Structured European car specifications — 103,099 variants, 180 spec types, list prices by model year and EV data, in 20 languages. Buy exactly the modules you need, then keep them up to date.
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Most car-data APIs are US-centric, English-only and stop at make/model/year. Ours is built for Europe: generation- and facelift-level granularity, new-car list prices by model year, first-class EV specifications, and a CDN of about 80,000 images in three sizes.
And it speaks 20 languages — spec labels, terminology and names are localized so you can ship the same product across markets without building your own translation layer.
Autofill listings, normalise trims and decode specs from make/model/generation.
Power vehicle valuation and risk models with structured specs and list prices by model year.
Compute TCO, CO₂ and consumption across thousands of variants.
Embed spec tables, side-by-side comparisons and localized terminology.
Battery capacity, range, energy labels and charging-relevant data.
Structured, citable automotive knowledge in 20 languages.
A versioned REST API. Everything is a GET, returns JSON, and is cacheable. A ?locale= parameter localizes labels and terminology across all 20 languages.
Request
curl https://api.cars-data.com/v1/variants/12345?locale=en \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"Response
{
"data": {
"id": 12345,
"brand": "bmw",
"model": "3-series",
"generation": "g20",
"name": "320i",
"year": 2019,
"specs": {
"power_hp": { "v": 184, "u": "hp", "label": "Power" },
"torque_nm": { "v": 300, "u": "Nm", "label": "Torque" },
"fuel_type": { "v": "petrol", "label": "Fuel type" },
"transmission": { "v": "automatic", "label": "Transmission" },
"accel_0_100_s": { "v": 7.1, "u": "s", "label": "0–100 km/h" },
"cons_combined": { "v": 6.1, "u": "l/100km","label": "Consumption" },
"co2_g_km": { "v": 138, "u": "g/km", "label": "CO₂" }
}
},
"meta": { "locale": "en", "units": "metric", "last_synced": "2026-06-01" }
}4% of your export price per month, from €49/month, billed in advance annually (10 months’ price) or quarterly. Updates arrive at least quarterly: a full snapshot plus a change file (added / changed / removed, keyed on stable IDs), so you can sync your own database. Coverage varies by field — the coverage sheet shows exactly what is filled before you buy.
Paid by invoice or bank transfer — no online checkout. Licence terms: Data & API terms. Get a quote →
Tick the modules and languages you need and you’ll see an estimate straight away; we reply by email with the final quote and a coverage sheet. (Just want to call the live API or connect an agent? That’s the AI-agents page.)
I just want to call the API or connect an AI agent — can I do that now?
Yes. The live self-serve API, MCP server and Apify Actor are on the companion page, cars-data.com/en/api/for-ai-agents, with an instant free key. This page covers the separate data-licensing track — exports of exactly the data you need, with optional updates.
Can I publish the data on my own website?
Yes, with the public-display licence: the data can be shown on your own site or app with visible attribution to cars-data.com. It costs twice the internal-use price. Reselling or redistributing the raw data, as files or through your own API, is not licensed.
What format does the API use?
A versioned REST API (/v1) returning JSON, authenticated with an X-Api-Key header. Responses are cacheable and consistent, with cursor pagination and an OpenAPI specification.
Which languages are supported?
Spec labels, terminology and brand/model names are available in 20 languages via a locale parameter. Numeric values are language-independent; free-text value localization is on the roadmap.
How fresh is the data?
The catalogue is refreshed in batches, at least quarterly — it is not a real-time feed. Every variant carries a last-synced timestamp, and subscribers receive a full snapshot plus a change file after each refresh.
Can I buy the data as a one-time export?
Yes. Choose modules from €190 each (the catalog is always included), or take Full Specs at €2,900 or Full + Media at €3,900. Files are CSV and JSON with a field dictionary and a per-field coverage sheet. Orders are fulfilled manually and paid by invoice or bank transfer — there is no online checkout.
How do updates work?
An optional subscription: 4% of your export price per month, from €49/month, billed annually or quarterly in advance. Each refresh brings a full snapshot plus a change file of added, changed and removed records keyed on stable IDs.
Where does the data come from?
Specifications are aggregated, normalised and structured by cars-data.com across many sources, then enriched with translations, list prices and a consistent schema. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.