specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: AutoNation
providerId: autonation
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
# Re-verified by probe 2026-09-18: the Azure API Management developer portal's anonymous product listing
# (GET https://autonation.developer.azure-api.net/developer/products?api-version=2022-04-01-preview)
# returned {"value":[],"nextLink":null} — zero products are published to unauthenticated developers.
method: probed
generated: '2026-09-18'
modified: '2026-09-18'
reconciled: true
plan_count: 0
notes: AutoNation does not operate a public developer program or publish API pricing. AutoNation is a
  consumer-facing automotive retailer; any data exchange with AutoNation systems happens via OEM, DMS
  (Reynolds & Reynolds, CDK Global), or third-party automotive data platforms under bilateral
  agreement.
tags:
  - Automotive
  - Retail
  - Vehicle Inventory
  - Dealer
description: AutoNation does not publish a public API or developer pricing. Data integrations are
  handled through DMS providers and OEM dealer programs under custom contracts. This artifact captures
  the absence of a public commercial API.
sources:
  - https://www.autonation.com/
  - https://autonation.developer.azure-api.net/developer/products?api-version=2022-04-01-preview
plans:
  - id: autonation-no-public-api
    name: No Public API
    type: enterprise
    description: AutoNation has no published public API or pricing. Data exchanges occur through dealer
      management systems and OEM partner channels under bilateral agreement.
    entries:
      - label: Bilateral Integration
        name: bilateral_integration
        type: flat
        metric: varies
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: 1
        price: contact partner
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: DMS-mediated integration (CDK / Reynolds)
      - name: OEM dealer-data feeds
      - name: Third-party inventory aggregators
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com