NYC TLC FHV Intelligence API

Real-time license verification + renewal webhooks for the 80,000+ vehicle NYC for-hire fleet.

What it does

• Verify any TLC FHV license, DMV plate, or VIN in under 1 second. Returns active status, expiration date, base affiliation, wheelchair-accessible (WAV) flag.
• Subscribe to renewal-window webhooks. Get a daily push when vehicles approach license expiration — HMAC-signed payloads, filterable by base and WAV status.
• Monitor fleet portfolios with daily snapshots and diff detection. Know the instant a plate goes inactive.

Built for

Pricing

1 credit = 1 verify call. 5 credits = 1 page of renewal results. Webhook subscriptions are free to create; 1 credit per delivered event.

Code example

curl https://fhv.matchup.dev/api/v1/verify/C05015 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mv_live_your_key_here"

const res = await fetch("https://fhv.matchup.dev/api/v1/verify/C05015", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer mv_live_your_key_here" },
});
const { data, meta } = await res.json();
console.log(data.active, data.expiration_date, meta.credits_remaining);

Spec and docs