Drive.com.au Data Parser & API
Drive.com.au is a media-led Australian new and used car portal — its network reaches 4M+ Australians a month — and Carapis can extract its dealer listing and pricing data through one REST API. Owned by Nine Entertainment, Drive pairs car reviews and news with new and used listings, and in 2025 also launched a 24/7 streaming channel on 9Now.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl Drive.com.au 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 | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Portal |
| Owner | Nine Entertainment |
| Vehicle types | new, used, dealer |
| Monthly visits | reaches 4M+ Australians/mo (network) |
| Active listings | — (new + used dealer listings) |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Official site | www.drive.com.au |
What is Drive.com.au?
Drive.com.au is an Australian automotive media and listings portal owned by Nine Entertainment. It combines car reviews, news and video with new and used vehicle listings from dealers. Its network reaches 4M+ Australians per month, and in August 2025 Drive extended into a 24/7 streaming channel on Nine’s 9Now platform — a media-first positioning distinct from the classifieds-led carsales and Gumtree networks.
Market Position
Drive.com.au reaches 4M+ Australians per month across its network, anchored by Nine Entertainment’s media reach rather than pure classifieds scale. It sits behind carsales and the Gumtree Group in listings volume but carries strong new-car and dealer coverage tied to its editorial audience. Its data is most valuable for new-car and dealer-offer benchmarking within the broader Australian market picture.
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 Drive.com.au 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.
Drive’s mix of new-car drive-away pricing and dealer used-car listings complements the classifieds-led portals for full-market AU pricing coverage.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "drive-com-au", "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 — new-car drive-away and dealer prices benchmark offers for dealers.
- Market research — track new-car and dealer trends across Australia. See market research.
- Import / export — benchmark Australian retail prices against source markets. See import & export.