Accurate salvage bid predictions based on the vehicle, category and damage.
Identify profit opportunities when buying or selling vehicles for salvage, or optimise total loss decisions to minimise claims costs.
Key Features
VRM-based
VRM lookup for easy data retrieval
Accurate
Based on hundreds of thousands of salvage lots
Data Science
Leading-edge data analysis ensures highly accurate vehicle specific results
Updated Daily
Based on live retail pricing and salvage lot data
Category-based
Results reflect the salvage category - whether B, N, S, X and U
Primary Damage
Reflects the primary damage for enhanced accuracy
Sample Response
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Documentation
Introduction
Accurate salvage bid predictions based on the vehicle, category and damage.
Header
When making calls to our API, include the following header:
x-api-key:your-api-key-here
Example Request
https://api.oneautoapi.com/salvageguide/bidpredictionfromvrm?vehicle_registration_mark=AB21ABC&salvage_category=U&primary_damage_desc=Rear End¤t_mileage=12345
Example Sandbox Request
https://sandbox.oneautoapi.com/salvageguide/bidpredictionfromvrm?vehicle_registration_mark=AB21ABC&salvage_category=U&primary_damage_desc=Rear End¤t_mileage=12345
Request Parameters
vehicle_registration_mark
mandatory, string, e.g. AB21ABC
Vehicle registration number (VRM).
salvage_category
mandatory, string, e.g. U
Salvage Category.
primary_damage_desc
optional, string, e.g. Rear End
The primary damage description.
current_mileage
mandatory, string, e.g. 12345
Current mileage of the vehicle.
Sample Response
{
"success": true,
"result": {
"category_adjusted_retail_value_low_gbp": 4595,
"category_adjusted_retail_value_high_gbp": 5845,
"salvage_auction_predicted_bid_low_gbp": 1989,
"salvage_auction_predicted_bid_average_gbp": 2607,
"salvage_auction_predicted_bid_high_gbp": 3438
},
"error": "If there is an error the message would go here"
}Response Parameters
success
e.g. true
Whether the api call was successful
category_adjusted_retail_value_low_gbp
e.g. 4595
The lower boundary category adjusted value based on the vehicle and category.
category_adjusted_retail_value_high_gbp
e.g. 5845
The higher boundary category adjusted value based on the vehicle and category.
salvage_auction_predicted_bid_low_gbp
e.g. 1989
The lower boundary of expected final bid range based on the vehicle, category and condition
salvage_auction_predicted_bid_average_gbp
e.g. 2607
The average expected final bid based on the vehicle, category and condition.
salvage_auction_predicted_bid_high_gbp
e.g. 3438
The upper boundary of expected final bid range based on the vehicle, category and condition
error
e.g. If there is an error the message would go here
Details of what went wrong with the api call
Status Codes
200
success, chargeable
Request has been successfully received and a response has been sent.
202
accepted, non-chargeable
Request has been received and accepted for processing, but the action has not yet been completed.
204
no content, non-chargeable
Request has been successfully received but there is no content to return e.g. if an invalid VRM has been sent.
206
partial content, non-chargeable
Request has been successfully received but limited content is returned e.g. if an invalid VRM has been sent.
400
bad request, non-chargeable
Request was not received e.g. if any required parameters are missing.
403
forbidden, non-chargeable
Request was rejected e.g. if the API key is invalid or the service is not enabled.
429
too many requests, non-chargeable
API key rate limit/quota has been exceeded.
500
internal server error, non-chargeable
We are unable to process the request e.g. if the API is under extremely heavy load.
503
service unavailable, non-chargeable
Service is temporarily unavailable. Contact help@oneautoapi.com