis number

  • Make, model, manufacturing year and model year

  • Color, fuel type and vehicle status

  • State and city of registration

  • List of active restrictions on the vehicle

  • Risk flags: theft, auction, court block (Renajud), recall, traffic fines (Renainf)

  • Owner name and tax ID, always masked

  • Old (ABC-1234) and Mercosur (ABC-1D23) plate formats

Brazilian license plate lookup API use cases

Used-car checks before buying or financing a vehicle in Brazil

Fraud prevention for vehicle marketplaces

Insurance underwriting and claims review

Fleet audits across many plates at once

Brazilian license plate lookup API FAQ

How do I look up a vehicle in Brazil by license plate?

Send the plate in the placas list, with or without a dash. The API normalizes it, queries the official vehicle records and returns RENAVAM, chassis number, make, model, restrictions and risk flags as JSON. Up to 50 plates per run.

What is the difference between old Brazilian plates and Mercosur plates?

Old plates follow the ABC-1234 pattern; Mercosur plates, issued since 2018, follow ABC1D23, with a letter in the fifth position. The API accepts both formats as typed, including spaces and dashes.

How can I check if a car in Brazil is stolen or was sold at auction?

The response includes boolean flags for theft, auction history, court block (Renajud), recall and traffic-fine records (Renainf), plus the list of restrictions. That is usually enough to decide whether a deal is worth pursuing.

Can I get the owner's name from a Brazilian plate?

No. To comply with Brazil's data protection law (LGPD), the owner's name and tax ID (CPF or Tax ID) are always masked. The API is built around the vehicle, its restrictions and risk flags.

Is the Brazilian vehicle data real-time?

Yes. Every lookup runs at request time against the official registry, so you get the vehicle's current status rather than a cached copy.

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