CarAPI API
Overview
The developer friendly vehicle API. Make, model, trims and more via a RESTFul API
CarAPI is a vehicle API. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS and does not allow direct browser requests (no CORS).
At a glance
- Authentication
- API key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- No
- Category
- Vehicle
Questions
Does the CarAPI API need an API key?
Yes. The CarAPI API uses API key authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.
Can I call the CarAPI API from the browser?
Not directly. The CarAPI API does not send CORS headers, so call it from your server or a proxy instead of browser JavaScript.
Does the CarAPI API support HTTPS?
Yes, the CarAPI API is served over HTTPS.
What are alternatives to the CarAPI API?
Other Vehicle APIs include NHTSA, Mercedes-Benz, Kelley Blue Book, Smartcar, CarVector.
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Listed from public-apis database (MIT).