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Motors.co.uk Search API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford

Search used cars or vans on Motors.co.uk around a UK postcode: for each vehicle the id, title, make, model, trim, price in GBP, mileage, engine size, body type, colour, fuel type, transmission, registration, dates, distance in miles, image, dealer and the public listing url. Filter by make, model, price, mileage, age, fuel type, body type and transmission. Page with page and page_size; has_more is true while more pages exist. A valid search with no matches is a successful response with an empty results list.

Motors.co.uk Search API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
postcode = M1 1AE
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "total": 6453,
        "page": 1,
        "page_size": 20,
        "has_more": true,
        "results": [
            {
                "id": 78705550,
                "url": "https://www.cazoo.co.uk/cars-for-sale/78705550/",
                "title": "2007 (07) - 1.8 LX 5dr",
                "make": "Ford",
                "model": "Mondeo",
...

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.

14 optional filters available.

postcode string Required

UK postcode, e.g. M1 1AE. Example: M1 1AE.

Example value M1 1AE
radius integer Optional

Search radius in miles, 1 to 1000. Defaults to 50.

Example value 50
vehicle_type string Optional

CAR or VAN. Defaults to CAR.

Example value example
make string Optional

Make name from the makes endpoint. Example: Ford.

Example value Ford
model string Optional

Model name from the models endpoint. Needs make. Example: Focus.

Example value example
min_price integer Optional

Minimum price in GBP.

Example value 10
max_price integer Optional

Maximum price in GBP.

Example value 10
max_mileage integer Optional

Maximum mileage in miles.

Example value 10
max_age integer Optional

Maximum vehicle age in years.

Example value 10
fuel_type string Optional

One fuel type, e.g. Diesel, Petrol or Electric.

Example value example
body_type string Optional

One body type, e.g. Estate or Hatchback.

Example value example
transmission string Optional

Manual or Automatic.

Example value example
sort string Optional

PRICE_LOW, PRICE_HIGH, MILEAGE_LOW, MILEAGE_HIGH, AGE_LOW, AGE_HIGH or DISTANCE. Defaults to PRICE_LOW.

Example value relevance
page integer Optional

1-based page number. Defaults to 1.

Example value 1
page_size integer Optional

Vehicles per page, 1 to 50. Defaults to 20.

Example value 10

Request Examples

PHP
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford",
    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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford');

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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford', 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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford',
    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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford")
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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford", 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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford', 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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford")
        .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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford", 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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford"
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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford"));
            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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford',
            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/motors_co_uk/search?postcode=M1+1AE&radius=50&make=Ford")
        .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": {
        "total": 6453,
        "page": 1,
        "page_size": 20,
        "has_more": true,
        "results": [
            {
                "id": 78705550,
                "url": "https://www.cazoo.co.uk/cars-for-sale/78705550/",
                "title": "2007 (07) - 1.8 LX 5dr",
                "make": "Ford",
                "model": "Mondeo",
                "trim": "LX",
                "type": "CAR",
                "price": 400,
                "currency": "GBP",
                "mileage": 139334,
                "engine_size": 1.8,
                "body_type": "Hatchback",
                "colour": "Silver",
                "fuel_type": "Petrol",
                "transmission": "Manual",
                "registration": "NA07UXX",
                "registration_date": "2007-04-12",
                "date_listed": "2026-05-27T00:20:20Z",
                "distance_miles": 4.23,
                "image_url": "https://cdn.images.autoexposure.co.uk/AETA35838/AETV85925780_1e.jpg",
                "image_count": 52,
                "ulez_status": "EXEMPT",
                "dealer": {
                    "id": 49015,
                    "name": "Audenshaw Motor Company Ltd TA Audenshaw Motors",
                    "phone": "0161 413 9877",
                    "rating": {
                        "provider": "Google",
                        "review_count": 285,
                        "score": 3.6
                    },
                    "address": {
                        "address_line_1": "The Yard, Springbank Terrace",
                        "address_line_2": "Audenshaw",
                        "town": "Manchester",
                        "county": "Greater Manchester",
                        "postcode": "M34 5PH",
                        "latitude": 53.47175,
                        "longitude": -2.13033
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "search",
        "billable": true
    }
}

Errors

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

422

Validation Error

The postcode parameter is missing or invalid, or another parameter is out of range. This response is not billable.

{
    "errors": {
        "postcode": [
            "The postcode parameter is required or invalid."
        ]
    },
    "message": "The request validation failed"
}
503

Upstream Unavailable

Motors.co.uk is temporarily unreachable or blocked the request. Retry later; this response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "search"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
        "message": "Motors.co.uk is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}

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