APIs / Cars / Cars.com

1 credit per call8 endpoints

Cars.com API

Get Cars.com data as structured JSON with one API key: search, dealer, listing and media. Free credits every month.

Cars.com
GET/v1/cars-com/taxonomy
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/cars-com/taxonomy" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
cURL1 credit per successful call
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cURLshell
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/cars-com/taxonomy" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"

Cars.com · 8 endpoints

Endpoints

Every endpoint takes the same key. Open one for its parameters and an example request.

EndpointRequired parametersCost
GET/v1/cars-com/dealer
listing_idzip
1 credit
GET/v1/cars-com/facets
zip
1 credit
GET/v1/cars-com/listing
listing_idzip
1 credit
GET/v1/cars-com/media
listing_idzip
1 credit
GET/v1/cars-com/model-reviews
listing_idzip
1 credit
GET/v1/cars-com/price-eval
zipradius_milessortpagepage_size+1 optional
1 credit
GET/v1/cars-com/search
zipradius_milesstock_typesortpagepage_size+7 optional
1 credit
GET/v1/cars-com/taxonomy
none
1 credit

Overview

About the Cars.com API

What you can get

The Cars.com API returns search, dealer, listing and media as clean JSON. Each successful call costs one credit, and calls that fail are free.

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Use cases

Compare prices across dealers and private sellers

Use the Cars.com API to compare prices across dealers and private sellers

Monitor inventory for makes and models

Use the Cars.com API to monitor inventory for makes and models

Build valuation and depreciation models

Use the Cars.com API to build valuation and depreciation models

FAQ

Questions

How much does the Cars.com API cost?

Each successful call costs one credit. New accounts get free credits every month, and credit packs bring the price down as you scale.

What format are responses in?

Every endpoint returns JSON, with no HTML parsing on your side.

Do I need a separate key for Cars.com?

No. One key works for every API in the catalogue.

Try the Cars.com API with 1,000 free credits

No credit card. Failed calls are never billed.