Is there an API for Carfax?

Carfax does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for carfax.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Carfax data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when carfax.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Carfax account?

No. Every Carfax action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Carfax API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Vehicles

Carfax API

carfax.com

Carfax used car search and vehicle history

Actions: 3
Category: Vehicles
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the Carfax API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_carfax_com_research_pages.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_carfax_com_research_pages",
    "params": {
      "make": "Honda",
      "model": "Civic"
    }
  }'

3 actions on carfax.com

Read

Research Pages
act_carfax_com_research_pagesread1 credit / call
List CARFAX research pages for a make and model, including reliability, specification, predicted value and review content from the public research page.
make
string · required
model
string · required
year
integer
Used Listing Detail
act_carfax_com_used_listing_detailread1 credit / call
Get a CARFAX used listing's public detail: published history summary (accidents, owners, service records, title brands marked report-only), specification, features, listed price, price-history notes and dealer details.
vin
string · required
zip
string
Used Listing Search
act_carfax_com_used_listing_searchread1 credit / call
Search CARFAX used-car listings by make, model, year, zip, radius, mileage and price. Returns title, year, make, model, trim, mileage, listed price, dealer, location, accident-reported flag, owner count and listing URL.
zip
string · required
radius
integer
make
string
model
string
year_min
integer
year_max
integer
mileage_min
integer
mileage_max
integer
price_min
integer
price_max
integer
rows
integer

Carfax API questions

Is there an API for Carfax?: Carfax does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for carfax.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Carfax data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when carfax.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Carfax account?: No. Every Carfax action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Carfax API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.