Japan Partner Data Parser & API
Japan Partner is a Japanese used-car export marketplace serving global buyers — and Carapis can extract its full listing data, including auction-sheet condition grades, specs and FOB export pricing, through one REST API. Its English-language JDM listings carry the structured grade data that lets importers vet vehicles remotely before they ship.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl Japan Partner 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 |
| Monthly visits | small/mid (est.) |
| Active listings | rotating stock |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Official site | www.japan-partner.com |
What is Japan Partner?
Japan Partner is an online Japanese used-vehicle exporter selling cars, vans and commercial vehicles to buyers worldwide. It maintains a rotating English-language catalog with export-ready pricing. As part of the Japan-export trade, many of its listings carry standardized auction-sheet condition grades, supporting remote vetting for the import/export use case.
Market Position
Japan Partner is a smaller but established Japanese export marketplace (traffic small/mid, est.). It sits in the Japan-export cluster alongside BE FORWARD, SBT Japan, TCV, Goo-net Exchange and Car From Japan, all funneling JDM stock to Africa, the Caribbean, SE Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Because these exporters source from 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 Japan Partner 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 Japan Partner’s data valuable for import/export 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": "japan-partner", "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-sheet grades and FOB pricing let importers price and vet Japanese stock remotely. See import & export.
- Pricing intelligence — export prices feed landed-cost and margin models for dealers.
- Market research — track JDM export inventory and price trends across exporters. See market research.