# Quikr

> Quikr is India's leading online classifieds platform ("India's no. 1 online
> classifieds platform") for buying, selling, and renting across vehicles, real
> estate, jobs, goods, and 300+ services. The Quikr Developer Platform (QDP)
> exposes classifieds data and actions to approved partner apps via an
> invitation-only beta API.

## API

- [Developer Platform](https://developer.quikr.com): QDP landing page; beta, invitation-only API access (request via dvlpr-support@quikr.com).
- [API Documentation](https://developer.quikr.com/index.php/documentation): Endpoints, custom HMAC auth, and rate limits.
- Base URL: https://api.quikr.com

### Authentication
Custom Quikr HMAC-SHA1 signed headers (not OAuth): X-Quikr-App-Id, X-Quikr-Token-Id (daily token from POST /app/auth/access_token), X-Quikr-Signature-v2. QDP helper libraries exist for Java and PHP.

### Operations (as documented)
- GET /public/adsByLocation — ads by geographic coordinates
- GET /public/adsByCategory — ads by category and city
- GET /public/trending — trending items in a city
- GET /public/liveOnQuikr — live platform metrics
- POST /public/reply — buyer-to-seller reply
- POST /public/postAds — post a new ad
- POST /public/editAds — edit an existing ad
- POST /platform/v1/userAds — the authenticated user's ads

### Conventions
- JSON request/response (application/json)
- Rate limits: 1000 req/min for GET, 10 req/min for POST
- Image upload host: raven.kuikr.com/upload

## Company
- [Website](https://quikr.com)
- [Blog](https://blog.quikr.com)
- Related brands: CommonFloor, Hiree, IndiaProperty, Zefo
- Backed by: Norwest Venture Partners

## Notes
- No public OpenAPI/Swagger specification is published; the OpenAPI in this repo is a faithful minimal capture of documented operations.
- No /.well-known/ discovery endpoints are published.