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Get vehicle info from an Indian registration number
import sys
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup, SoupStrainer
home_url = 'https://parivahan.gov.in/rcdlstatus/'
post_url = 'https://parivahan.gov.in/rcdlstatus/vahan/rcDlHome.xhtml'
# Everything before the last four digits: MH02CL
first = sys.argv[1]
# The last four digits: 0555
second = sys.argv[2]
r = requests.get(url=home_url)
cookies = r.cookies
soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, 'html.parser')
viewstate = soup.select('input[name="javax.faces.ViewState"]')[0]['value']
data = {
'javax.faces.partial.ajax':'true',
'javax.faces.source': 'form_rcdl:j_idt32',
'javax.faces.partial.execute':'@all',
'javax.faces.partial.render': 'form_rcdl:pnl_show form_rcdl:pg_show form_rcdl:rcdl_pnl',
'form_rcdl:j_idt32':'form_rcdl:j_idt32',
'form_rcdl':'form_rcdl',
'form_rcdl:tf_reg_no1': first,
'form_rcdl:tf_reg_no2': second,
'javax.faces.ViewState': viewstate,
}
r = requests.post(url=post_url, data=data, cookies=cookies)
soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, 'html.parser')
table = SoupStrainer('tr')
soup = BeautifulSoup(soup.get_text(), 'html.parser', parse_only=table)
print(soup.get_text())

Programmatically extract owner info from Indian registration numbers

Usage

$ python registration_info.py MH02CL 0555
Registration No:
MH02CL0555
Registration Date:
20-Jan-2012

Chasi No:
WBAKB42080CY83879
Engine No:
16257849

Owner Name: 
SHAH RUKH KHAN

Vehicle Class: 
LMVIMP
Fuel Type:
PETROL

Maker Model:
BMW INDIA PVT. LTD., BMW 740 L I PETROL

Requirements

requests
beautifulsoup4
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ZOROsrk commented Feb 25, 2024

Came across this RC API on Rapid Api, it contains more than 200 fields in the Response and is not expensive as well. After a lot of RnD this seems to be the only RC API that gives real time data and covers all most all the data at a reasonable price.

https://rapidapi.com/aitanlabs0/api/rto-vehicle-information-verification-india

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I have built a vehicle api for my personal use case using multiple sources. You can test at https://t.me/VehicleDetailsBot

(sharing as a telegram bot and not an api to keep it free and prevent from abuse) Some values are obfuscated but can be made available.

how this bot works ?

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