Car From Japan Data Parser & API
Car From Japan is a Japanese used-car export marketplace with 100K+ vehicles and auction-direct sourcing — and Carapis can extract its full listing data, including auction-sheet condition grades, specs and CIF export pricing, through one REST API. Built for global buyers, Car From Japan lists English-language JDM stock with the structured grade data that lets importers vet vehicles before they ship.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl Car From Japan 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 | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Online-dealer |
| Vehicle types | used, export, auction |
| Monthly visits | mid-tier (est.) |
| Active listings | 100K+ vehicles |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★★☆☆ |
| Official site | carfromjapan.com |
What is Car From Japan?
Car From Japan is an online Japanese used-vehicle export marketplace that sells both in-stock cars and auction-sourced vehicles to buyers worldwide. It lists 100K+ vehicles in English with export-ready pricing. Its auction-direct sourcing means many listings carry standardized auction-sheet condition grades, supporting the remote vetting that defines the import/export use case.
Market Position
Car From Japan is an established player in Japan’s used-vehicle export sector, with 100K+ vehicles listed (Car From Japan). It sits in the Japan-export cluster alongside BE FORWARD, SBT Japan, TCV and Goo-net Exchange, funneling JDM stock to Africa, the Caribbean, SE Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Because these exporters draw on the same underlying Japanese auctions, their auction-sheet condition data shares a common structure, so one Carapis schema serves several export platforms.
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 Car From Japan 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 auction-sheet grade is what makes Car From Japan’s data valuable for import/export and pricing-intelligence buyers: an independently assigned condition score, delivered as structured fields rather than scanned images.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "car-from-japan", "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
- Import / export — auction-direct sourcing and auction-sheet grades let importers price and vet Japanese stock remotely. See import & export.
- Pricing intelligence — CIF prices by destination power landed-cost models for dealers.
- Market research — track JDM export inventory and price trends. See market research.