Motorcycle Specs & Data API
The Motorcycle Specs & Data API gives you a curated catalogue of motorcycles and scooters through simple GET endpoints. Browse makes and models, then search by make, model, year, type or free text.
Each record carries make, model, submodel, year, vehicle type (Motorcycle / Scooter) and motorcycle type (e.g. Street Motorcycle, Scooter). Read-only and edge-served for fast responses everywhere.
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Key features
- List all motorcycle makes
- List models for a make
- Search by make, model, year, type or free text
- Vehicle type and motorcycle type classification
- Narrowing-query search with clean 400 errors
Perfect for
- Motorcycle pickers and configurators
- Insurance and registration flows
- Marketplace filters
- Rider and dealer apps
Motorcycle Specs & Data API Documentation
Everything you need to integrate — base URL, auth, and copy-paste examples.
The Motorcycle Specs & Data API gives you a curated catalogue of motorcycles and scooters through simple GET endpoints. Browse makes and models, then search by make, model, year, type or free text.
Base URL
https://motorcycle-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.comAuthentication
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.
GET /v1/search?make=kawasaki&model=ninja
X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY
X-RapidAPI-Host: motorcycle-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.comRequest & response
GET /v1/search?make=kawasaki&model=ninja HTTP/1.1
Host: motorcycle-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com
X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY{
"count": 1,
"limit": 20,
"results": [
{
"make": "Kawasaki",
"model": "Ninja 500",
"submodel": "Ninja 500 ABS SE",
"year": 2025,
"vehicle_type": "Motorcycle",
"motorcycle_type": "Street Motorcycle"
}
]
}Code examples
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://motorcycle-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com/v1/search?make=kawasaki&model=ninja' \
--header 'X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY' \
--header 'X-RapidAPI-Host: motorcycle-specs-data-api.p.rapidapi.com'Available Endpoints
GET /v1/makes
List all motorcycle makes.
/v1/makesGET /v1/models
List models for a given make.
/v1/models?make=kawasakiGET /v1/search
Search models. Requires a narrowing query.
/v1/search?make=kawasaki&model=ninjaRequest Parameters
Optional Parameters
make- Exact make (case-insensitive).model- Partial model match.year- Exact model year (1900-2100).type- Partial motorcycle-type match (e.g. Scooter, Street Motorcycle).q- Free-text match (3+ chars to qualify as narrowing).limit- Max results (1-25, default 20).
Motorcycle 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.
Basic
- All endpoints
- Full dataset
- 1 req/s rate limit
- Hard cap (no overage)
Pro
- All endpoints
- 10 req/s rate limit
- $2.00 / 1k overage
Ultra
- All endpoints
- 25 req/s rate limit
- $0.80 / 1k overage
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Frequently asked questions
Make, model, submodel, year, vehicle type (Motorcycle or Scooter) and motorcycle type such as Street Motorcycle or Scooter.
Call /motorcycles/v1/search with filters like make, model, year or type. The query must be narrow — a model, a 3+ character q, or at least two filters — otherwise it returns a 400.
A curated sample of about 340 models across 30 makes, model years 1903-2025. List endpoints return up to 25 rows per call.
Pass ?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY directly, or use the X-RapidAPI-Key header through RapidAPI.
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