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Auto Trader UK Search API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance

Search current car listings with postcode location, price, mileage, registration year, fuel, transmission, body type, colour, seller type, distance and sort filters. Returns natural and dealer stock listings with numeric prices, mileage, media, dealer links and a live pagination signal.

Auto Trader UK Search API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
postcode = SW1A1AA
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "listings": [],
        "pagination": {
            "page": 1,
            "page_count": 2125,
            "total_results": 42498,
            "has_more": true
        }
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "search"
    }
...

Parameters

Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.

Runnable path

1 required parameter needed before sending a request.

17 optional filters available.

postcode string Required

UK postcode that scopes the search, e.g. SW1A1AA.

Example value SW1A1AA
price_search_type string Optional

total or monthly. Defaults to total.

Example value total
make string Optional

Vehicle make, e.g. BMW.

Example value BMW
model string Optional

Vehicle model, e.g. 3 Series.

Example value example
min_price integer Optional

Optional minimum price in GBP.

Example value 10
max_price integer Optional

Optional maximum price in GBP.

Example value 10
min_year_manufactured integer Optional

Optional minimum first registration year.

Example value 10
max_year_manufactured integer Optional

Optional maximum first registration year.

Example value 10
min_mileage integer Optional

Optional minimum mileage in miles.

Example value 10
max_mileage integer Optional

Optional maximum mileage in miles.

Example value 10
fuel_type array Optional

Repeatable fuel value, e.g. Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid.

Example value ["example"]
transmission string Optional

Automatic or Manual.

Example value example
body_type string Optional

e.g. Saloon, SUV, Hatchback, Coupe, Estate.

Example value example
colour string Optional

e.g. Black, White, Silver.

Example value example
seller_type string Optional

private or trade.

Example value example
distance integer Optional

Search radius in miles from the postcode, 1 to 200.

Example value 10
sort string Optional

relevance, price_asc, price_desc, distance, mileage, year_dsc, year_asc or most_recent.

Example value relevance
page integer Optional

Result page, 1 to 100. Defaults to 1.

Example value 1

Request Examples

PHP
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
PHP
<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

$response = Http::timeout(30)
    ->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
    ->get('https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance');

if ($response->successful()) {
    echo $response->body();
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
JavaScript
const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    }
};

fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance', options)
    .then(response => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return response.text();
    })
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
JavaScript
const axios = require('axios');

const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance',
    headers: {
        x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    }
};

try {
    const response = await axios(options);
    console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
Ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'

begin
    response = http.request(request)
    puts response.body
rescue => e
    puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
Python
import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    conn.request("GET", "/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance", headers=headers)
    res = conn.getresponse()
    data = res.read()
    print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
    conn.close()
Python
import requests

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance', headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
Java
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ApiExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url("https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance")
        .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                System.out.println(response.body().string());
            } else {
                System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}
Go
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance", nil)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
        return
    }
    req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
        return
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Terminal
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance"
C#
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        using var client = new HttpClient();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");

        try
        {
            var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance"));
            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            Console.WriteLine(content);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
}
TypeScript
import axios from 'axios';

async function run(): Promise<void> {
    try {
        const response = await axios({
            method: 'GET',
            url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance',
            headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
            },
        });

        console.log(response.data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
}

void run();
RUST
use reqwest::Client;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .get("https://scrappa.co/api/autotrader-uk/v1/search?postcode=SW1A1AA&price_search_type=total&make=BMW&page=1&sort=relevance")
        .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
        .send()
        .await?;

    println!("{}", response.text().await?);

    Ok(())
}

Response Schema

Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.

Example response fields

Scan these fields before integrating.

success data meta
JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "listings": [],
        "pagination": {
            "page": 1,
            "page_count": 2125,
            "total_results": 42498,
            "has_more": true
        }
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "search"
    }
}

Errors

Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.

Record Not Found

The requested listing or dealer is no longer available. This response is not billable.

Validation Error

A public parameter or range is invalid. This response is not billable.

Invalid Source Response

Auto Trader UK returned an invalid response. This response is not billable.

Service Unavailable

The service could not obtain a complete result. This response is not billable.

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