Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration QCMobile API

The FMCSA QCMobile API provides access to commercial motor carrier safety data including carriers, vehicles, drivers, inspections, and crashes. Authentication uses a WebKey passed as a query parameter on each request.

Run with Naftiko FederalMotorCarrierSafetyAdministrationAPI

What You Can Do

GET
Getcarrierbydotnumber — Get carrier by DOT number
/carriers/{dotNumber}
GET
Searchcarriersbyname — Search carriers by name
/carriers/name/{name}
GET
Getcarriercargocarried — Get cargo carried for a carrier
/carriers/{dotNumber}/cargo-carried
GET
Getcarrieroperationclassification — Get operation classification for a carrier
/carriers/{dotNumber}/operation-classification
GET
Getcarrieroos — Get out-of-service info for a carrier
/carriers/{dotNumber}/oos
GET
Getcarrierdocketnumbers — Get docket numbers for a carrier
/carriers/{dotNumber}/docket-numbers
GET
Getcarrierauthority — Get carrier authority
/carriers/{dotNumber}/authority

MCP Tools

getcarrierbydotnumber

Get carrier by DOT number

read-only idempotent
searchcarriersbyname

Search carriers by name

read-only idempotent
getcarriercargocarried

Get cargo carried for a carrier

read-only idempotent
getcarrieroperationclassification

Get operation classification for a carrier

read-only idempotent
getcarrieroos

Get out-of-service info for a carrier

read-only idempotent
getcarrierdocketnumbers

Get docket numbers for a carrier

read-only idempotent
getcarrierauthority

Get carrier authority

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration-capability.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration QCMobile API
  description: The FMCSA QCMobile API provides access to commercial motor carrier safety data including carriers, vehicles,
    drivers, inspections, and crashes. Authentication uses a WebKey passed as a query parameter on each request.
  tags:
  - Federal
  - Motor
  - Carrier
  - Safety
  - Administration
  - API
  created: '2026-05-06'
  modified: '2026-05-06'
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration
    baseUri: https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services
    description: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration QCMobile API HTTP API.
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      in: query
      name: webKey
      value: '{{FEDERAL_MOTOR_CARRIER_SAFETY_ADMINISTRATION_TOKEN}}'
    resources:
    - name: carriers-dotnumber
      path: /carriers/{dotNumber}
      operations:
      - name: getcarrierbydotnumber
        method: GET
        description: Get carrier by DOT number
        inputParameters:
        - name: dotNumber
          in: path
          type: integer
          required: true
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: carriers-name-name
      path: /carriers/name/{name}
      operations:
      - name: searchcarriersbyname
        method: GET
        description: Search carriers by name
        inputParameters:
        - name: name
          in: path
          type: string
          required: true
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: carriers-dotnumber-cargo-carried
      path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/cargo-carried
      operations:
      - name: getcarriercargocarried
        method: GET
        description: Get cargo carried for a carrier
        inputParameters:
        - name: dotNumber
          in: path
          type: integer
          required: true
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: carriers-dotnumber-operation-classification
      path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/operation-classification
      operations:
      - name: getcarrieroperationclassification
        method: GET
        description: Get operation classification for a carrier
        inputParameters:
        - name: dotNumber
          in: path
          type: integer
          required: true
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: carriers-dotnumber-oos
      path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/oos
      operations:
      - name: getcarrieroos
        method: GET
        description: Get out-of-service info for a carrier
        inputParameters:
        - name: dotNumber
          in: path
          type: integer
          required: true
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: carriers-dotnumber-docket-numbers
      path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/docket-numbers
      operations:
      - name: getcarrierdocketnumbers
        method: GET
        description: Get docket numbers for a carrier
        inputParameters:
        - name: dotNumber
          in: path
          type: integer
          required: true
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: carriers-dotnumber-authority
      path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/authority
      operations:
      - name: getcarrierauthority
        method: GET
        description: Get carrier authority
        inputParameters:
        - name: dotNumber
          in: path
          type: integer
          required: true
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    port: 8080
    namespace: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration-rest
    description: REST adapter for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration QCMobile API.
    resources:
    - path: /carriers/{dotNumber}
      name: getcarrierbydotnumber
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcarrierbydotnumber
        description: Get carrier by DOT number
        call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrierbydotnumber
        with:
          dotNumber: rest.dotNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /carriers/name/{name}
      name: searchcarriersbyname
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: searchcarriersbyname
        description: Search carriers by name
        call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.searchcarriersbyname
        with:
          name: rest.name
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/cargo-carried
      name: getcarriercargocarried
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcarriercargocarried
        description: Get cargo carried for a carrier
        call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarriercargocarried
        with:
          dotNumber: rest.dotNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/operation-classification
      name: getcarrieroperationclassification
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcarrieroperationclassification
        description: Get operation classification for a carrier
        call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrieroperationclassification
        with:
          dotNumber: rest.dotNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/oos
      name: getcarrieroos
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcarrieroos
        description: Get out-of-service info for a carrier
        call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrieroos
        with:
          dotNumber: rest.dotNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/docket-numbers
      name: getcarrierdocketnumbers
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcarrierdocketnumbers
        description: Get docket numbers for a carrier
        call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrierdocketnumbers
        with:
          dotNumber: rest.dotNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /carriers/{dotNumber}/authority
      name: getcarrierauthority
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcarrierauthority
        description: Get carrier authority
        call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrierauthority
        with:
          dotNumber: rest.dotNumber
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    port: 9090
    namespace: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration-mcp
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration QCMobile API for AI agent use.
    tools:
    - name: getcarrierbydotnumber
      description: Get carrier by DOT number
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrierbydotnumber
      with:
        dotNumber: tools.dotNumber
      inputParameters:
      - name: dotNumber
        type: integer
        description: dotNumber
        required: true
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: searchcarriersbyname
      description: Search carriers by name
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.searchcarriersbyname
      with:
        name: tools.name
      inputParameters:
      - name: name
        type: string
        description: name
        required: true
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getcarriercargocarried
      description: Get cargo carried for a carrier
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarriercargocarried
      with:
        dotNumber: tools.dotNumber
      inputParameters:
      - name: dotNumber
        type: integer
        description: dotNumber
        required: true
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getcarrieroperationclassification
      description: Get operation classification for a carrier
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrieroperationclassification
      with:
        dotNumber: tools.dotNumber
      inputParameters:
      - name: dotNumber
        type: integer
        description: dotNumber
        required: true
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getcarrieroos
      description: Get out-of-service info for a carrier
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrieroos
      with:
        dotNumber: tools.dotNumber
      inputParameters:
      - name: dotNumber
        type: integer
        description: dotNumber
        required: true
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getcarrierdocketnumbers
      description: Get docket numbers for a carrier
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrierdocketnumbers
      with:
        dotNumber: tools.dotNumber
      inputParameters:
      - name: dotNumber
        type: integer
        description: dotNumber
        required: true
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getcarrierauthority
      description: Get carrier authority
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration.getcarrierauthority
      with:
        dotNumber: tools.dotNumber
      inputParameters:
      - name: dotNumber
        type: integer
        description: dotNumber
        required: true
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    FEDERAL_MOTOR_CARRIER_SAFETY_ADMINISTRATION_TOKEN: FEDERAL_MOTOR_CARRIER_SAFETY_ADMINISTRATION_TOKEN