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Car Data API

One integration.
A whole vehicle market.

Normalized inventory, detailed specifications and the evidence behind every listing. Connect wholesale auctions, regional marketplaces and European retail data to the product you’re building.

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Source-aware vehicle identityREST + JSONDeveloper portal included
From source record to your product
{
  "site_name": "openlane",
  "auction_id_str": "11125938",
  "clean_make": "Kia",
  "clean_model": "Niro",
  "registration_year": 2021,
  "mileage": 77205,
  "fuel_group": "Petrol",
  "gearbox_group": "Automatic",
  "current_price": 9800,
  "public_price_eur": 2110,
  "has_technical_damage": false,
  "hp": 105,
  "picture_count": 19
}
Existing showcase record · example response fieldsEndpoint reference
12Supported inventory sources
1M+Published inventory scale
50M+Published image-vault scale
39Retail coverage countries

Published scale figures and recorded coverage; current counts and freshness are returned by the API.

A closer look at the data

A vehicle record.
Ready to work with.

Every source speaks a different language. Your product gets a shared vehicle schema, with source-specific evidence preserved alongside it.

2021 Kia Niroopenlane / 11125938

Existing inventory showcase

2021 Kia Niro

Registration year
2021
Odometer
77,205 km
Fuel
Petrol
Gearbox
Automatic
Origin country
NL
Power
105 hp
Technical damage
No flag
Source photos
19

Use the controls above to inspect another record. These are source showcase records, not a live inventory query.

Identity

Keep the same vehicle attached to the same source.

site_nameauction_id_strclean_makeclean_modelcar_name_en

Specifications

Build filters and vehicle cards from normalized values.

registration_yearproduction_yearmileagefuel_groupgearbox_grouphp

Price & purchase

Preserve the meaning of each price before comparing it.

current_pricepublic_price_eurbuy_now_priceis_marginauction_end_at

Condition & evidence

Go beyond a title and a thumbnail.

has_technical_damagevehicle_detailschassis_numbervin_ocrsource_comparison

Core specifications are normalized. Equipment, inspection reports, VINs and optional enrichments depend on the source, the listing and your key’s field grants. Japanese imports use stored detail; on-demand detail is not available for Japan.

Data dictionary

Supported vehicle sources

The market is fragmented.
Your integration doesn’t have to be.

Twelve customer-facing source groups across Europe, Korea, Japan and China. Explore the inventory and source-specific records each brings to the shared layer.

guaziChina

Guazi

Chinese used-vehicle inventory

Available source evidence

Stored inspections, specifications, videos and image evidence

site=guazi
Europe

OpenLane

Lease returns and dealer auctions

Available source evidence

Equipment, damage comments, inspection and battery reports

site=openlane
Europe

AUTO1

Dealer-to-dealer wholesale inventory

Available source evidence

DAT equipment, paint measurements, damage and document-photo VIN OCR

site=auto1
Europe

Copart Germany

Salvage and insurance inventory

Available source evidence

Condition, run-and-drive signals, lot photos and published prices

site=copart
Europe

Schadeautos

Damaged and repairable vehicles

Available source evidence

Damage descriptions, specifications and export/VAT pricing

site=schadeautos
BCAEurope

BCA

European dealer auctions

Available source evidence

VINs, inspection reports, buyer fees and VAT/margin flags

site=bca
AutorolaEurope

Autorola

International dealer auctions

Available source evidence

VINs, condition photos, fee tables and sealed-bid flags

site=autorola
DealercarsEurope

Dealercars

Open, blind and buy-now sales

Available source evidence

VINs, appraisal/DEKRA reports, fee-inclusive net prices and published results

site=dealercars
Korea

Encar

Korean vehicle marketplace

Available source evidence

Translated specifications, equipment and available condition evidence

site=encar
Korea

KB ChaChaCha

Korean passenger and commercial inventory

Available source evidence

Diagnosis and inspection records, panel marks and report images

site=kbchachacha
Korea AuctionsKorea

Korea Auctions

Auto Hub, K-Car and AutoPlus dealer auctions

Available source evidence

Auction grades, VINs, inspection sheets and KRW-origin starting prices

site=koreaauctions
Japan

Japanese Auctions

Matched Japanese auction and reseller imports

Available source evidence

Stored offers, inspection sheets, grades and original price evidence

site=japan

Supported source groups checked against the backend’s customer-facing source catalog. Listing coverage and enabled sources vary by key; inspect GET /api/sites for the inventory available to your integration.

The data behind the products

Wholesale reach.
Retail perspective.

Source from dealer auctions. Benchmark against retail asking prices. Keep the two markets in context.

12 supported inventory sources

European wholesale and salvage, Korean marketplaces and dealer auctions, Japanese imports and Chinese used-vehicle listings.

GuaziOpenLaneAUTO1Copart GermanySchadeautosBCAAutorolaDealercarsEncarKB ChaChaChaKorea AuctionsJapanese Auctions
Explore the vehicle data

European retail classifieds

9.8Mlistings
39countries
681origin portals
Germany2,218,902
France1,328,466
Italy1,076,206
Spain710,370
Netherlands640,482

Recorded coverage snapshot · 2026-08-18. Source access and current inventory depend on your account and available data.

A separate data product

Vessel Tracking API.
Keep delivery in view.

Find vessels by name, MMSI or IMO. Bring available positions, recorded tracks and declared destinations into your own product, and connect them to your shipments.

  • Vessel identity and available AIS observations
  • Recorded tracks, destinations and available ETAs
  • Shipment records scoped to your API key
Discuss vessel data Developer reference
Vessel Tracking APICapability preview
Vessel observations + your shipments

From origin to destination

Origin portDestination port
Last recorded positionObservation timestampAvailable ETA

Route illustration. Positions, tracks and ETAs depend on vessel coverage and recorded observations.

What it changes

Give customers shipment context and build delivery views from timestamped vessel observations.

Identity
Vessel name, MMSI and IMO
Position
Latitude, longitude, speed, heading and observation timestamp where available
Shipments
Reference, container, booking, carrier, origin, destination, ETA and status
Availability
Stored AIS observations and supported lookup sources; tracks and ETAs vary by vessel

What your product can do

More than a feed.
A useful vehicle data layer.

Build the discovery, detail and decision-making experience your customers need, without rebuilding every source integration yourself.

Search that fits your product

Filter inventory by source, make, model, trim, year, fuel, gearbox, country, mileage, power, price and condition. Use facets to build the controls.

One filter vocabulary across supported sources.GET /api/search

Photos, reports and source detail

Retrieve galleries with primary-image and section metadata, plus inspection, service, equipment and damage records where collected.

Show buyers the evidence behind a listing.GET /api/auction-images/{site}/{id}

History with the context intact

Read price changes, closing prices and VIN appearances. Archived lots carry the source’s actual result where it publishes one, otherwise the last bid captured seconds before the close.

Follow a vehicle beyond today’s listing.GET /api/auction/{site}/{id}/price-history

Vehicle identity from the paperwork

Auto1 document-photo OCR can return a VIN, its confidence and the evidence image. A confident read can populate the chassis number.

Use source evidence when a structured VIN is missing.vin_ocr · chassis_number

One Korean car, its original offers

Encar and KB ChaChaCha offers are reconciled using VIN or corroborated plate and model evidence. Both asking prices stay attached where permitted.

Avoid counting the same cross-listed car twice.source_comparison · canonical_offer

Market references and landed costs

Pair wholesale stock with separate retail classifieds, top-offer signals and destination-specific import calculations.

Put a listing price in the context of the whole deal.GET /api/top-offers

Built for your developers

Start with a request.
Build from there.

Explore endpoints in the browser, copy a language example, and manage API keys, quotas and access from the developer portal.

Read the documentation Download Postman

REST + JSON

Source-aware record identifiers, paginated search, facets and documented response fields.

Access you control

API-key authentication, endpoint/source/field grants, request quotas and origin/IP restrictions.

Freshness with context

Source synchronization, timestamps, caching and ETags. Timed auction closing prices are captured by listing-based closing sweeps.

Human and machine documentation

Endpoint reference, OpenAPI, Postman downloads and Markdown/JSON exports for your tooling.

https://api.thecarapi.com

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