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driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) provides APIs for vehicle enquiries, driver data access, driving licence renewal submissions, print job submission, and keeper-at-date-of-event lookups. These services support authorised third parties and government partners integrating with DVLA systems.

6 integrations · REST

DVLA exposes six documented REST APIs on driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk: Authentication, Vehicle Enquiry Service, Access to Driver Data, Driving Licence Renewal, Print Request, and KADOE; all require DVLA-issued credentials, with secure APIs using JWT plus API key.

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REST · OpenAPI6
Credentials
DVLA API keyapi_keyGet key ↗

DVLA issues API keys during onboarding. For secure APIs, the Authentication API guide says a username, one-time password, API key and API URLs are supplied as part of the onboarding process; for KADOE use the KADOE registration page to apply. For VES, the guide says registration is currently closed and the issued key must be sent in x-api-key.

DVLA API username and passwordbasicGet credentials ↗

For secure DVLA APIs, onboarding supplies a username and one-time password, as described in the Authentication API guide. First change the one-time password using the Authentication API, then use the resulting username and password to call the authenticate endpoint and obtain a JWT.

DVLA JWT ID tokenjwtGet key ↗

Use the DVLA Authentication API with your onboarded DVLA username and password to obtain an id-token JWT, which expires after 1 hour. Then send that JWT in the Authorization header when calling secure DVLA APIs that require the secure API pattern.

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