name: TheCarApi
description: >-
  A multi-source vehicle auction inventory REST/JSON API aggregating live and archived auction listings and European
  retail classifieds. Provides search, facets, catalog, auction detail & price history, VIN history, market
  intelligence, and import cost calculators. Fully specified via OpenAPI 3.1 with Postman collection and agent-native
  documentation (llms.txt).
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thecarapi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://thecarapi.com/og-image.png
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - scopes
  - rate-limits
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-09-02'
  method: derived
created: '2026-09-01'
modified: '2026-09-02'
specificationVersion: '0.21'
tags:
  - Automotive
  - Vehicle Data
  - Car Auctions
  - Used Cars
  - Vehicle Inventory
  - Classifieds
  - Market Intelligence
  - Pricing
  - VIN
  - Image CDN
  - Europe
  - Korea
  - Japan Auctions
apis:
  - name: TheCarApi REST API
    description: >-
      REST/JSON API for multi-source vehicle auction inventory, search, facets, auction detail and price history, VIN
      history, market intel, classifieds, and import cost calculation. API key required for live calls; docs and specs
      are unauthenticated.
    humanURL: https://thecarapi.com/docs
    baseURL: https://api.thecarapi.com
    tags:
      - Automotive
      - Vehicle Data
      - Car Auctions
      - Used Cars
      - Vehicle Inventory
      - Classifieds
      - Market Intelligence
      - Pricing
      - VIN
      - Image CDN
      - Europe
      - Korea
      - Japan Auctions
    properties:
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://thecarapi.com/openapi.json
      - type: PostmanCollection
        url: https://thecarapi.com/thecarapi.postman_collection.json
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://thecarapi.com/docs
      - type: LLMsTxt
        url: https://thecarapi.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
  - FN: TheCarApi Support
    email: api@thecarapi.com
    url: mailto:api@thecarapi.com
generated:
  by: apis.io/add
  model: claude-opus-4-8
  confidence: 95
  at: '2026-09-01T19:53:13.514Z'
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/thecarapi-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/thecarapi-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/thecarapi-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/thecarapi-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/thecarapi-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/thecarapi-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://thecarapi.com/status
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://thecarapi.com/changelog
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/thecarapi-changelog.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/thecarapi-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Pricing
  url: https://thecarapi.com/pricing
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/thecarapi-rate-limits.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/thecarapi-conformance.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/thecarapi-vocabulary.yml
- type: Examples
  url: https://thecarapi.com/docs/code-examples
- type: Examples
  url: examples/thecarapi-examples.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/thecarapi-data-model.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/thecarapi-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: https://thecarapi.com/llms.txt
- type: Postman
  url: https://thecarapi.com/thecarapi.postman_collection.json
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://thecarapi.com/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://thecarapi.com/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://thecarapi.com/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://thecarapi.com/docs/thecarapi-api-reference.md
- type: Support
  url: https://thecarapi.com/contact
- type: Blog
  url: https://thecarapi.com/blog
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://thecarapi.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://thecarapi.com/privacy
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-02'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v1