CarChat

CarChat Lead API

The Lead API from CarChat — 1 operation(s) for lead.

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Operations 1

POST /api/lead Submit a buyer inquiry to a dealership #

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https://artifacts.apis.io/carchat-io/openapi/carchat-io-lead-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CarChat Lead API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Live dealership inventory with buyer inquiry submission. Reads are free, open CORS, no API key. Built for AI agents shopping on behalf of car buyers. Human docs: https://carchat.io/agents'
servers:
- url: https://carchat.io
tags:
- name: Lead
paths:
  /api/lead:
    post:
      operationId: submitInquiry
      summary: Submit a buyer inquiry to a dealership
      description: Sends the buyer's contact details and question to the selling dealership, which responds directly, usually within minutes. Agents must have the buyer's explicit consent to share their name and phone number and for the dealership to contact them.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - dealerId
              - name
              - phone
              properties:
                dealerId:
                  type: string
                  description: From vehicle.dealer.id or /api/v1/dealers
                vin:
                  type: string
                  description: Vehicle id from search results; omit for a general inquiry
                name:
                  type: string
                phone:
                  type: string
                email:
                  type: string
                message:
                  type: string
                source:
                  type: string
                  description: Where this inquiry originated, e.g. 'agent'
                  default: agent
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Inquiry delivered to the dealership
        '400':
          description: Missing name or phone
        '404':
          description: Unknown dealerId
      tags:
      - Lead