# TheCarApi Catalog API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-catalog-api/  
**Provider:** TheCarApi — https://apis.io/providers/thecarapi/  
**Base URL:** https://api.thecarapi.com  
**Documentation:** https://thecarapi.com/docs

TheCarApi Catalog API is one of 11 APIs that [TheCarApi](https://apis.io/providers/thecarapi/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Catalog. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Build slug-addressable manufacturer and model-group navigation. All catalog list routes paginate with a default limit of 50 and are capped at offset 5000 — a deeper page is a 400 naming the limit. They carry page, page_size and max_page.

## Operations (5)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/catalog/manufacturers` | Paginated manufacturer catalog with inventory counts |
| GET | `/api/catalog/manufacturers/{slug}` | Resolve one manufacturer by slug |
| GET | `/api/catalog/manufacturers/stats` | Return aggregate manufacturer statistics |
| GET | `/api/catalog/model-groups` | Paginated model groups for one manufacturer |
| GET | `/api/catalog/model-groups/{slug}` | Resolve one model group by slug |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thecarapi/refs/heads/main/openapi/thecarapi-catalog-api-openapi.yml
- **PostmanCollection** — https://thecarapi.com/thecarapi.postman_collection.json
- **Documentation** — https://thecarapi.com/docs
- **LLMsTxt** — https://thecarapi.com/llms.txt

## Other TheCarApi APIs (10)

- [TheCarApi Auctions & history API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-auctions-history-api/)
- [TheCarApi European classifieds API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-european-classifieds-api/)
- [TheCarApi Filter facets API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-filter-facets-api/)
- [TheCarApi Health & contract API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-health-contract-api/)
- [TheCarApi Import calculator API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-import-calculator-api/)
- [TheCarApi Market intelligence API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-market-intelligence-api/)
- [TheCarApi SEO helpers API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-seo-helpers-api/)
- [TheCarApi Top offers API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-top-offers-api/)
- [TheCarApi Vehicle details API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-vehicle-details-api/)
- [TheCarApi Search and Discovery API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-search-and-discovery-api/)

## Tags

Catalog

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