Rekor CarCheck® API

Analyze license plates and vehicles in seconds

Rekor CarCheck® is a web-based API service that utilizes ALPR and vehicle recognition to analyze still images of vehicles and respond with plate number and state of issuance, as well as vehicle make, model, color, and orientation.

Make API calls using nearly any programming language on any operating system and receive vehicle insights in seconds.

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Simple integration

Rekor CarCheck® is REST-based and works with any programming language on any OS. The endpoints are described in our REST API documentation.

Connect any image source

For maximum flexibility and control, Rekor CarCheck® can analyze still images sent from a local machine, server, or even any web-based URL.

JSON formatted results

When you send image data to Rekor CarCheck®, we analyze that image and return JSON data describing the plate information and vehicle characteristics.

Supported Countries

Recognizes plate styles across the globe

Rekor CarCheck® contains specialized training data for many plate styles. If your country is not listed, you may still experience high accuracy rates by selecting a country with similar looking plates.

Primary regions supported:
USA, Europe, Canada, Brazil, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, UAE, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, India, South Korea, Thailand, Argentina, New Zealand, Great Britain, South Africa, and more

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Designed to scale

Start building with our Vehicle Recognition API

Rekor CarCheck® has three separate plans to integrate License Plate and Vehicle Recognition into existing tech stacks at scale.

Choose a plan that's right for you

Not sure which plan to select or need more credits? Talk to our experts today.

Starter

Start-Up
$
40
/ month
Get started

Plus

Small Business
$
125
/ month
Get started

Advanced

Large Business
$
510
/ month
Get started

API credits per month

2,500
reset on 1st of the month
25,000
reset on 1st of the month
125,000
reset on 1st of the month

Image source

Local
Local or Remote
Local or Remote

Data output format

JSON
JSON
JSON

Plate number

Green checkmark
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Vehicles without plates

Red X
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Vehicle color

Red X
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Vehicle make

Red X
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Vehicle model

Red X
Green checkmark
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Vehicle orientation

Red X
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CUSTOMER TESTIMONIAL

Trusted by businesses around the world

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“It has been great working with the team at Rekor. As LPR is a critical component in our line of products, (CarCheck) gave us the ability to manage and monitor servers in North America, South America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.”

Jeff Hislop, CTO

Tire Profiles, LLC

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Rekor CarCheck®

Frequently asked questions

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Do you require an enterprise level CarCheck plan?

Our sales representatives are standing by to help craft a plan to fit the needs of your business. We currently have clients processing 100+ million recognitions per year and are adept at deploying enterprise-level volume.

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