ACV Auctions

ACV Auctions is a digital wholesale marketplace for the automotive industry, operating the leading online platform for dealer-to-dealer used-vehicle auctions across the United States. Franchise and independent dealers source and sell inventory through daily online auctions backed by third-party vehicle inspections, detailed condition reports, and the company's data and analytics products. ACV also offers complementary services including vehicle transportation, dealer floor-plan financing through ACV Capital, and inventory-management and pricing tools. The company is publicly traded and headquartered in Buffalo, New York. It does not currently publish a public developer API or developer portal; this profile captures its public identity and security posture.

ACV Auctions is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Vertical Software, Automotive, Marketplace, and Auctions.

ACV Auctions’ developer surface includes support, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

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15.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyVertical SoftwareAutomotiveMarketplaceAuctionsUsed VehiclesWholesaleDealer Services

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 15.6/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Login

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: acv-auctions
name: ACV Auctions
description: ACV Auctions is a digital wholesale marketplace for the automotive industry, operating the leading online platform
  for dealer-to-dealer used-vehicle auctions across the United States. Franchise and independent dealers source and sell inventory
  through daily online auctions backed by third-party vehicle inspections, detailed condition reports, and the company's data
  and analytics products. ACV also offers complementary services including vehicle transportation, dealer floor-plan financing
  through ACV Capital, and inventory-management and pricing tools. The company is publicly traded and headquartered in Buffalo,
  New York. It does not currently publish a public developer API or developer portal; this profile captures its public identity
  and security posture.
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tags:
- Company
- Vertical Software
- Automotive
- Marketplace
- Auctions
- Used Vehicles
- Wholesale
- Dealer Services
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/acv-auctions
- type: Login
  url: https://app.acvauctions.com/login
- type: Support
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/support
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/blog
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/legal/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/acv-auctions-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence