---
title: "Cars & Bids API: Search | Perceptlayer"
description: "Search from Cars & Bids as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/cars-and-bids/search
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Cars & Bids](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/cars-and-bids) / Search

# Cars & Bids: Search

Search from Cars & Bids as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/cars-and-bids/search`

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `status` | string | Optional | live, closed, new |
| `limit` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `offset` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `search` | string | Optional | Up to 100 characters |
| `make_slug` | string | Optional | Any |
| `model_slug` | string | Optional | Any |
| `start_year` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `end_year` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `sort` | string | Optional | ending\_soon, newest, lowest\_mileage, lowest\_price, highest\_price |
| `transmission` | string | Optional | automatic, manual |
| `body_style` | string | Optional | coupe, convertible, hatchback, sedan, suv, truck, van, wagon |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/cars-and-bids/search" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/cars-and-bids?try=search#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.