Make, model, year, trim & engine specs

Car Specs & Data API

The Car Specs & Data API gives you instant access to a curated database of vehicle configurations through simple GET endpoints. Browse makes and models, then search exact specs by make, model, year, body style or fuel type.

Each record carries make, model, year, submodel, trim, body style, full engine details (CC and CID displacement, cylinder count and layout, litre badge, aspiration), drive type, door count and a display name. Read-only and edge-served, so it is fast everywhere.

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Configurations

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Response Time

Makes

Key features

List all car makes
List models for a make
Search by make, model, year, body, fuel or free text
Full engine details (CC/CID, cylinders, litre, aspiration)
Drive type, body style and door count
Narrowing-query search with clean 400 errors

Perfect for

Vehicle pickers and configurators
Insurance and registration flows
Parts-fitment lookups
Automotive marketplaces
Fleet and dealer tools

Documentation

Car Specs & Data API Documentation

Everything you need to integrate — base URL, auth, and copy-paste examples.

Base URL

https://car-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com

Authentication

Subscribe on RapidAPI and send your X-RapidAPI-Key on every request — RapidAPI also sets the X-RapidAPI-Host header. No key is ever placed in the URL.

headers

GET /v1/search?make=ford&model=explorer&year=2026
X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY
X-RapidAPI-Host: car-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com

Request & response

Request

http

GET /v1/search?make=ford&model=explorer&year=2026 HTTP/1.1
Host: car-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com
X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY

Response

json

{
  "count": 1,
  "limit": 20,
  "results": [
    {
      "make": "Ford",
      "model": "Explorer",
      "year": 2026,
      "trim": "ST Sport Utility 4-Door",
      "body": "Sport Utility",
      "engine": "3.0L 2956CC 181Cu. In. V6 GAS DOHC Turbocharged",
      "fuel_type": "GAS",
      "drive_type": "AWD",
      "display_name": "Ford Explorer 2026 ST"
    }
  ]
}

Code examples

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://car-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com/v1/search?make=ford&model=explorer&year=2026' \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY' \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Host: car-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com'

Available Endpoints

GET /v1/makes

List all car makes.

/v1/makes

GET /v1/models

List models for a given make.

/v1/models?make=ford

GET /v1/search

Search configurations. Requires a narrowing query (a model, a 3+ char q, or at least two filters).

/v1/search?make=ford&model=explorer&year=2026

Request Parameters

Optional Parameters

make - Exact make (case-insensitive).
model - Partial model match.
year - Exact model year (1900-2100).
body - Partial body-style match (e.g. Sport Utility).
fuel - Exact fuel type (e.g. GAS, DIESEL).
q - Free-text match (3+ chars to qualify as narrowing).
limit - Max results (1-25, default 20).

Pricing

Car Specs & Data API Pricing

Simple, scalable pricing built to reward upgrading — every tier lowers your per-request cost. The free tier is hard-capped for evaluation.

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Basic

Free

100 Requests / Month

All endpoints
Full dataset
1 req/s rate limit
Hard cap (no overage)

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$9.99/month

10,000 Requests / Month

All endpoints
10 req/s rate limit
$2.00 / 1k overage

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Ultra

$29.99/month

100,000 Requests / Month

All endpoints
25 req/s rate limit
$0.80 / 1k overage

Mega

$99.99/month

500,000 Requests / Month

All endpoints
50 req/s rate limit
$0.30 / 1k overage

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Make, model, year, submodel, trim, body style, full engine details (CC and CID displacement, cylinder count and layout, litre badge, aspiration), drive type, door count and a human-readable display name.

Call /cars/v1/search with filters such as make, model and year, for example /cars/v1/search?make=ford&model=explorer&year=2026. The query must be narrow enough — supply a model, a 3+ character q, or at least two filters — otherwise the request returns a 400.

It is a curated sample of roughly 560 configurations across 53 makes spanning model years 1911-2026. List endpoints return up to 25 rows per call.

Pass your key as ?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY when calling the edge endpoint directly, or send the X-RapidAPI-Key header when subscribing through RapidAPI. No OAuth, SDK or webhooks.

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