Autohome Data Parser & API
Autohome is China’s #1 automotive information portal, with around 23.5 million monthly visits, spanning new cars, used cars and dealer inventory, and Carapis can extract its full listing and spec data through one REST API. As the parent of Che168 and TTPAI, Autohome (汽车之家) is the central hub of China’s online car market, and Carapis can serve its data without you building a China-geo, JavaScript-heavy scraper.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl Autohome 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 | China |
|---|---|
| Type | Portal |
| Owner | Autohome Inc. |
| Vehicle types | new, used, dealer |
| Monthly visits | ~23.5M (Nov 2024) |
| Active listings | new + used + dealer |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★★★☆ |
| Official site | www.autohome.com.cn |
What is Autohome?
Autohome (汽车之家, autohome.com.cn) is the leading automotive portal in China, combining new-car catalogs and reviews with used-car and dealer listings. It is the flagship of Autohome Inc., which also owns the Che168 used-car dealer portal and the TTPAI auction platform. Autohome saw roughly 23.5M visits in November 2024 and functions as both a research destination and a listings marketplace, making it a primary source for Chinese new- and used-car spec and pricing data.
Market Position
Autohome anchors a three-property group — autohome.com.cn (new + used info portal), Che168 (dealer used-car inventory) and TTPAI (C2B auction) — so a single Carapis parser stack reaches all three. With ~23.5M visits (Nov 2024) it is among the highest-traffic auto destinations in a market that moved 20.1M used cars in 2025 (SCIO). Its competitive pressure comes mainly from ByteDance’s Dongchedi; Autohome’s edge is the depth of its new-car catalog and its consolidated dealer relationships.
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 Autohome 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.
Autohome’s distinctive value is its authoritative new-car catalog married to used-car and dealer data — letting you join a used listing back to its full factory spec and original pricing, which is harder on pure classifieds sites.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "autohome", "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 — join used listings to authoritative new-car specs and MSRP for dealers.
- Market research — track new- and used-car catalog and pricing trends across China. See market research.
- Import / export — reference Chinese-market specifications and dealer inventory. See import & export.