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Carwow Model Review API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series

Retrieve the Carwow expert review of a new car model: wowscore rating out of 10, the full review text as plain text, pros and cons, price range in GBP, body type, fuel type, seats, boot space, fuel economy range, engine size range and review videos. An unknown model answers 404 and is not billed.

Carwow Model Review API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
brand = bmw model = 4-series
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "title": "BMW 4 Series",
        "brand": "BMW",
        "model": "4 Series",
        "url": "https://www.carwow.co.uk/bmw/4-series",
        "summary": "The BMW 4 Series is a sleek premium coupe with great tech and strong engines. It feels firm at low speeds, though, and not everybody will be convinced by those front-end looks",
        "image_url": "https://images.prismic.io/carwow/a28bc8fe-53aa-412c-a34c-cace8d88d826_BMW-4-series-lead-1-scaled.jpg",
        "rating": 9,
        "best_rating": 10,
        "price_from": 46180,
        "price_to": 67860,
        "currency": "GBP",
...

Parameters

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

Runnable path

2 required parameters needed before sending a request.

brand string Required

Brand slug, lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Example: bmw.

Example value bmw
model string Required

Model slug. Example: 4-series.

Example value 4-series

Request Examples

PHP
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series",
    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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series');

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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series', 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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series',
    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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series")
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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series", 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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series', 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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series")
        .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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series", 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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series"
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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series"));
            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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series',
            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/carwow/model?brand=bmw&model=4-series")
        .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": {
        "title": "BMW 4 Series",
        "brand": "BMW",
        "model": "4 Series",
        "url": "https://www.carwow.co.uk/bmw/4-series",
        "summary": "The BMW 4 Series is a sleek premium coupe with great tech and strong engines. It feels firm at low speeds, though, and not everybody will be convinced by those front-end looks",
        "image_url": "https://images.prismic.io/carwow/a28bc8fe-53aa-412c-a34c-cace8d88d826_BMW-4-series-lead-1-scaled.jpg",
        "rating": 9,
        "best_rating": 10,
        "price_from": 46180,
        "price_to": 67860,
        "currency": "GBP",
        "body_type": "Coupes",
        "fuel_type": "Petrol",
        "seats": 4,
        "boot_litres": 440,
        "mpg_min": 39.8,
        "mpg_max": 44.8,
        "engine_litres_min": 2,
        "engine_litres_max": 3,
        "review": {
            "text": "How much is the BMW 4 Series?\n\nThe executive coupe arena is a popular one with a number of useful models vying for business. Aside from the 4 Series, two of the...",
            "published_at": "2023-07-06T15:07:56Z",
            "updated_at": "2025-01-17T13:02:15Z",
            "pros": [
                "Superb engine choices",
                "Great fun to drive on a country road",
                "Fantastic interior quality"
            ],
            "cons": [
                "Rear head room is tight for adults",
                "Some options only come in pricey packs",
                "That grille will turn some people off"
            ]
        },
        "videos": [
            {
                "title": "In-depth video review",
                "description": "Is the BMW 4 Series a good car? Watch Carwow\u2019s overview video to see a full in-depth review of the BMW 4 Series and hear Mat Watson\u2019s verdict on the car.",
                "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppLrUYDYTc",
                "thumbnail_url": "https://images.prismic.io/carwow/eb48c73d-85cd-458a-b659-859ab03020cf_bmw-4-series-review-thumbnail-nb-1.jpg",
                "uploaded_at": "2020-10-21T08:15:47Z"
            }
        ]
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "model",
        "billable": true
    }
}

Errors

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

422

Validation Error

A query parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.

{
    "errors": {
        "brand": [
            "The brand field is invalid."
        ]
    },
    "message": "The request validation failed"
}
404

Resource Not Found

The requested Carwow resource does not exist. This response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": false,
        "endpoint_family": "model"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "NOT_FOUND",
        "message": "The requested Carwow resource was not found."
    },
    "success": false
}
503

Invalid Source Response

The upstream answered with a page that no longer matches the documented contract. This response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "model"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "PARSER_DRIFT",
        "message": "The Carwow API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}
503

Service Unavailable

The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "model"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
        "message": "The Carwow API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}

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