South Korea 21 car sites in one API

Korean car data from 21 sites. One API.

15 marketplaces and 6 dealer auctions, Encar first. Prices, specs, photos, inspections and vehicle history in one JSON format, in English.

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Encar logoKB ChaChaCha logoK Car logoLotte Auto Auction logo+17 more

01 Sources

Marketplaces and dealer auctions. Kept apart, same format.

Ask for one group or both with a single parameter. Every source answers with the same record, so adding a site later changes nothing in your code.

Marketplaces 15

Cars for sale with an asking price, listed until sold.

is_auction=false

Dealer auctions 6

Lots with an auction date and condition data.

is_auction=true
Marketplace or auction: see the difference

02 How it works

From key to first car in three steps.

  1. api_key
    kca_
    Demo key sent on Telegram

    1 Step

    Get your key

    Ask on Telegram or WhatsApp. We reply in writing with a demo key for the Korean sources you need.

  2. GET /search?

    is_auction=false&year_from=2022&lang=en

    200 · 1,204 cars

    2 Step

    Search and filter

    GET /search with brand, model, year, price and mileage filters, marketplaces or auctions. Add lang=en for English fields.

    • XReplacement
    • WSheet metal
    • CCorrosion
    • AScratch
    • UDent
    • TDamage

    3 Step

    Open the full record

    GET /cars/{car_id} returns specs, options and photos, plus inspection and history reports: every checked part with its damage type.

All endpoints and examples

03 Encar first

Built around Encar. Every value on the page becomes a field.

Korea's largest used car marketplace, covered in depth. Here is a listing next to the fields the API returns for it.

encar.com
1/24

기아 쏘렌토 4세대 (MQ4)

2.2 디젤 시그니처

22/03식 · 48,200km · 디젤 · 서울

3,150만원

성능점검보험이력

기본정보

주행거리48,200km연식22/03식
연료디젤변속기오토
색상흰색차종SUV
brand / model
Kia Sorento
price.price
31500000 (krw)
has_inspections
true
transmission.name
automatic
color.name
white
images
24 photo URLs
odometer
48200
fuel.name
diesel
A simplified drawing of a marketplace listing and the fields the API returns for it with lang=en. Example data.

  • Inspection data

    Performance check data when the seller adds it.

  • Options in English

    Equipment codes turned into readable names.

  • Re-listed cars linked

    Old and new Encar IDs of the same car.

  • KRW and USD

    Won prices plus a stored exchange rate.

Encar API details

04 Inspection & history

Know the car before you list it. Owners, accidents, claims, damage.

Public inspection and history reports arrive as structured data: owner changes, insurance claims and their cost, total loss, flood and theft, a dated timeline, and every checked part with its damage and severity.

vehicle_history_reports[]

Vehicle history

Example
Owner changes
1
owner_change_count
Insurance claims
2
insurance_claim_count
Own damage cost
₩1,840,000
vehicle_damage_claim_cost
Total loss
0
total_loss_count
Flood loss
0
flood_total_loss_count
Theft
0
theft_count

Timeline

  1. First registration 2022-03-14

  2. Owner change 2023-08-02

    Plate unchanged

  3. Repair after accident 2024-11-20

    Parts ₩920,000 · labour ₩560,000 · paint ₩360,000 · at 31,400 km

inspections[]

Inspection report

Example87score
  • AccidentMinor, repaired
  • Water damageNone
  • Fire damageNone
  • Chemical damageNone
  • 1

    Front right door

    Scratch · minor

  • 2

    Rear bumper

    Replaced

  • Exterior22/24
  • Engine14/14
  • Interior11/11

Only public reports that the source publishes. A missing report never means the car has a clean history.

More about inspection and history data

05 VIN reports

Any car, by VIN. Six history reports.

Korean Insurance History plus five archives of auctions, listings, inspections and history records. A free check shows which reports have records, then you get the one you need as JSON, HTML or PDF.

See all six reports

VIN · 7FARW2H56JE022576

2018 Honda CR-V EX AWD

Example

06 Building blocks

Everything a car product needs. Nothing it does not.

For marketplaces, price tools, export desks and import platforms built on Korean cars.

  • Structured search

    Brand, model, generation, trim, year, fuel, mileage, colour and damage type. Count results before you load them.

  • VIN lookup

    Find every listing of one car by its VIN, across all 21 sites.

  • Source ID lookup

    Open a car by the listing ID you see on Encar or any other source.

  • Price history

    Each listing keeps its price changes with dates, so you can show drops and trends.

  • English output

    lang=en translates brand, model, fuel, transmission, colour, options and report terms.

  • Bulk export

    Stream every active car with a cursor, then keep your copy fresh by update dates.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

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15 marketplaces, including Encar, KB ChaChaCha and K Car, and 6 dealer auctions, including Lotte Auto Auction, Autobell Auction and K Car Auction. Every source has its own page with the data it returns.

Marketplaces list cars for sale with an asking price until they are sold. Auctions are dealer sales: each car is a lot with an auction date and condition data. Encar is a marketplace, not an auction. One parameter, is_auction, switches between the two.

Where the source publishes it: owner and plate changes, insurance claims with counts and cost, total loss, flood and theft records, a dated event timeline, and inspection results for accident, water, fire and chemical damage with every checked part, its damage type and severity. A missing report never means a clean history.

Yes. Look a car up by VIN across all 21 sites, or open it by the listing ID you see on the source site, for example an Encar listing number.

Set lang=en and brand, model, fuel, transmission, colour, options and report terms come back in English. The original source values stay available.

All questions

07 Get access

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