DealerSocket

DealerSocket is an automotive dealership CRM and Dealer Management System (DMS) software platform for franchise and independent auto dealers, covering customer relationship management, inventory management, websites, digital marketing, and desking/deals. DealerSocket is a Solera company (acquired 2021; part of Solera's Vehicle Solutions line of business). DealerSocket exposes a set of inbound and outbound integration APIs - lead forwarding, deal push to the DMS, customer updates, activity and CTI/call logging - but access is not self-serve. It is delivered through DealerSocket's Certified Partners program (launched 2013, 500-plus integration points) and is application-, contract-, and certification-gated. There is no public developer portal, no published authentication reference, and no public endpoint or base-URL documentation; the logical APIs below are modeled from DealerSocket's public integrations page rather than a self-serve API reference.

DealerSocket publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Automotive, Dealership, CRM, DMS, and Leads.

The DealerSocket catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

DealerSocket’s developer surface includes documentation, support, engineering blog, and 17 more developer resources.

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30.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

4 APIs

Automotive Dealership CRM DMS Leads Inventory DealsSoleraPartner APICertified Partners

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 30.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.3 / 20

Access Clarity 5.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.1 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 4

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Lifecycle

Lifecycle

Webhooks

Webhooks

Conventions

Conventions

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

RateLimits

RateLimits

Support

Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 5

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

CertifiedPartners

CertifiedPartners

Blog

Blog

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

ParentCompany

ParentCompany

Source (apis.yml)

aid: dealersocket
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dealersocket/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: DealerSocket
kind: company
description: DealerSocket is an automotive dealership CRM and Dealer Management System (DMS) software platform for franchise
  and independent auto dealers, covering customer relationship management, inventory management, websites, digital marketing,
  and desking/deals. DealerSocket is a Solera company (acquired 2021; part of Solera's Vehicle Solutions line of business).
  DealerSocket exposes a set of inbound and outbound integration APIs - lead forwarding, deal push to the DMS, customer updates,
  activity and CTI/call logging - but access is not self-serve. It is delivered through DealerSocket's Certified Partners
  program (launched 2013, 500-plus integration points) and is application-, contract-, and certification-gated. There is no
  public developer portal, no published authentication reference, and no public endpoint or base-URL documentation; the logical
  APIs below are modeled from DealerSocket's public integrations page rather than a self-serve API reference.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dealersocket.png
tags:
- Automotive
- Dealership
- CRM
- DMS
- Leads
- Inventory
- Deals
- Solera
- Partner API
- Certified Partners
created: '2026-07-10'
modified: '2026-08-10'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: dealersocket:dealersocket-crm-leads-api
  name: DealerSocket CRM & Leads API
  tags:
  - CRM
  - Leads
  - Activities
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.dealersocket.com
  endpointsModeled: true
  properties:
  - url: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
    type: Documentation
  description: Lead and CRM integration surface. Includes the outbound Lead Forwarding Service (forwards incoming and processed
    dealership lead data to a third-party vendor as XML or email), inbound Activity Insert/Update (create or update activity/to-do
    records such as calls, appointments, work notes, and web leads), and EntitySync (link website visitor data to existing
    customer records). Access is partner- and certification-gated; specific endpoints, base URL, and authentication are not
    publicly documented, so this entry is modeled from DealerSocket's public integrations listing.
- aid: dealersocket:dealersocket-customers-api
  name: DealerSocket Customers API
  tags:
  - Customers
  - CRM
  - Contacts
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.dealersocket.com
  endpointsModeled: true
  properties:
  - url: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
    type: Documentation
  description: Inbound customer integration surface. The Customer Update integration modifies customer records in DealerSocket
    CRM (with insert of not-yet-found customers noted as forthcoming on the public integrations page). Used by certified third
    parties to keep dealership customer data in sync. Access is partner- and certification-gated; endpoints, base URL, and
    authentication are not publicly documented, so this entry is modeled from DealerSocket's public integrations listing.
- aid: dealersocket:dealersocket-deals-api
  name: DealerSocket Deals & Desking API
  tags:
  - Deals
  - Desking
  - DMS
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.dealersocket.com
  endpointsModeled: true
  properties:
  - url: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
    type: Documentation
  description: Outbound deal integration surface. Deal Push Basic performs a one-way push of basic deal data (customer, co-buyer,
    salesperson, and vehicle of interest) to the DMS, and Deal Push Advanced extends it with desking and financial information.
    Used to move showroom/desking deals from DealerSocket into a dealer management system. Access is partner- and certification-gated;
    endpoints, base URL, and authentication are not publicly documented, so this entry is modeled from DealerSocket's public
    integrations listing.
- aid: dealersocket:dealersocket-cti-activity-api
  name: DealerSocket CTI & Activity Logging API
  tags:
  - CTI
  - Telephony
  - Work Notes
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.dealersocket.com
  endpointsModeled: true
  properties:
  - url: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
    type: Documentation
  description: Inbound call-tracking and activity-logging surface. CTI Direct Post logs inbound and outbound call information
    for activity tracking, Call Vendor Direct Post Work Note Update appends call follow-up data and transcripts, Event Update
    updates sales and service event work notes, and Work Note Insert appends notes to open events. Used by certified telephony
    and call-analytics vendors. Access is partner- and certification-gated; endpoints, base URL, and authentication are not
    publicly documented, so this entry is modeled from DealerSocket's public integrations listing.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dealersocket-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dealersocket
- type: Website
  url: https://dealersocket.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dealersocket.com/apis/
- type: CertifiedPartners
  url: https://dealersocket.com/resources/certified-partners/
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://www.solera.com/solutions/dealers/dealersocket/
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/dealersocket-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.dealersocket.com/
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/dealersocket-outbound-webhooks.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/dealersocket-conventions.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/dealersocket-packages.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/dealersocket-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/dealersocket-rate-limits.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/dealersocket-llms.txt
- type: Support
  url: https://dealersocket.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://dealersocket.com/resources/dealersocket-blog/
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://dealersocket.com/feed/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://dealersocket.com/terms-conditions/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.solera.com/privacy-center/
- type: Login
  url: https://www.dealer.solera.com/login/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-10'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 8
  pass: local-v1

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APIs 4

DealerSocket CRM & Leads API

DealerSocket Customers API

DealerSocket Deals & Desking API

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