# TheCarApi Search and Discovery API

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

TheCarApi Search and Discovery 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 Search & Discovery. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Search live auction inventory, then resolve lightweight full-text matches. Ended lots are hidden by default; is_active=false / include_ended=true shows them as well as live ones.

## Operations (2)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/search` | Primary filtered search over live auction inventory |
| GET | `/api/search/auction-ids` | Resolve a free-text query to matching auction ids only |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thecarapi/refs/heads/main/openapi/thecarapi-search-and-discovery-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 Catalog API](https://apis.io/apis/thecarapi/thecarapi-catalog-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/)

## Tags

Search & Discovery

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