Autotrader

aid: autotrader
name: Autotrader
description: Autotrader is the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace, providing REST APIs through the Autotrader Connect
  platform for vehicle listings, dealer stock management, VIN and VRM lookups, vehicle valuations, retail metrics, taxonomy,
  images, deals, and consumer-facing search. The platform enables technology partners and retailers to integrate automotive
  data and marketplace functionality into their systems in real time.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: approval
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Requires approval
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/autotrader.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/autotrader/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-13
modified: 2026-06-13
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Automotive
- Vehicles
- Marketplace
- Dealer
- Listings
- Valuations
- VIN
- VRM
- Inventory
- Car Buying
- Car Selling
apis:
- name: Autotrader Vehicles API
  description: Provides VRM and VIN lookups, MOT history, vehicle features, valuations, and retail metrics for individual
    vehicles. Enables dealers and partners to retrieve comprehensive vehicle data for appraisals and stock creation.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Vehicles
  - VIN
  - VRM
  - MOT History
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Taxonomy API
  description: Provides structured data for vehicle makes, models, generations, and derivatives. Used to build consistent
    vehicle classification and search facets across automotive systems.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Taxonomy
  - Makes
  - Models
  - Classification
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Stock API
  description: Enables retailers to manage their forecourt inventory programmatically. Supports creating, updating, and deleting
    vehicle adverts in the Autotrader marketplace from third-party dealer management systems.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Stock
  - Inventory
  - Listings
  - Dealer
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Images API
  description: CDN-backed image storage and management API for vehicle adverts. Allows partners to upload, retrieve, and manage
    vehicle photography via Autotrader's content delivery network.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Images
  - CDN
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Search API
  description: Provides filtered and sorted access to consumer vehicle adverts on the Autotrader marketplace. Enables partners
    to build consumer-facing search and browsing applications with Autotrader inventory.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Search
  - Listings
  - Consumer
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Valuations API
  description: Delivers current UK market vehicle valuation data based on real-time Autotrader marketplace signals. Provides
    dealers and partners with trusted pricing intelligence for retail decisions.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Valuations
  - Pricing
  - Market Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Vehicle Metrics API
  description: Provides supply, demand, and pricing intelligence metrics to help retailers understand market positioning.
    Includes retail rating, average days to sell, and competitor analysis data.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Metrics
  - Analytics
  - Retail
  - Market Intelligence
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Future Valuations API
  description: Returns predicted vehicle valuations for a specified future date, enabling dealers to forecast vehicle depreciation
    and make forward-looking pricing and acquisition decisions.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Valuations
  - Forecasting
  - Depreciation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Historic Valuations API
  description: Provides access to historical vehicle valuation data, enabling trend analysis and retrospective pricing research
    across the UK automotive market.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Valuations
  - Historical
  - Pricing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Deals API
  description: Manages the full deal lifecycle between buyers and dealers on the Autotrader platform. Supports deal creation,
    status updates, and notifications including DEAL_CREATE and DEAL_UPDATE events.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Deals
  - Transactions
  - eCommerce
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Part Exchange API
  description: Manages part-exchange vehicle transactions allowing dealers to appraise and accept trade-in vehicles as part
    of the deal flow integrated with Autotrader's Deal Builder product.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Part Exchange
  - Trade-In
  - Deals
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Co-Driver API
  description: AI-powered API that generates vehicle advert descriptions and optimizes image ordering for vehicle listings.
    Enables dealers to produce high-quality, consistent content at scale through integration with their existing systems.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - AI
  - Content Generation
  - Images
  - Descriptions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- name: Autotrader Finance API
  description: Beta API supporting finance application and quote management for vehicle purchases. Enables integration of
    motor finance products into the Autotrader deal flow and partner platforms.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
  baseURL: https://api.autotrader.co.uk
  tags:
  - Finance
  - Payments
  - Motor Finance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/autotrader-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.autotrader.co.uk
- type: PartnerSite
  url: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/partners/retailer/platform/autotrader-connect
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.autotrader.co.uk/api
- type: Blog
  url: https://engineering.autotrader.co.uk
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.autotrader.co.uk
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/auto-trader-uk
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/AutoTrader_UK
- type: Support
  url: https://help.autotrader.co.uk/hc/en-gb
- type: Plans
  url: plans/autotrader-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/autotrader-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/autotrader-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com