Vehicle Attributes

GET /api/vehicle-attributes

GET

Returns all valid values for a given vehicle attribute. Use this to discover valid filter values before querying endpoints such as Bodies, Engines, and Colors.

Available Attributes

Attribute	Description
bodies.type	Body style (e.g. SUV, Sedan, Pickup)
engines.cam_type	Camshaft type (e.g. DOHC, SOHC)
engines.cylinders	Number of cylinders
engines.drive_type	Drive type (e.g. AWD, FWD, RWD)
engines.engine_type	Engine type (e.g. Gas, Diesel, Electric)
engines.fuel_type	Fuel type (e.g. Regular Unleaded, Premium Unleaded)
engines.transmission	Transmission type (e.g. Automatic, Manual)
engines.valve_timing	Valve timing type
engines.valves	Number of valves

Note

Please check the API responses for the most up-to-date list of available attributes, as new attributes may be added over time.

Sample Request

cURL

curl "https://carapi.app/api/vehicle-attributes?attribute=bodies.type"

NodeJS

const params = new URLSearchParams({ attribute: 'bodies.type' });

const response = await fetch(
  `https://carapi.app/api/vehicle-attributes?${params}`
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log('Attribute values:', data);

Python

import requests

params = {
    'attribute': 'bodies.type'
}

response = requests.get(
    'https://carapi.app/api/vehicle-attributes',
    params=params
)

data = response.json()
print('Attribute values:', data)

PHP (Guzzle)

use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$client = new Client();

$response = $client->get('https://carapi.app/api/vehicle-attributes', [
    'query' => [
        'attribute' => 'bodies.type',
    ],
]);

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

PHP (cURL)

$url = 'https://carapi.app/api/vehicle-attributes?' . http_build_query([
    'attribute' => 'bodies.type',
]);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

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

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

Sample Response

[
  "Cargo Van",
  "Convertible",
  "Coupe",
  "Crew Cab Pickup",
  "Extended Cab Pickup",
  "Hatchback",
  "Minivan",
  "Passenger Van",
  "Regular Cab Pickup",
  "SUV",
  "Sedan",
  "Wagon"
]