CarSwitch Data Parser & API
CarSwitch is a UAE and Saudi Arabia used-car marketplace built around inspected C2C sales — and Carapis can extract its full listing data, including make, model, year, mileage, price and inspection reports, through one REST API. Its inspection-led model produces structured condition data, and Carapis can serve it without you maintaining a scraper.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl CarSwitch 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 | UAE |
|---|---|
| Type | Online-dealer |
| Vehicle types | used |
| Monthly visits | <1M/mo (est.) |
| Active listings | low thousands |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★★☆☆ |
| Official site | carswitch.com |
What is CarSwitch?
CarSwitch is an online used-car marketplace operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, focused on inspected consumer-to-consumer sales — it inspects each car and manages the transaction, sitting between a classifieds site and a full online dealer. Its inventory is in the low thousands, with each listing carrying structured inspection data. CarSwitch inventory is also surfaced on aggregators such as YallaMotor.
Market Position
CarSwitch is a smaller but data-rich player in the Gulf used-car market (under 1M monthly visits, est.; low-thousands inventory). Its differentiator is inspection-grade condition data on each inspected C2C car — closer to the transactional online-dealer model than open classifieds. This makes it complementary to Dubizzle’s large classifieds pool: CarSwitch adds depth (condition) where Dubizzle adds breadth.
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 CarSwitch 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 is the standout field — it mirrors the inspection-grade value of online dealers, delivered as structured condition data on inspected C2C vehicles.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "carswitch", "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 — inspected-car pricing benchmarks UAE/KSA used values for dealers.
- Import / export — inspection reports let buyers vet Gulf cars remotely. See import & export.
- Market research — track inspected C2C inventory and pricing. See market research.