Car Image API catalog

dev.carimage/catalog · v1.38.1 · ai-and-media

Car Image API catalog is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 2112 ms and exposes 7 tools.

Free vehicle lookups, image options, pricing and stored car image previews. No account needed.

Endpoint: https://carimage.dev/api/mcp/catalog (streamable-http)

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HandshakeHealthy
Auth neededNone
Tool count7
Latency2112 ms
Last checked (UTC)2026-11-03T14:20:35.969Z

Health history

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2026-11-03T14:20:35.969ZHealthy2112

Tools (7)

resolve_vehicleFree. The first call for any picture of a car, including one you chose yourself: turn a request such as "red 2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata side view" into the catalog vehicle and exact get_car_image parameters (vehicle_id, make, model, year, view, color), plus alternative candidates and a confidence of high
search_vehiclesFree. Browse the open vehicle catalog (1,608 makes, 42,318 models, 1990-2027) by make and/or model with typo tolerance. Returns canonical make/model names, the years each model exists and match kind; a model hit carries a stable vehicle id per year (ids, and id when the query names one year) to pass
preview_car_imageFree, no account needed. The picture of a catalog vehicle that its public page on carimage.dev already shows, when one is stored: a 600 px WebP with ready-to-paste markdown, the view and paint it is in, and every stored view and paint. Never renders: another view, paint or size, or a vehicle with no
list_image_optionsFree. List the supported camera views (with yaw angles and aliases), the fifteen preset colors with hex swatches (any other paint is a hex color), size presets, output formats, current pricing and catalog coverage. Use it when you need to validate or explain what can be requested.
get_pricingFree, no account needed. The pricing document: every plan's monthly and yearly price, its vehicle images a month (a vehicle image is one vehicle in one color from one angle, delivered as often as needed), included credits (for 3D models, make logos and upgrades; credits are not sold), limits per tie
search_helpFree. Find source-linked answers about pricing, terms, licensing, manufacturer rights, policies, Enterprise, delivery and account support. Suitable for drafting replies to customer questions. Submit one question at a time without personal information or full emails; queries are recorded privately to
describe_apiFree. Return a compact reference of the Car Image REST API (methods, paths, parameters, credit costs, response headers, error codes, agent notes) for writing code that calls the API directly, with SDK (`@meterapp/car-image-sdk`) and CLI (`npx @meterapp/car-image`) equivalents. Optional endpoint filt