DVLA Driving Licence Renewal API

REST discovered

Details

URL: https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/drivers-renewal
Spec: https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/apis/driving-licence-renewal-intermediary/driving-licence-renewal-intermediary.json
Docs: https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/apis/driving-licence-renewal-intermediary/driving-licence-renewal-intermediary-description.html

Authentication

DVLA JWT ID token + DVLA API key discovered

DVLA JWT ID token jwt Get 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.

DVLA API key api_key Get 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.