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OBD-II data and scanning, inside your product

Build your own OBD app, or add OBD scanning and trouble-code data to the app you already have, with our SDK and APIs for Android and iOS. Or launch a ready-made OBD app under your brand. Built and run by CaRPM.

Content API

Trouble-code content for your app, site or tool.

  • Generic and manufacturer-specific codes: P, B, C and U
  • Meaning, symptoms, likely causes and fixes
  • 10 languages: English, German, French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil) and Japanese
  • How often each code shows up in real scans

Scanning SDK

Add OBD-II scanning to your own app.

  • Android and iOS
  • Works with ELM327-type adapters over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
  • Read and clear codes, live data and VIN
  • Code results come with our content attached

White-label OBD app

A finished scanner app under your name.

  • Your brand, colours and store listing
  • Pairs with the adapter you sell
  • Android and iOS
  • We build and maintain it

Who it's for

Scan-tool and adapter makersRepair-shop and garage softwareFleet and telematicsInsurers and warrantyParts retailersCar apps and publishers

What a response looks like

GET /v1/codes/P0420?lang=en

{
  "code": "P0420",
  "name": "Catalyst system efficiency below threshold (Bank 1)",
  "severity": "medium",
  "causes": ["Catalytic converter", "Downstream oxygen sensor", "Exhaust leak"],
  "fixes": ["Check the oxygen sensors", "Check the exhaust for leaks", "..."],
  "scan_share": 0.031
}

Illustrative. We agree the fields, format and delivery with you.

How it works

  1. Email us with what you're building and roughly how many users.
  2. We send a sample and a short proposal: what's included, how it's delivered, price.
  3. You build with our help. We support you through launch.

Talk to us

Email [email protected] with your company, your product and what you need.

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