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Better vehicle data.
Better deals.

Source the right cars, understand their value, manage every customer and track deliveries — with connected business tools and one powerful vehicle API.

Explore business tools Try the API free
No card needed for the API trialBuilt for dealers, exporters and developers

Search live vehicle inventory

Multi-source data
12 supported inventory sourcesExplore API →
Retail market data 9.8M+

Listings in 39 European countries

1M+Live vehicle inventory
9.8M+European retail listings
50M+Images in the CDN vault
681European classifieds portals

The product suite

Tools for your team.
Data for your product.

Source and sell vehicles in our workspace, or build your own experience with our vehicle and vessel APIs.

01 / Business tools

Your next deal, in one workspace.

Find the car, assess the opportunity and keep the customer and order connected.

2021 Kia Niro
Source → Evaluate → Manage2021 Kia Niro77,205 km · Automatic
Sample record

Vehicle Scan

Define the car you’re looking for once. See matching auction and retail offers as new inventory arrives.

CarValue

Price with confidence using wholesale and retail comparables, market ranges and selling-speed insights.

CRM

Move from customer request to offer, order and delivery, with a built-in AI assistant that works in your CRM and on Telegram.

Explore business tools

02 / Data APIs

Build on the data behind the deal.

Connect vehicle inventory and vessel observations to your own website, app or operations.

REST / JSONSource-aware data
{
  "site_name": "openlane",
  "clean_make": "Kia",
  "clean_model": "Niro",
  "registration_year": 2021,
  "mileage": 77205
}
Vehicle showcase · example response fields

Car Data API

Build with normalized wholesale auctions, European retail listings and source-aware vehicle details.

Vehicle search, filters and live detail

Vessel Tracking API

Bring available vessel positions and recorded voyages into your shipment tracking experience.

Search vessels by name, MMSI or IMO
Explore data APIs

Choose individual products to fit your workflow.

See all prices and inclusions →

A clearer customer journey

From the first customer request
to the final delivery.

A natural workflow for a deal — and a clear entry point for every type of customer.

01 / Find

Find the right car

Save customer requirements and scan incoming auction and classified listings for relevant offers.

Powered by Vehicle Scan

02 / Decide

Know its market value

Compare live listings, market medians, trends and estimated time to sell before you buy.

Powered by CarValue

03 / Manage

Turn interest into an order

Build offers, follow up with customers, track purchase steps and keep every document close, with an AI assistant to do the busywork.

Powered by CRM
Built around the work your team already doesChoose products individuallyCar Data API available separately

Live API playground

One consistent schema.
Multiple vehicle sources.

Search across supported auctions, retrieve source-aware details, and deliver normalized data and galleries to your own product.

Example inventory responseopenlane
KiaNiroNL
2021 Kia Niro
Source record

2021 Kia Niro

openlane/11125938

77,205 kmPetrolAutomatic19 photos
Example current price€9,800
Public price field€2,110
Normalized identity
Kia · Niro · 2021
Origin market
Netherlands (NL)
Reported condition
No technical damage flag
Media gallery
19 source photos
GET /api/auction/openlane/11125938
{
  "success": true,
  "site_name": "openlane",
  "auction_id": 11125938,
  "clean_make": "Kia",
  "clean_model": "Niro",
  "registration_year": 2021,
  "mileage": 77205,
  "fuel_group": "Petrol",
  "gearbox_group": "Automatic",
  "current_price": 9800,
  "picture_count": 19
}
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Sample vehicles from the current playground; auction prices can change.

The data network

Wholesale depth. Retail context.

Vehicle auctions and retail classifieds are separate datasets. Understand what comes
from each market without confusing auction prices with retail asking prices.

European retail classifieds

Separate dataset for market benchmarking

9.8M+ active listings

681 origin portals across 39 countries

Germany2.22M
France1.33M
Italy1.08M
Spain710K
Netherlands640K

Coverage snapshot: 2026-08-18.

One normalized vehicle layer

Make, model, mileage, damage, currency, country, source identity and more.

50M+ image vaultSource-aware detailMarket comparables

Beyond the raw feed

Useful answers, not
just more vehicle records.

The hardest parts of automotive data happen between the listings: incomplete IDs, duplicate offers, auction history and true import costs.

Find VINs in source paperwork

Auto1 document-photo OCR can recover a VIN, with confidence and evidence. Only confident reads populate the vehicle’s chassis number.

WVWZZZ1KZBW001234

VIN OCR · confidence-scored · evidence photo when available

One Korean car, both asking prices

Match Encar and KB ChaChaCha listings by VIN or corroborated plate and model — keep both original offers without double-counting the car.

Encar€17,400
KB ChaChaCha€16,950
€450 spread

See the vehicle beyond today’s listing

Explore archived auctions and reappearances by VIN, including price and mileage changes. Ended lots keep their closing price: the actual result where the source publishes one, otherwise the last bid captured seconds before the close.

Feb 202478,000 kmArchived
Sep 202593,500 kmRelisted
Oct 202698,200 kmLive

Estimate the full landed cost

Bring auction price, buyer fees, origin transport, ocean freight, duties and destination VAT together in a single import calculation.

Auction priceSource value
Fees & freightBy route
Duties & VATBy country
Illustrative breakdown — calculation depends on destination and vehicle details.

Illustrative diagrams and figures. CarValue adds median prices, confidence ranges, trends and time-to-sell analytics.

Built for your developers

Integrate once.
Build what comes next.

Fast search, detailed vehicle records and practical tooling — from the first browser request to production monitoring.

API documentation
import requests

url = "https://api.thecarapi.com/api/search"
params = {
    "make": "Kia",
    "fuel": "Electric",
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 20
}
response = requests.get(
    url, params=params,
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"}
)
print(response.json())

Illustrative snippet · OpenAPI 3.0 · Postman + AI-ready docs

Explore endpoints in your browser

Interactive requests, endpoint reference, language examples, authentication and error documentation.

Keys you can control

API scopes, request quotas, origin/IP restrictions and self-service subscription management.

Production-focused by design

Source synchronization, 60–300s caching on many GETs, ETag support, request IDs and status endpoints.

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Some sensitive capabilities require separate access grants.

Simple, transparent pricing

Choose the way you work.

Car Data API starts at €80/month. Subscribe to business products
individually, with no forced bundle.

For builders & developersStarts at €80/month

Car Data API

Start with the vehicle data platform and choose a request volume that fits your product.

from €80 / month

  • Monthly usage allowances depend on your chosen tier
  • Search, details, images, facets and catalog
  • Retail classifieds and available auction archives
  • Developer docs, API explorer and key manager
  • Free trial available — no payment card required
Start a free API trial

All Sources: €270/month for up to 200,000 requests; Unlimited full: €370/month for up to 3,000,000. Sensitive endpoints may need a separate grant.

Need a tailored solution? Bulk exports, dedicated infrastructure, SLAs, custom sourcing corridors and on-premise delivery.

The referral program

Refer a client.
Get rewarded.

Know a business that could benefit from TheCarApi? Introduce them to our team and earn a referral commission after they sign up.

Become a referral partner
  • Choose one of two reward options
  • We handle demos and onboarding
  • For partners and industry contacts
  • Earn after your referred client signs
30%

of the first month

Receive a 30% referral commission on your new client’s first month’s subscription.

20%

for 3 months

Or earn 20% of your referred client’s subscription each month for their first three months.

1

Refer a client

Introduce a business that needs vehicle data or automotive tools.

2

We onboard them

Our team manages the conversation, setup and onboarding.

3

You get rewarded

Receive the commission for your selected reward option.

Referral rewards are alternatives, not cumulative. Commission eligibility and payout details are confirmed with our team.

The next step

Your next deal starts
with better data.

Explore the tools your team can use today, or build something of your own with the Car Data API.