Autotrader

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.

Autotrader publishes 13 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Automotive, Vehicles, Marketplace, Dealer, and Listings.

Autotrader’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, support, and 9 more developer resources.

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22.7/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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13 APIs

Automotive Vehicles Marketplace Dealer Listings Valuations VINVRMInventory Car BuyingCar Selling

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Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.3 / 20

Access Clarity 5.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.2 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

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Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

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Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

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A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

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Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 13

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Autotrader Vehicles API

Provides VRM and VIN lookups, MOT history, vehicle features, valuations, and retail metrics for individual vehicles. Enables dealers and partners to retrieve comprehensive vehic...

Autotrader Taxonomy API

Provides structured data for vehicle makes, models, generations, and derivatives. Used to build consistent vehicle classification and search facets across automotive systems.

Autotrader Stock API

Enables retailers to manage their forecourt inventory programmatically. Supports creating, updating, and deleting vehicle adverts in the Autotrader marketplace from third-party ...

Autotrader Images API

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.

Autotrader Search API

Provides filtered and sorted access to consumer vehicle adverts on the Autotrader marketplace. Enables partners to build consumer-facing search and browsing applications with Au...

Autotrader Valuations API

Delivers current UK market vehicle valuation data based on real-time Autotrader marketplace signals. Provides dealers and partners with trusted pricing intelligence for retail d...

Autotrader Vehicle Metrics API

Provides supply, demand, and pricing intelligence metrics to help retailers understand market positioning. Includes retail rating, average days to sell, and competitor analysis ...

Autotrader Future Valuations API

Returns predicted vehicle valuations for a specified future date, enabling dealers to forecast vehicle depreciation and make forward-looking pricing and acquisition decisions.

Autotrader Historic Valuations API

Provides access to historical vehicle valuation data, enabling trend analysis and retrospective pricing research across the UK automotive market.

Autotrader Deals API

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_U...

Autotrader Part Exchange API

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.

Autotrader Co-Driver API

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...

Autotrader Finance API

Beta API supporting finance application and quote management for vehicle purchases. Enables integration of motor finance products into the Autotrader deal flow and partner platf...

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Autotrader Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Autotrader Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Autotrader Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Autotrader Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

Support

Support

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

PartnerSite

PartnerSite

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

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.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: approval
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Requires approval
  confidence: medium
  source:
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
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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: '0.23'
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:
  - Image
  - CDN
  - Media
  tags_raw:
  - 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
  - Transaction
  - E-Commerce
  tags_raw:
  - 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:
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Content Generation
  - Image
  - Descriptions
  tags_raw:
  - 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

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