Is there an API for CarsForSale?

CarsForSale does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for carsforsale.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 CarsForSale 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 carsforsale.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a CarsForSale account?

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

What does the CarsForSale 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

CarsForSale API

carsforsale.com

CarsForSale used vehicle marketplace

Actions: 5
Category: Vehicles
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the CarsForSale API

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

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_carsforsale_com_browse_listings",
    "params": {
      "make": "Honda"
    }
  }'

5 actions on carsforsale.com

Read

Browse Listings
act_carsforsale_com_browse_listingsread1 credit / call
Browse CarsForSale listings by make and optional model.
make
string · required
model
string
page
integer
Dealer Profile
act_carsforsale_com_dealer_profileread1 credit / call
Get a CarsForSale dealer/seller profile: address, phone, rating and inventory count.
dealer_slug
string · required
Listing Detail
act_carsforsale_com_listing_detailread1 credit / call
Get a CarsForSale listing's full detail including VIN, specs, features, photos, vehicle history notes and seller.
listing_id
string · required
Listing Search
act_carsforsale_com_listing_searchread1 credit / call
Search CarsForSale used listings by make, model, year range, zip, radius, price, mileage, body style, fuel and transmission.
zip_code
string · required
make
string
model
string
min_year
integer
max_year
integer
radius
integer
min_price
integer
max_price
integer
max_mileage
integer
body_style
string
fuel_type
string
transmission
string
page
integer
Marketplace Catalog
act_carsforsale_com_marketplace_catalogread1 credit / call
List makes, models and body styles covered by CarsForSale.
make
string

CarsForSale API questions

Is there an API for CarsForSale?: CarsForSale does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for carsforsale.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 CarsForSale 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 carsforsale.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a CarsForSale account?: No. Every CarsForSale action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the CarsForSale 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.