plate

plate is one of the estate's 317 automotive nouns — a job a car needs done. It carries 11 capabilities: 3 live, 8 sandbox, 0 declared · doors aggregator.vin · plate.vin.

Identity

Events

The vocabulary this noun can append to the record — 20 past-tense, versioned event types, each linked to the capability that emits it:

• Plate.failed@1 — emitted by personalized · replace
• Plate.feeCharged@1 — emitted by fee
• Plate.feeRequested@1 — emitted by fee
• Plate.issueFailed@1 — emitted by issue
• Plate.issueRequested@1 — emitted by issue
• Plate.issued@1 — emitted by issue
• Plate.paid@1 — emitted by pay
• Plate.payFailed@1 — emitted by pay
• Plate.payRequested@1 — emitted by pay
• Plate.personalized@1 — emitted by personalized
• Plate.personalizedOrdered@1 — emitted by personalized
• Plate.personalizedRequested@1 — emitted by personalized
• Plate.replaceFailed@1 — emitted by replace
• Plate.replaceRequested@1 — emitted by replace
• Plate.replaced@1 — emitted by replace
• Plate.surrenderRequested@1 — emitted by surrender
• Plate.surrendered@1 — emitted by surrender
• Plate.transferFailed@1 — emitted by transfer
• Plate.transferRequested@1 — emitted by transfer
• Plate.transferred@1 — emitted by transfer

Discover & read

lookup

plate.lookup · GET /plates/lookup · gate none · live · answers PlateLookup@1

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — live: answers on the wire today. A sandbox key still selects the deterministic simulated mode — drive the full outcome range with the magic triggers.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.lookup({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl 'https://apis.vin/plates/lookup?vin=1GT49PEY3RF437032'

status

plate.status · GET /plates/status · gate none · sandbox · answers PlateStatus@1

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.status({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl 'https://apis.vin/plates/status?vin=1GT49PEY3RF437032'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlateStatus@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "plateStatus": "active",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "plateStatus": "active",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "title-registration-rail-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

Quote & price

fee

plate.fee · POST /plates/fee · gate offer · sandbox · answers PlateFee@1

The gate is a 402 OFFER — the price and a hard ceiling on the wire, with a durable intent that executes on settlement. Never a wall, never "contact sales". Price: not posted — see /pricing.

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

Emits — Plate.feeCharged@1 · Plate.feeRequested@1.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.fee({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl -X POST https://apis.vin/plates/fee \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"}'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlateFee@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "fee": {
      "status": "no-plate-fee-posted"
    }
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "fee": {
      "status": "no-plate-fee-posted"
    }
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "tag-desk-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

Pay & settle

pay

plate.pay · POST /plates/pay · gate offer · sandbox · answers PlatePay@1

The gate is a 402 OFFER — the price and a hard ceiling on the wire, with a durable intent that executes on settlement. Never a wall, never "contact sales". Price: not posted — see /pricing.

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

Emits — Plate.paid@1 · Plate.payFailed@1 · Plate.payRequested@1.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.pay({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl -X POST https://apis.vin/plates/pay \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"}'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlatePay@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "payment": {
      "status": "no-plate-fee-posted"
    },
    "payer": {
      "name": "Ava Good",
      "castRow": "super-prime",
      "creditTier": "super-prime"
    }
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "payment": {
      "status": "no-plate-fee-posted"
    },
    "payer": {
      "name": "Ava Good",
      "castRow": "super-prime",
      "creditTier": "super-prime"
    }
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "tag-desk-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

Fulfill & operate

replace

plate.replace · POST /plates/replace · gate offer · sandbox · answers PlateReplace@1

The gate is a 402 OFFER — the price and a hard ceiling on the wire, with a durable intent that executes on settlement. Never a wall, never "contact sales". Price: not posted — see /pricing.

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

Emits — Plate.failed@1 · Plate.replaceFailed@1 · Plate.replaceRequested@1 · Plate.replaced@1.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.replace({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl -X POST https://apis.vin/plates/replace \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"}'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlateReplace@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "replaced": true,
    "oldPlate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1-R",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "replaced": true,
    "oldPlate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1-R",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "title-registration-rail-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

issue

plate.issue · POST /plates/issue · gate offer · sandbox · answers PlateIssue@1

The gate is a 402 OFFER — the price and a hard ceiling on the wire, with a durable intent that executes on settlement. Never a wall, never "contact sales". Price: not posted — see /pricing.

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

Emits — Plate.issueFailed@1 · Plate.issueRequested@1 · Plate.issued@1.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.issue({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl -X POST https://apis.vin/plates/issue \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"}'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlateIssue@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "issued": true,
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "issued": true,
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "title-registration-rail-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

Lifecycle & state

transfer

plate.transfer · POST /plates/transfer · gate offer · sandbox · answers PlateTransfer@1

The gate is a 402 OFFER — the price and a hard ceiling on the wire, with a durable intent that executes on settlement. Never a wall, never "contact sales". Price: not posted — see /pricing.

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

Emits — Plate.transferFailed@1 · Plate.transferRequested@1 · Plate.transferred@1.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.transfer({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl -X POST https://apis.vin/plates/transfer \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"}'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlateTransfer@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "transferred": true,
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "state": "AZ",
    "transferred": true,
    "plate": "AZ-TTL1",
    "registrationExpires": "2027-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "title-registration-rail-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

More actions

decodeToVin

plate.decodeToVin · GET /plates/decode-to-vin · gate none · live · answers PlateDecodeToVin@1

No input — this capability takes no request body.

Door — aggregator.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — live: answers on the wire today. A sandbox key still selects the deterministic simulated mode — drive the full outcome range with the magic triggers.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.decodeToVin()

curl 'https://apis.vin/plates/decode-to-vin'

personalized

plate.personalized · POST /plates/personalized · gate offer · sandbox · answers PlatePersonalized@1

The gate is a 402 OFFER — the price and a hard ceiling on the wire, with a durable intent that executes on settlement. Never a wall, never "contact sales". Price: not posted — see /pricing.

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

Emits — Plate.failed@1 · Plate.personalizedOrdered@1 · Plate.personalizedRequested@1 · Plate.personalized@1.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.personalized({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl -X POST https://apis.vin/plates/personalized \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"}'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlatePersonalized@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "order": {
      "status": "no-plate-menu-posted"
    },
    "payer": {
      "name": "Ava Good",
      "castRow": "super-prime",
      "creditTier": "super-prime"
    }
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "order": {
      "status": "no-plate-menu-posted"
    },
    "payer": {
      "name": "Ava Good",
      "castRow": "super-prime",
      "creditTier": "super-prime"
    }
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "tag-desk-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

surrender

plate.surrender · POST /plates/surrender · gate offer · sandbox · answers PlateSurrender@1

The gate is a 402 OFFER — the price and a hard ceiling on the wire, with a durable intent that executes on settlement. Never a wall, never "contact sales". Price: not posted — see /pricing.

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — sandbox: every call answers a deterministic, provenance-labeled simulated payload ({ environment, simulated } in the body). Force any documented outcome with the magic triggers. Going live is a connect, never a ballot: submit the credential at integrates.vin (dealer systems) or connects.vin (consumer accounts) — submissions enter the activation queue and rank live rollout.

Emits — Plate.surrenderRequested@1 · Plate.surrendered@1.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.surrender({"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"})

curl -X POST https://apis.vin/plates/surrender \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"vin":"1GT49PEY3RF437032"}'

Receipt — the sandbox wire answered the request above with this exact body at build time. Captured by the receipts runner (timestamped, provenance in the payload), never authored; it re-executes only when this descriptor changes.

{
  "type": "OK",
  "answers": "PlateSurrender@1",
  "value": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "surrender": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    }
  },
  "evidence": {
    "vin": "1GT49PEY3RF437032",
    "noun": "plate",
    "asOf": "2026-08-10",
    "plateRecord": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    },
    "surrender": {
      "status": "no-plate-on-file"
    }
  },
  "provenance": {
    "simulated": true,
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "source": "tag-desk-sandbox"
  },
  "events": [],
  "meter": {
    "charged": "0.00",
    "posted": false
  }
}

toVin

plate.toVin · GET /plates/to-vin · gate key · live · answers PlateLookup@1

Door — plate.vin serves this noun on its two routes: / (the landing) · /1GT49PEY3RF437032 (the VIN lens).

Try it — live: answers on the wire today. A sandbox key still selects the deterministic simulated mode — drive the full outcome range with the magic triggers.

import { plate } from 'apis.vin'

// the gate law is in the type system: Answer<T> = Ok | Empty | Blocked | Offer
const answer = await plate.toVin({"plate":"plate","state":"state"})

curl 'https://apis.vin/plates/to-vin?plate=plate&state=state'

Data model

The record shape behind this noun — one entity, each property an evidence field. See the whole estate model on the data model page.

Plate

Schema

Generated from the catalog. Every capability, answer, gate, and entity on this page is a rendered descriptor — it cannot drift from the wire.