Autobell API: Hyundai Glovis Domestic Used Car Listing Data

Autobell, the domestic channel

Autobell lists used cars for sale in Korea with an asking price, so in KoreaCarsAPI it is a marketplace source with is_auction=false. Its sister sources, Autobell Global for export and Autobell Auction for dealers, are separate entries.

KoreaCarsAPI is independent and has no affiliation with Autobell or Hyundai Glovis.

Who works with Autobell links

Many people meet Autobell data one car at a time, through a link someone sent them.

• Exporters whose clients send Autobell links and ask for the specs, history and a quote.
• Buyers' agents who need to log each car they look at in a CRM with full details.
• Analysts comparing domestic Autobell prices with the export prices on Autobell Global.
• Developers building a browser tool or chat bot that turns a pasted link into a car card.

What you get for an Autobell car

An Autobell record has the standard two parts. The vehicle part has year, brand, model, generation, trim, engine volume, fuel, transmission, body type, colour and options. The listing part has the Autobell URL, title, odometer, price with currency, photos, the created_at, updated_at and last_seen_at dates and a dated price history.

When the listing shows public inspection or history data, it comes back in inspections[] and vehicle_history_reports[]. Which fields are filled depends on the listing.

Prices are returned with their currency, and the price history keeps every change with its date. For a client conversation this is often the most useful part of the record: it shows whether the seller has already moved on price, and when. Options come back through the translated options dictionary, so the equipment list you send a client is in English and uses the same names as cars from any other source.

Opening a car by its Autobell listing ID

Every Autobell URL carries the site's own listing ID. GET /listing/{domain_id}/{listing_id} takes that ID and returns the full record, so you never need to search for a car you already have a link to. The domain_id is Autobell's entry from GET /domains.

The same call works for every source in KoreaCarsAPI, so a tool built for Autobell links also handles Encar, K Car or auction links once you map each site to its entry in GET /domains. Keep that mapping in one place in your code, next to the pattern that pulls the listing ID out of each site's URL.

# DOMAIN_ID: Autobell's entry from GET /domains
# LISTING_ID: the listing ID from the Autobell URL
curl --get https://api.auctionsapi.com/listing/DOMAIN_ID/LISTING_ID \
  -d api_key=$API_KEY

Practical tips for link-based workflows

Link lookups are simple, but a few habits make them more useful.

• Save the car_id from the response. Later lookups by car_id with GET /cars/{car_id} are direct.
• If the record has a VIN, run GET /cars/vin/{vin} to see whether the car is listed anywhere else.
• Check last_seen_at before quoting a client, so you do not quote a car that is no longer listed.
• Read the price history: a recent cut may change the conversation with a client.
• Treat missing reports as unknown. A missing report never means a clean history.

Autobell among the Glovis and domestic sources

Autobell is most useful when read next to its siblings. Autobell Global shows Hyundai Glovis export stock, and Autobell Auction shows the dealer side. Together they cover export, domestic retail and auction for one group.

For the wider domestic market, add Encar, KB ChaChaCha and K Car. All share a record format, so an Autobell price can be compared directly with the open market.

To try link lookups on your own sample of Autobell cars, ask us for a demo key.

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