🇨🇱 Chile - Public Transport Vehicle

Chilean public transport vehicle validation service provides verification capabilities for vehicles registered in the RNT (Registro Nacional de Transporte) registry. This service allows you to retrieve operator, service, and vehicle details for buses and other public transport plates.

Public Transport Vehicle Lookup

Endpoint

https://api.verifik.co/v2/cl/transport-vehicle

Query by license plate (plate, no spaces or dots). Typical fields include brand, model, serviceType, vehicleStatus, capacity, region, serviceFolio, serviceResponsibleName, serviceExpiryDate, and plate—use for fleet compliance, operator onboarding, and transport due diligence.

Headers

Name	Value
Accept	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
plate	string	Yes	Chilean license plate (Patente).	ABC10001

Request

Node.js

import axios from "axios";

const { data } = await axios.get("https://api.verifik.co/v2/cl/transport-vehicle", {
	params: { plate: "ABC10001" },
	headers: {
		Accept: "application/json",
		Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VERIFIK_TOKEN}`,
	},
});
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests

url = "https://api.verifik.co/v2/cl/transport-vehicle"
headers = {"Accept": "application/json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('VERIFIK_TOKEN')}"}
params = {"plate": "ABC10001"}
r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
print(r.json())

Response

200

{
	"data": {
		"plate": "ABC10001",
		"brand": "MERCEDES BENZ",
		"model": "O500 RS",
		"serviceType": "TRANSPORTE URBANO DE PASAJEROS",
		"vehicleStatus": "VIGENTE",
		"capacity": "45",
		"region": "METROPOLITANA DE SANTIAGO",
		"serviceFolio": "RNT-CL-100001",
		"serviceResponsibleName": "TRANSPORTES DEMO SPA",
		"serviceStatus": "HABILITADO",
		"serviceExpiryDate": "31/12/2026"
	},
	"signature": {
		"dateTime": "January 16, 2024 3:44 PM",
		"message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
	}
}

404

{
	"code": "NotFound",
	"message": "Record not found."
}

409

{
	"code": "MissingParameter",
	"message": "\"plate\" is required"
}

Notes

• Sandbox mode: plates ABC10001–ABC10010 return fixed fixtures; ERR404 returns 404.
• For general Chile private vehicle lookup, see 🇨🇱 Chile - Vehicle Information.
• Registry availability is environment-dependent; outages may return 5xx errors.