Car Image API catalog
Free vehicle lookups, image options, pricing and stored car image previews. No account needed.
What it does
Car Image API catalog is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.
No capability identified yet from its description.
Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence). None of this is a test of the tool.
At a glance
How to connect
As declared in the Official MCP Registry · hosted endpoint tested by Electra Index 3h ago (live check)Hosted endpoint
https://carimage.dev/api/mcp/catalogstreamable-http
In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http car-image-api-catalog https://carimage.dev/api/mcp/catalog
MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)
{
"mcpServers": {
"car-image-api-catalog": {
"url": "https://carimage.dev/api/mcp/catalog"
}
}
}Live check
Electra Index connected to the hosted endpoint 3h agoONLINE Car Image API catalog answered an MCP connection on 03 Nov 2026 and introduced itself as car-image-catalog 1.38.1 (MCP protocol 2025-06-18).
7 tools offered to AI assistants
resolve_vehicle· Free. The first call for any picture of a car, including one you chose yourself: turn a request such as "red 2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata side view" into the catalog vehicle and exact get_car_image parameters (vehicle_id, make, model, year, view,search_vehicles· Free. Browse the open vehicle catalog (1,608 makes, 42,318 models, 1990-2027) by make and/or model with typo tolerance. Returns canonical make/model names, the years each model exists and match kind; a model hit carries a stable vehicle idpreview_car_image· Free, no account needed. The picture of a catalog vehicle that its public page on carimage.dev already shows, when one is stored: a 600 px WebP with ready-to-paste markdown, the view and paint it is in, and every stored view and paint. Nevelist_image_options· Free. List the supported camera views (with yaw angles and aliases), the fifteen preset colors with hex swatches (any other paint is a hex color), size presets, output formats, current pricing and catalog coverage. Use it when you need to vget_pricing· Free, no account needed. The pricing document: every plan's monthly and yearly price, its vehicle images a month (a vehicle image is one vehicle in one color from one angle, delivered as often as needed), included credits (for 3D models, masearch_help· Free. Find source-linked answers about pricing, terms, licensing, manufacturer rights, policies, Enterprise, delivery and account support. Suitable for drafting replies to customer questions. Submit one question at a time without personal idescribe_api· Free. Return a compact reference of the Car Image REST API (methods, paths, parameters, credit costs, response headers, error codes, agent notes) for writing code that calls the API directly, with SDK (`@meterapp/car-image-sdk`) and CLI (`n
What "online" means: the server answered an MCP connection at the time of the check. It is not a guarantee of security, quality or continuous uptime. How we test: we open an MCP session and ask for the tool list, as an AI assistant would. We never run a tool and never send a key. Checked every few days. Method
Is this your server? Monitoring Pro: a check every 30 minutes and an email within the hour when it stops answering. Launch offer: $39.99 once, for life.
Facts & evidence
Each fact shows where it was seen and when.| Fact | Value | Evidence | Source | Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted endpoint | https://carimage.dev/api/mcp/catalog | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 3h ago |
| Local install (package) | no | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 3h ago |
| Remote access (hosted) | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 3h ago |
| Website | https://carimage.dev | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 3h ago |
| Registry status | active | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 3h ago |
| Version | 1.38.1 | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 3h ago |
| MCP server | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 3h ago |
Change history
- NEW03 Nov 2026first seen in the index
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How do I connect Car Image API catalog?
Use the hosted endpoint https://carimage.dev/api/mcp/catalog in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.
What tools does Car Image API catalog offer?
When Electra Index connected on 03 Nov 2026, it listed 7 tools: resolve_vehicle, search_vehicles, preview_car_image, list_image_options, get_pricing, search_help, describe_api. The full list is in "Live check" above.
Is Car Image API catalog online?
Yes. Its hosted endpoint answered an MCP connection from Electra Index 3h ago.