Vehicle Insurance Verification

Workforce & Assets

Confirm a vehicle is insured, by whom and until when.

Look up the insurance policy attached to a registration number and receive the insurer, policy number, cover type and expiry, so fleets, lenders and marketplaces never run uninsured vehicles.

Endpoint

POST https://app.emver.io/api/sandbox/v1/vehicle-insurance-verification

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Content-Type: application/json

Accept: application/json

Request parameters

Field	Type	Description
`registration_number` required	string	Vehicle registration number

Example request

cURL

curl -X POST https://app.emver.io/api/sandbox/v1/vehicle-insurance-verification \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "registration_number": "string"
}'

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://app.emver.io/api/sandbox/v1/vehicle-insurance-verification",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "registration_number": "string"
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

const response = await fetch("https://app.emver.io/api/sandbox/v1/vehicle-insurance-verification", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
      "registration_number": "string"
  }),
});

const data = await response.json();

$response = Http::withToken('YOUR_API_KEY')
    ->acceptJson()
    ->post('https://app.emver.io/api/sandbox/v1/vehicle-insurance-verification', {
        "registration_number": "string"
    });

$data = $response->json();

Replace YOUR_API_KEY and the placeholder values. Use the switch above to see production URLs.

Response

Structure · 200

{
  "status": INTEGER,
  "message": STRING,
  "data": {
    "insured": BOOLEAN,
    "insurer": STRING,
    "policy_number": STRING,
    "cover_type": STRING,
    "valid_until": DATE
  }
}

Example · 200

{
  "status": 200,
  "message": "string",
  "data": {
    "insured": true,
    "insurer": "string",
    "policy_number": "string",
    "cover_type": "string",
    "valid_until": "YYYY-MM-DD"
  }
}

Error · 4xx / 5xx

{
  "status": INTEGER,
  "message": STRING
}

See Errors & status codes for what each status means and which calls are billed.

About this API

Send the registration number. The API returns the current policy details from the transport and insurance information registries.

Typical uses

Ride-hailing and delivery onboarding. Insurance as a gate to activation.
Vehicle loans. Confirm cover before disbursal and at renewal.

Questions

Is the policy document returned?: No, only the policy facts. Ask the owner for the document if you need it on file.