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Sub Models

GET `/api/submodels/v2`

GET Auth required

Returns vehicle sub-models (e.g. Sport, Limited, XLT) for cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. The demo dataset covers sub-models sold between 2015–2020. To access the full range from 1900 to today, subscribe and include a valid JWT.

Sample Request

curl "https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2?year=2024&make=Toyota&model=Tacoma" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN_HERE"

const params = new URLSearchParams({ year: '2024', make: 'Toyota', model: 'Tacoma' });

const response = await fetch(`https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2?${params}`, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${jwt}`
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log('Sub Models:', data);

import requests

headers = {
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {jwt}'
}

params = {
    'year': '2024',
    'make': 'Toyota',
    'model': 'Tacoma'
}

response = requests.get(
    'https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2',
    headers=headers,
    params=params
)

data = response.json()
print('Sub Models:', data)

use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$client = new Client();

$response = $client->get('https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2', [
    'headers' => [
        'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN_HERE',
    ],
    'query' => [
        'year'  => '2024',
        'make'  => 'Toyota',
        'model' => 'Tacoma',
    ],
]);

$data = json_decode($response->getBody(), true);
print_r($data);

$url = 'https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2?' . http_build_query([
    'year'  => '2024',
    'make'  => 'Toyota',
    'model' => 'Tacoma',
]);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN_HERE',
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);

Sample Response

{
  "collection": {
    "url": "/api/submodels/v2?year=2024&make=toyota&model=tacoma",
    "count": 8,
    "pages": 1,
    "total": 8,
    "next": "",
    "prev": "",
    "first": "/api/submodels/v2?year=2024&make=toyota&model=tacoma",
    "last": ""
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 80735,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "Limited"
    },
    {
      "id": 80736,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "SR"
    },
    {
      "id": 80737,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "SR5"
    },
    {
      "id": 80738,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "TRD Off-Road"
    },
    {
      "id": 80739,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "TRD PreRunner"
    },
    {
      "id": 80740,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "TRD Pro"
    },
    {
      "id": 80741,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "TRD Sport"
    },
    {
      "id": 80742,
      "oem_make_model_id": 5688,
      "year": 2024,
      "make": "Toyota",
      "model": "Tacoma",
      "submodel": "Trailhunter"
    }
  ]
}

Filtering

curl "https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2?year=2024&json=[{\"field\":\"make\",\"op\":\"in\",\"val\":[\"Ford\",\"Acura\"]}]" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN_HERE"

const filter = JSON.stringify([
  { field: 'make', op: 'in', val: ['Ford', 'Acura'] }
]);

const response = await fetch(
  `https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2?year=2024&json=${encodeURIComponent(filter)}`,
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${jwt}` } }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log('Sub Models:', data);

import requests
import json

headers = {
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {jwt}'
}

params = {
    'year': '2024',
    'json': json.dumps([
        {'field': 'make', 'op': 'in', 'val': ['Ford', 'Acura']}
    ])
}

response = requests.get(
    'https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2',
    headers=headers,
    params=params
)

data = response.json()
print('Sub Models:', data)

use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$client = new Client();

$response = $client->get('https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2', [
    'headers' => [
        'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN_HERE',
    ],
    'query' => [
        'year' => '2024',
        'json' => json_encode([
            ['field' => 'make', 'op' => 'in', 'val' => ['Ford', 'Acura']],
        ]),
    ],
]);

$data = json_decode($response->getBody(), true);
print_r($data);

$filter = json_encode([
    ['field' => 'make', 'op' => 'in', 'val' => ['Ford', 'Acura']],
]);

$url = 'https://carapi.app/api/submodels/v2?' . http_build_query(['year' => '2024', 'json' => $filter]);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN_HERE',
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);