Autodata API Developer Blog

API Release Notes - December 8th 2016

Laura Macek
7 years ago

This release contained the following new API and enhancements:

Enhancement to Wiring Diagram API
Enhancement to Quick View Brakes API

Enhancement to Wiring Diagram API

As well as the third call providing the wiring diagram information which consist of description of components, image references and hotspots for wiring diagrams, we now also provide the colour code (legend) for the wires to allow for a developer to use the hotspots and the wire colour codes together.

Enhancement to Quick View Brakes API

As well as being able to filter for the front and rear brakes on a vehicle, we have now also included “RHD” and “LHD” in the sequence steps of the bleeding process response to help distinguish the differences between left hand drive and right hand drive vehicles.

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API Release Notes - November 28th 2016

Laura Macek
7 years ago

This release contained the following new API and enhancements:

Enhancement to Wiring Diagram API
Enhancement to Quick View Brakes API
Enhancement to Repair Times by Genartnr API

Enhancement to Wiring Diagram API

We have made a number of changes to our Wiring Diagrams API. Although it is still in an ALPHA stage, we will only add or make small modifications to this API. We have no intention of altering its basic structure any further.

This API requires two main calls to be made to display a wiring diagram. The first call returns a list of wiring diagrams that relate to a particular vehicle grouped by system e.g. Engine Management, Air Conditioning Systems. Each wiring diagram listed has a URI associated with it allowing the second call to be easily coded for.

The second call has a link to the wiring diagram illustration, and all the necessary content to provide hover over UI support to highlight important components, fuse locations and wire colours. From experience we know that this information is of vital importance for technicians allowing them to clearly and easily follow the wiring diagram and enable to fix the issue they are addressing quickly.

Enhancement to Quick View Brakes API

Our Quick View Brakes API is no longer a BETA API. With this release we have added in the remaining content to support bleeding procedures required for Anti-lock braking systems. This includes preparatory conditions to support older vehicles. Which means we now have pulled all the content needed to work on a vehicle's brakes into one useful API response.

Please take a look at this API method in the interactive documentation. We look forward to hearing your feedback.

Enhancement to Repair Times by Genartnr API

Additional description field has been added to the response to display additional information, such as location (E.g. Front/Rear suspension).

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API Release Notes - October 25th 2016

Laura Macek
7 years ago

This release contained the following new API and enhancements:

UK VRM Lookup API
APIs Coming Soon!

UK VRM Lookup API

This API provides vehicle information for UK registered cars. Similar to the “Search by ID” API method under Vehicle Information Lookup. There is one method of call for this API for a given UK VRM, returning the vehicle information for the associated number plate.

Coming Soon!

Lifetime Service Summary API
Key Operations Lifetime Service Summary API
Operation Lifetime Service Summary API

We will be releasing three new API methods shortly, these will help summarise the Service Schedules, Intervals and Operations information. These are an evolution of the Common Service Operations API method which we released as a ALPHA API some time ago. We will therefore not be promoting the common service API to a Beta API, but will instead be deprecating it.

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API Release Notes - September 29th 2016

Laura Macek
7 years ago

This release contained the following new API and enhancements:

Enhancement to Vehicle Brake Disc and Drum Dimensions API
Enhancement to Vehcile Engine Oil API

Enhancement to Vehicle Brake Disc and Drum API

This API now includes the “Location” parameter which allows for the filtering between the front and rear axle brakes. This gives this API the same filtering functionality as our Quick View Breaks API.

Enhancement to Vehicle Engine Oil API

We have added a new collection to the Engine Oil API response allowing us to now includes technical data for Sump Drain Bolt and Oil Filter for a particular MID in this response.

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API Release Notes - September 5th 2016

Laura Macek
7 years ago

The Motorcycle API is here!

Due to high demand and the success of the Vehicles API, we’ve now created an API for Motorcycles Information.

This release contained the following new API:

Motorcycle Selection API
Motorcycle Lookup API
Motorcycle DTC API
Motorcycle Repair Times API
Motorcycle Technical Data API

Motorcycle Selection API

This API provides access to retrieve a list of Motorcycle Models and their corresponding Model IDs for a given Manufacturer. There are two call methods associated with this API. The first method retrieves a list of the manufacturer IDs.

The second method retrieves all the models and their respective Model IDs for the chosen manufacturer.

Motorcycle Information look up API

This API provides access to retrieve MIDs (Motorcycle Identifier) and motorcycle information. There are two call methods associated with this API. The first method retrieves the MIDs for a given model using the Manufacturer ID (Manufacturer lookup) and Model ID (Search Model using Manufacturer ID) as the search parameters.

The second method provides motorcycle information, as well as the associated links (href) to other categories for the specific MID (e.g. Technical data, DTC, etc.). The hrefs are displayed if the ‘Links’ parameter is set to “Yes” allowing access to all the subsequent API calls required to access the data available for the particular Motorcyle MID. By default the ‘Links’ parameter is set to “No” to shorten the response.

Motorcycle Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) API

This API allows you to request information for DTC codes for a given MID. The response includes how to access the DTC port, the DTC code description, Fault Location and Probable cause(s), as well as the reset procedure. There are two methods associated with this API. The first returns the DTC information ID for the MID.

The second call then retrieves the directions for accessing the DTC port, general information and reset procedures for the particular MID and DTC information ID.

Repair Times Motorcycle API

This is an API for returning all the repair times for a particular MID and Repair id. The aim of this API is to present our repair time information in a different way, allowing the repair time for a specific repair to a particular Motorcycle to be easily obtained. There are two methods associated with this API. The first method returns the variant repair times IDs for a MID.

The second call retrieves the repair groups, their components, and repair times for a given MID and Repair Time ID.

This API does not currently link to parts information.

Motorcycle Technical Data API

This API provides access to the technical data for a given motorcycle (e.g. Spark Plugs, Battery and charging, Lubricants and capacity). There is one method of call for this API, retrieving the information for all the Group Keys for a MID. If the Group Key is known, a filter parameter is available to only return the information for the specific Group Key.

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API Release Notes - August 18th 2016

Laura Macek
7 years ago

This release contained the following new API and enhancements:

ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) API (Alpha)

ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) (Alpha) API

This API provides access to ABS system layout and components, checking procedures for those components as well as procedures for removal and installation. There are two methods associated with this API. The first method returns the variant ABS IDs for a given MID.

The second method requires a MID and an ABS ID, to return information on the system layout, component locations, testing, removal and installation procedures and data (such as tightening torques).

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API Release Notes - June 23rd 2016

Laura Macek
7 years ago

This release contained the following new API and enhancements:

Enhancement to Wiring Diagram (Alpha) API

Enhancement to Wiring Diagram (Alpha) API

Following on from enhancements to the Images API, the Wiring Diagram API now also includes references to Multi Plug images from the Engine Management subject as well as the Engine Management Circuit Diagrams.