# Edmunds Cars API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/edmunds/edmunds-cars-api/  
**Provider:** Edmunds — https://apis.io/providers/edmunds/  
**Base URL:** https://api.edmunds.com  
**Documentation:** https://developer.edmunds.com/api-documentation/overview/

Edmunds Cars API is one of 4 APIs that [Edmunds](https://apis.io/providers/edmunds/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Cars, Vehicles, Reviews, and Inventory. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

The only machine-readable contract Edmunds serves. An OpenAPI 3.0.1 document published at https://api.edmunds.com/openapi.yaml and pointed at by Edmunds' own OpenAI plugin manifest at /.well-known/ai-plugin.json. Two read operations: getExpertReview returns the Edmunds editorial review, scorecard, pros and cons, safety and features for a make/model/year; findInventory returns curated new, used and CPO listings near a US zip code across roughly forty filter facets, with an Edmunds Suggested Price on each result. Both operations return HTTP 401 "Developer Inactive" without a partner-issued key.

## Operations (2)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/aiplugin/editorial/v3/makes/{make}/models/{model}/years/{year}/expertcontent` | Get edmunds expert reviews for vehicle by make,model and year. |
| GET | `/aiplugin/curated-inventory/v1` | Given a zipcode, allows user to look for vehicles given search criteria. Not an exhaustive search. Always mention the totalNumber of results found. Please re... |

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edmunds/refs/heads/main/openapi/edmunds-cars-openapi.yml
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edmunds/refs/heads/main/openapi/_original/edmunds-cars-openapi.yaml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edmunds/refs/heads/main/overlays/edmunds-cars-overlay.yaml
- **MCPServer** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edmunds/refs/heads/main/mcp/edmunds-mcp.yml
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edmunds/refs/heads/main/data-model/edmunds-data-model.yml
- **ErrorCatalog** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edmunds/refs/heads/main/errors/edmunds-problem-types.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.edmunds.com/api-documentation/overview/

## Other Edmunds APIs (3)

- [Edmunds Dealership API](https://apis.io/apis/edmunds/edmunds/)
- [Edmunds API](https://apis.io/apis/edmunds/edmunds/)
- [Edmunds Vehicle API](https://apis.io/apis/edmunds/edmunds-vehicle-api/)

## Tags

Cars, Vehicles, Reviews, Inventory

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/edmunds/edmunds-cars-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/edmunds/.