# Carvana Taxonomy API Documentation

Retrieve the Carvana make and model reference lists with live counts. Pass a make filter to get its models.

- **Documentation:** [https://scrappa.co/docs/carvana-api/carvana_taxonomy](https://scrappa.co/docs/carvana-api/carvana_taxonomy)
- **API group:** Carvana API
- **Endpoint:** `POST https://scrappa.co/api/carvana/taxonomy`

## Authentication

Send your Scrappa API key in the `X-API-KEY` request header. Paid endpoints also support accountless x402 payments when called without an API key.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `filters.makes` | array | Yes | Array of make objects with name. |

## Example request

```bash
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/carvana/taxonomy?filters%5Bmakes%5D%5B0%5D%5Bname%5D=Ford"
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "makes": []
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "taxonomy"
    }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Error | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | Carvana rejected the request filters |  |
| 422 | Carvana could not accept the requested filters |  |
| 503 | The Carvana API is temporarily unavailable |  |

## More Scrappa resources

- [API documentation](https://scrappa.co/docs)
- [Full LLM-readable API reference](https://scrappa.co/llms-full.txt)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://scrappa.co/docs/api.json)
- [Pricing](https://scrappa.co/pricing)