Vehicle History
Request a vehicles history on marketplaces
Overview
The Vehicle History API allows you to access historical lead listing data from a variety of used car marketplaces. This API requires authentication and an appropriate license attached to it.
The Endpoint operates on a tiered system of queries:
VIN - The first initial call can be made to VIN + Region. However, if VIN does not return any history information, the following data is required as a fallback.
Year
Make
Model
Registration
It is recommended to provide all available data points when doing a Vehicle History call, only use VIN if no other data is available.
The Make, Model fields are format-sensitive and rely on AutoGrabs Vehicle Search or ID lookup formatting. If using unsupported make and model descriptions, the vehicle history will not be returned when otherwise it could have been using the correct formatting.
Example
For example, if you were to use all available identifiers, your request would resemble the request below.
If that vehicle is found, all its relevant events will be included in the response, an example is below.
Vehicle History Events
The Vehicle History endpoint delivers detailed information on events related to a listing. The following events are possible on a given listings.
Listing - the detection of a listing being added to its relevant marketplace.
Delisting - the detection of a listing being removed from its relevant marketplace, this is frequently and reliably related to a sale of the vehicle.
Price Change - the detection of a movement in the price, see the features section below for more information.
Example
To perform an example request:
An example payload is included below to illustrate a potential response.
Features
You can opt to enrich your vehicle history payload by passing in a feature or features separated by commas.
Price Changes
Currently, we support the price_changes
feature that will show you fluctuations in the price. Passing this feature will return upward on downward movements in the listings' price.
Include by adding feature=price_changes
Contact your sales rep to understand your commercial rate card for each feature.
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