Generator · German data
German vehicle registration plate
Endpoint GET /v1/de/vehicle-registration
What it covers
Returns a realistic German vehicle registration plate (Kfz-Kennzeichen). `type` selects the kind: `standard` (default, `<DISTRICT> LL NNNN`, e.g. M AB 1234), `custom` (Wunschkennzeichen), `seasonal` (Saisonkennzeichen), `historic` (trailing H), `electric` (trailing E), `motorcycle`, `military` (`Y-NNN NNN`, no district), or `diplomatic` (`0-MM-NNN`, no district). `district` forces the Unterscheidungszeichen (an unknown code is a 400) and is ignored by military/diplomatic. `era` picks the recognition alphabet: `current`, `legacy` (pre-2000 reduced set), or `both`. No German plate carries a checksum, so there is no invalid variant. Use `format` to choose spaced or compact rendering.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| count | integer1–1000 | Number of records to return, 1–1000 (your plan may lower this). Omitted returns a single record; set it for a batch. |
| district | string | Force the district code (Unterscheidungszeichen), e.g. M, HH, GÖ. Umlaut-sensitive; an unknown code is a 400. Ignored for military/diplomatic. |
| edge | boolean | Restrict output to edge-case plates from the rare corners of the format. |
| era | "current" | "legacy" | "both" | Recognition alphabet: current (full A–Z), legacy (pre-2000 reduced set), or both (mixed per call). Default current. |
| extreme | boolean | Return a correct value wrapped in a hostile encoding (untrimmed whitespace, invisible/zero-width characters, BOM, or bidi/combining marks). Homoglyphs are excluded so the value stays machine-parseable; it still validates after normalisation. |
| format | "with-space" | "compact" | Plate rendering: with a space or compact. Default with-space. |
| invalid | boolean | Return a deliberately invalid value that fails validation, for testing rejection paths. |
| seed | integer | Integer seed for reproducible output: the same seed always yields the same record. |
| type | "standard" | "custom" | "seasonal" | "historic" | "electric" | "motorcycle" | "military" | "diplomatic" | Plate kind: standard, custom, seasonal, historic, electric, motorcycle, military, or diplomatic. |
Response fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | string | The plate in the requested format, e.g. "M AB 1234". |
| type | "standard" | "custom" | "seasonal" | "historic" | "electric" | "motorcycle" | "military" | "diplomatic" | Which kind of plate this is. |
| district? | string | The Unterscheidungszeichen (1–3 letter district code, e.g. M, HH, GÖ); absent for military/diplomatic. |
| state? | string | The Bundesland (federal state) the district code belongs to, e.g. Bayern. |
| city? | string | The Stadt or Landkreis whose office issues the code, e.g. München. |
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