ACV

ACV Auctions (NASDAQ: ACVA) operates the nation's largest online wholesale marketplace and daily auto auction platform, connecting franchise and independent dealers to buy and sell used vehicles. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York, ACV pairs a mobile-first bidding app with third-party vehicle inspections and condition reports, real-time market data (ACV MAX and market insights), transportation logistics, and dealer floor-plan financing through ACV Capital. This is a company profile in the API Evangelist network; ACV does not publish a public developer API surface.

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

ACV’s developer surface includes engineering blog, pricing, support, and 10 more developer resources.

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17.7/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyCommerceAutomotiveMarketplaceAuctionsWholesaleUsed Vehicles

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 17.7/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 8.9 / 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 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

HelpCenter

HelpCenter

Contact

Contact

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Website

About

Blog

Careers

Source (apis.yml)

aid: acv
name: ACV
description: 'ACV Auctions (NASDAQ: ACVA) operates the nation''s largest online wholesale marketplace and daily auto auction
  platform, connecting franchise and independent dealers to buy and sell used vehicles. Founded in 2014 and headquartered
  in Buffalo, New York, ACV pairs a mobile-first bidding app with third-party vehicle inspections and condition reports, real-time
  market data (ACV MAX and market insights), transportation logistics, and dealer floor-plan financing through ACV Capital.
  This is a company profile in the API Evangelist network; ACV does not publish a public developer API surface.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/acv/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bain-capital-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
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  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Commerce
- Automotive
- Marketplace
- Auctions
- Wholesale
- Used Vehicles
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/acv-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/
- type: About
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/about
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/acv-auctions
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/pricing
- type: Support
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/support
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/support
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/careers
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/contact-us
- type: Login
  url: https://app.acvauctions.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/legal/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.acvauctions.com/legal/privacy-policy
image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/61df0075e6ac6a4373114030/6214df2c7223d937aad401a3_Open%20Graph%20Image.jpg
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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