# TheCarApi

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/thecarapi/  
**Website:** https://thecarapi.com/docs  
**APIs profiled:** 1

A multi-source vehicle auction inventory REST/JSON API aggregating live and archived auction listings and European retail classifieds. Provides search, facets, catalog, auction detail & price history, VIN history, market intelligence, and import cost calculators. Fully specified via OpenAPI 3.1 with Postman collection and agent-native documentation (llms.txt).

## Kin Score — 52.2 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-09-02 under rubric 0.18.0. Trend: rising (+21.0 from 31.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 40.0 |
| Governance | 8.3 |
| Contract Governance | 8.3 |
| Operational Transparency | 63.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 63.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 63.2 |
| Access Clarity | 63.2 |

## Agent readiness — 23.0 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| OpenAPI Examples | documented |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (1)

- **TheCarApi REST API** — REST/JSON API for multi-source vehicle auction inventory, search, facets, auction detail and price history, VIN history, market intel, classifieds, and import cost calculation. ...

## Security (2)

- **Thecarapi Authentication** — apiKey/http · 3 schemes
- **Thecarapi Domain Security** — TLSv1.3

## Plans (1)

- **Thecarapi Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Automotive, Vehicle Data, Car Auctions, Used Cars, Vehicle Inventory, Classifieds, Market Intelligence, Pricing, VIN, Image CDN, Europe, Korea, Japan Auctions

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/thecarapi/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.