CarGurus
CarGurus is an automotive shopping and dealer marketing platform that connects car shoppers with franchise and independent dealers through data-driven listings, its Instant Market Value (IMV) deal ratings, and dealer reviews. For developers and partners, CarGurus publishes a small set of documented HTTP APIs under /Cars/api/ - an open Car Selector API for building new/used search widgets, and partner/dealer-gated APIs for Instant Market Value, dealer reviews, and dealer performance statistics (leads, VDPs, SRPs, impressions). Dealer inventory itself is ingested through inventory feeds (feed providers / IMT), not a documented public pull API, and leads are delivered to dealer CRMs rather than exposed as a public REST endpoint.
CarGurus publishes 12 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Car Selector API, Dealer Reviews API, Dealer Stats API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Automotive, Marketplace, Car Listings, Dealers, and Vehicle Pricing.
The CarGurus catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
CarGurus’ developer surface includes documentation, signup flow, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.
Kin Score
Standards implemented 1
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APIs 12
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
CarGurus Car Selector API
Open API for building new/used listing search widgets.
CarGurus Dealer Reviews API
Retrieve sales reviews for a specific dealer.
CarGurus Dealer Stats API
Retrieve dealer inventory performance statistics.
CarGurus Instant Market Value API
Retrieve CarGurus Instant Market Value and deal rating for cars.
CarGurus Dealer Stats API
Retrieves daily performance statistics for dealer inventory including search result page views, vehicle detail page clicks, and lead generation metrics across email, phone, chat...
CarGurus Instant Market Value API
Returns vehicle market valuations and deal ratings (Great Price, Good Price, Fair Price, etc.) based on VIN, make, model, trim, mileage, and location data, enabling real-time pr...
CarGurus Dealer Reviews API
Provides access to consumer dealer reviews including ratings, review text, author information, timestamps, and dealer management responses, supporting reputation management and ...
CarGurus Dealer SMS API
Enables dealers to send SMS and MMS messages to consumers, supporting text and media content up to 1600 characters and 10 media attachments for direct dealer-to-consumer communi...
CarGurus Car Selector API
Provides vehicle make and model lookup capabilities and generates search result URLs for new and used vehicle listings, supporting affiliate and partner integration for vehicle ...
CarGurus SEM Ad Landing Page URL Generator API
Generates targeted landing page URLs for Search Engine Marketing ad campaigns, enabling partners to create deep-linked pages pointing to relevant vehicle search results on CarGu...
CarGurus SEM Filter Values API
Supplies filter values used for constructing SEM campaigns and search configurations on the CarGurus platform, supporting dynamic ad targeting and search filter integration.
CarGurus Body Type Groups API
Provides vehicle body type classification and translation data, mapping CarGurus body type identifiers to human-readable labels for use in vehicle search and filtering interfaces.
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Open Collections 3
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
CarGurus Developer APIs Car Selector API
OPEN COLLECTIONCarGurus Developer APIs Car Selector Dealer Stats API
OPEN COLLECTIONCarGurus API pricing
Not yet checked against CarGurus's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-07-10 from www.cargurus.com/Cars/developers/; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Car Selector API (Open) free | — |
| Dealer and Partner APIs (Credentialed) subscription | — |
| Partner Integration Agreement enterprise | — |
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Spectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.
CarGurus API Rules
SPECTRALSecurity Posture 1
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 1
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Commercial 1
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 4
The organization behind the API
Source (apis.yml)
CarGurus API — frequently asked questions
Does CarGurus have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 12 APIs from CarGurus, including CarGurus Car Selector API, CarGurus Dealer Reviews API and CarGurus Dealer Stats API, and 9 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the CarGurus API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 4 OpenAPI specifications for CarGurus, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the CarGurus API?
CarGurus uses bearer-token authentication.
How much does the CarGurus API cost?
APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for CarGurus, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the CarGurus API ready for AI agents?
CarGurus has a Kin Score of 28.5 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 19.0 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.
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