Kavak Data Parser & API
Kavak is Latin America’s largest certified used-car platform — operating across Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Chile on one stack — and Carapis can extract its full listing data, including 140-point inspection results, VIN/history, certified status and algorithmic pricing, through one REST API. Kavak owns the richest single-source used-car dataset in the region: because it buys, inspects and reconditions every car itself, each listing carries structured condition data that ordinary classifieds never expose.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl Kavak 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 | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Type | Online-dealer |
| Owner | Kavak |
| Vehicle types | used, dealer |
| Monthly visits | ~6.7M / mo global (MX ~54% share; SimilarWeb Apr 2026) |
| Active listings | tens of thousands (est.) |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★★★★ |
| Official site | www.kavak.com |
What is Kavak?
Kavak is a Mexico-born online used-car dealer (instant-buy and sell) that reconditions and certifies its own inventory. It operates one platform across Mexico — its #1 market, roughly 54% of global traffic — plus Argentina, Brazil and Chile in Latin America, and the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Turkey beyond. Across all markets it draws ~6.7M monthly visits (SimilarWeb, 2026), and it has reported around $3.2B in GMV (2025 est.).
Market Position
Kavak is the dominant pure-play online used-car dealer in Latin America. SimilarWeb puts its global traffic at ~6.7M visits/mo with Mexico at ~54% of that, Argentina ~19%, Chile ~8% and Brazil ~7% (April 2026) — so a single Kavak parser spans four LatAm markets of certified, data-rich inventory. Because Kavak controls every vehicle end-to-end, its listings are far more structured than typical regional classifieds, making it the single most valuable resale dataset Carapis covers in the region.
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 Kavak 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 inspection report, VIN and certified/warranty fields are Kavak’s standout data — the closest thing Latin America has to a CARFAX-style condition record, generated by Kavak itself and delivered as structured fields rather than free text.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "kavak", "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 — Kavak’s inspection-backed, algorithmically priced inventory is a clean benchmark for residual-value and market-pricing models for dealers.
- Import / export — VIN and condition data let buyers vet certified Latin American cars remotely. See import & export.
- Market research — track certified-inventory mix and pricing across four LatAm markets from one source. See market research.
Frequently asked questions
Related platforms
The region’s largest marketplace — vehicles across ~6 LatAm markets.
SeminuevosMexico’s leading dedicated used / semi-new car portal.
WebmotorsBrazil’s #1 auto portal with a proprietary used-car price index.
ChileautosChile’s leading car portal — like Kavak’s Chilean market, CAR Group-linked.