(Excel) DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service

Demonstrates how to make a call to the DVLA Vehicle Enquiry API to get vehicle details of a specified vehicle. It uses the vehicle registration number as input to search and provide details of the vehicle.

For more information, see https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/apis/vehicle-enquiry-service/vehicle-enquiry-service-description.html

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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X POST https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/v1/vehicles \
'   -H "x-api-key: supplied API key" \
'   -H "Accept: application/json" \
'   -d '{"registrationNumber": "ABC1234"}'

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
' Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "registrationNumber": "ABC1234"
' }

Dim json As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set json = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
Dim success As Boolean
success = json.UpdateString("registrationNumber","ABC1234")

http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "x-api-key","supplied API key"


Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/v1/vehicles","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbResponseBody = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set jResp = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()


respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = "; respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."

    Exit Sub
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "artEndDate": "2025-02-28",
'   "co2Emissions": 135,
'   "colour": "BLUE",
'   "engineCapacity": 2494,
'   "fuelType": "PETROL",
'   "make": "ROVER",
'   "markedForExport": false,
'   "monthOfFirstRegistration": "2004-12",
'   "motStatus": "No details held by DVLA",
'   "registrationNumber": "ABC1234",
'   "revenueWeight": 1640,
'   "taxDueDate": "2007-01-01",
'   "taxStatus": "Untaxed",
'   "typeApproval": "N1",
'   "wheelplan": "NON STANDARD",
'   "yearOfManufacture": 2004,
'   "euroStatus": "EURO 6 AD",
'   "realDrivingEmissions": "1",
'   "dateOfLastV5CIssued": "2016-12-25"
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON


artEndDate = jResp.StringOf("artEndDate")

co2Emissions = jResp.IntOf("co2Emissions")

colour = jResp.StringOf("colour")

engineCapacity = jResp.IntOf("engineCapacity")

fuelType = jResp.StringOf("fuelType")

make = jResp.StringOf("make")

markedForExport = jResp.BoolOf("markedForExport")

monthOfFirstRegistration = jResp.StringOf("monthOfFirstRegistration")

motStatus = jResp.StringOf("motStatus")

registrationNumber = jResp.StringOf("registrationNumber")

revenueWeight = jResp.IntOf("revenueWeight")

taxDueDate = jResp.StringOf("taxDueDate")

taxStatus = jResp.StringOf("taxStatus")

typeApproval = jResp.StringOf("typeApproval")

wheelplan = jResp.StringOf("wheelplan")

yearOfManufacture = jResp.IntOf("yearOfManufacture")

euroStatus = jResp.StringOf("euroStatus")

realDrivingEmissions = jResp.StringOf("realDrivingEmissions")

dateOfLastV5CIssued = jResp.StringOf("dateOfLastV5CIssued")