# Kelley Blue Book Advertising Data API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/kbb-advertising-data/  
**Provider:** Cox Automotive — https://apis.io/providers/cox-automotive/  
**Base URL:** https://sandbox.api.kbb.com/ads  
**Documentation:** https://developer.kbb.com/data/1-Default

Kelley Blue Book Advertising Data API is one of 8 APIs that [Cox Automotive](https://apis.io/providers/cox-automotive/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Vehicle Data, Advertising, and Automotive. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

Vehicle data for building dynamic automotive advertising — pricing, cost-to-own, expert and consumer ratings and reviews, vehicle links, fuel cost, specifications, MPG and awards. Supports CORS, gzip, and both URL and Accept-header versioning.

## Operations (20)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/{version}/cto/default` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/pricing/default/{class}` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/ratings/expert` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/ratings/consumer` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/reviews/expert` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/reviews/consumer` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/vehiclelinks` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/vehicle` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/fuelcost/configured` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/fuelcost/default` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/default` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/configured` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/edts` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/edts/default` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/edts/configured` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/mpgs` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/mpgs/default` | — |
| POST | `/{version}/specs/mpgs/configured` | — |
| GET | `/{version}/awards` | — |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cox-automotive/refs/heads/main/openapi/cox-automotive-kbb-advertising-data-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.kbb.com/data/1-Default
- **APIReference** — https://developer.kbb.com/data/99-Swagger
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cox-automotive/refs/heads/main/overlays/cox-automotive-kbb-advertising-data-overlay.yaml

## Other Cox Automotive APIs (7)

- [Kelley Blue Book IDWS 4.0 Vehicle Service](https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/kbb-idws-vehicle/)
- [Kelley Blue Book IDWS 4.0 Editorial Service](https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/kbb-idws-editorial/)
- [Kelley Blue Book Instant Cash Offer (ICO) API](https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/kbb-instant-cash-offer/)
- [Kelley Blue Book Batch VIN API](https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/kbb-batch-vin/)
- [Manheim Hypermedia API Suite](https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/manheim/)
- [Manheim Event Notifications](https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/manheim-events/)
- [Cox Automotive Integration Platform (API Storefront)](https://apis.io/apis/cox-automotive/integration-platform/)

## Tags

Vehicle Data, Advertising, Automotive

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