Auto.ru Data Parser & API
Auto.ru is a leading Russian car portal — around 17M visits per month and an estimated 1M+ listings — and Carapis can extract its full listing data, including spec, mileage, price history, photos and dealer details, through one REST API. Owned by Yandex, Auto.ru pairs deep dealer inventory with Yandex’s analytics-driven pricing UX, making it one of the richer Russian datasets.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl Auto.ru right now. Activation takes 2–3 weeks of engineering and is quoted per source, because each one ships with dedicated proxies, anti-bot tuning and ongoing maintenance. Ask us to add it.
| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type | Portal |
| Owner | Yandex |
| Vehicle types | used, new, dealer, private |
| Monthly visits | ~17M/mo (Semrush Jan 2026) |
| Active listings | ~1M+ (est.) |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★★★☆ |
| Official site | auto.ru |
What is Auto.ru?
Auto.ru is a major used- and new-car portal in Russia, owned by Yandex. It carries dealer and private listings and is notable for the price-history and valuation features Yandex layers on top of the listing object. Auto.ru draws an estimated ~17M visits per month (Semrush, Jan 2026) with roughly 1M+ active listings.
Market Position
Auto.ru is one of the four major Russian auto verticals alongside Avito Auto, Drom.ru and AM.ru, with ~17M monthly visits (Semrush, Jan 2026, est.) and an estimated 1M+ listings. As a Yandex property it benefits from strong dealer relationships and analytics, but its data sits behind Yandex SmartCaptcha and JS rendering — the main parse constraint. Carapis absorbs that complexity and serves the data through one unified endpoint.
What the API returns
Response schema
Indicative — this is the shape, not a guarantee. Every source returns the same structure, so what you build against does not change when you add one. Which fields carry a value depends on the source and on the individual listing: a site that does not publish mileage returns null there, and Auto.ru is no exception.
List — GET /apix/api/vehicles/ — returns 30 fields per vehicle:
idstringsource_codestringbrand_namestringbrand_slugstringmodel_namestringmodel_slugstringtrimstringyearintegerprice_usdintegermileageintegerfuel_typeFuelTypeEnumtransmissionTransmissionEnumbody_typeBodyTypeEnumcolorColorEnumseller_typeSellerTypeEnumregionstringsource_locationobjecthas_accidentbooleanis_new_vehiclebooleanis_verifiedbooleanstatusVehicleStatusEnumis_availablebooleanfirst_seen_atstringlast_seen_atstringthumbVehiclePhotophotosarrayphotos_countintegerhas_valuationbooleanhas_llm_analysisbooleananalysisobject
Detail — GET /apix/api/vehicles/{id}/ — adds 23 more:
generationstringprice_originalstringprice_original_currencystringoriginal_msrpstringengine_ccintegerseat_countintegerdrive_typeDriveTypeEnumhas_simple_repairbooleanhas_recallbooleanrecall_fulfilledbooleanwarranty_typestringinspection_passedbooleanowner_countintegeris_undervaluedbooleanvaluation_scorenumberfeaturesarraydescriptionstringlisting_urlstringlisting_idstringvinstringvehicle_nostringavailability_checked_atstringstatus_changed_atstring
Abbreviated example:
{
"id": "0193f2c1-...",
"source_code": "encar",
"brand_name": "BMW",
"model_name": "320i",
"trim": "M Sport",
"year": 2021,
"price_usd": 28400,
"price_original": "38900000",
"price_original_currency": "KRW",
"mileage": 45000,
"fuel_type": "gasoline",
"transmission": "automatic",
"has_accident": false,
"listing_url": "https://...",
"photos": [{ "url": "https://cdn.carapis.com/..." }],
"first_seen_at": "2026-09-28T11:04:22Z",
"is_available": true
}Which sources you can actually query is answered by GET /apix/api/sources/ with your API key — it is the list your account can pull today, and it is the one to trust over any page on this site.
The price-history field is a standout for Auto.ru, supporting residual-value and market-timing models.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "auto-ru", "limit": 20},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
)
for car in resp.json()["results"]:
print(car["make"], car["model"], car["year"], car["price"])Get an API key at my.carapis.com and see the full API reference. Pricing is on the pricing page .
Use Cases
- Pricing intelligence — price-history fields power residual-value and market-pricing models for dealers.
- Market research — track inventory mix, mileage and price trends across the Russian used-car market. See market research.
- Import / export — vet and price vehicles sourced from Russia remotely. See import & export.