> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.drivequant.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.drivequant.com/backend/vehicle/characteristics.md).

# Characteristics

For each vehicle in your fleet, you can access to technical characteristics set when you create a vehicle or retrieved in DriveQuant vehicle database: 

* Brand, model and version of the vehicle
* Engine configuration
* Consumption data
* Gearbox configuration
* Vehicle dimensions
* Tyre dimensions

{% hint style="info" %}
If you have your **admin API key**, you can try the API via this [**link**](https://drivequant.stoplight.io/docs/drivequant-public/55ca14d20f996-get-vehicle-s-characteristics).
{% endhint %}

## GET /drivekit/admin/vehicles/{vehicleId}/characteristics

> Get vehicle's characteristics

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"DKAdminVehiclesV3","version":"1.0"},"servers":[{"url":"https://service.drivequant.com/v3","description":"Prod"}],"security":[{"api-key":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"api-key":{"name":"DriveKit-Admin-API-Key","type":"apiKey","in":"header"}},"schemas":{"VehicleCharacteristics":{"title":"vehicleCharacteristics","type":"object","properties":{"brand":{"type":"string","description":"Vehicle's brand"},"model":{"type":"string","description":"Vehicle's model"},"version":{"description":"Vehicle's model version","type":"string"},"year":{"description":"Vehicle's model year","type":"string"},"typeIndex":{"description":"Vehicle body type","type":"integer"},"engineIndex":{"description":"Engine type","type":"integer"},"power":{"type":"number","description":"Vehicle power (hp)"},"mass":{"type":"number","description":"Vehicle mass (kg)"},"engineDisplacement":{"type":"number","description":"Vehicle's engine displacement"},"gearboxIndex":{"description":"Gearbox type","type":"integer"},"consumption":{"type":"number","description":"Combined fuel consumption (l/100km) measured during the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC)"},"autoGearboxNumber":{"description":"Number of gear ratios for the automatic gearbox","type":"integer"},"frontTireSize":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"description":"Front tyre size"},"rearTireSize":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"description":"Rear tyre size"},"length":{"type":"number","description":"Vehicle length (m)"},"width":{"type":"number","description":"Vehicle width (m)"},"height":{"type":"number","description":"Vehicle height (m)"},"driveWheels":{"description":"Drive wheels : 0 -> AV, 1 -> AR, 2 -> 4x4","type":"integer"},"engineCylinderNb":{"description":"Engine cylinder number","type":"integer"}}},"ErrorResponse":{"title":"ErrorResponse","type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string"},"code":{"type":"integer"},"messageKey":{"type":"string"}}}}},"paths":{"/drivekit/admin/vehicles/{vehicleId}/characteristics":{"get":{"summary":"Get vehicle's characteristics","tags":[],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/VehicleCharacteristics"}}}},"401":{"description":"Invalid API Key","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"404":{"description":"Vehicle Not Found","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}},"operationId":"get-drivekit-admin-vehicles-vehicleId-characteristics","parameters":[{"schema":{"type":"string"},"in":"header","name":"DriveKit-Admin-API-Key","required":true,"description":"DriveKit Admin API Key"}],"description":""}}}}
```

## Response

Description of each vehicle characteristics is available [here](/backend/vehicle/references.md#vehiculecharacteristics).