Gumtree (Motors) Data Parser & API
Gumtree’s motors section is a large UK classifieds source — with deep private and dealer car listings — and Carapis can extract the data through one REST API. With an eBay/Adevinta lineage and now run jointly with eBay Motors for dealers, Gumtree carries the kind of private-seller UK inventory missing from dealer-only portals, and Carapis can serve it without you building a scraper.
On request — not in the live feed today. We do not continuously crawl Gumtree (Motors) 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 | UK |
|---|---|
| Type | Classifieds |
| Vehicle types | used, private, dealer |
| Monthly visits | ~4.8M/mo motors (2022, stale) |
| Active listings | large |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Official site | www.gumtree.com |
What is Gumtree (Motors)?
Gumtree is a large UK general-classifieds platform with a substantial motors category covering used cars from both private sellers and dealers. With an eBay/Adevinta lineage, its dealer side is now run jointly with eBay Motors. Its last published motors-traffic figure (~4.8M/mo) dates to 2022 and is stale, but its private-seller car inventory remains a meaningful UK data source.
Market Position
Gumtree is one of the UK’s long-standing general-classifieds sites, with a motors vertical that carries deep private/C2C car inventory alongside dealer listings. Its dealer operations are now run jointly with eBay Motors. Note that the often-quoted ~4.8M/mo motors-traffic figure is a 2022 number and should be treated as stale. For data buyers, Gumtree’s value is its private-seller UK supply — vehicles not found on dealer-only portals.
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 Gumtree (Motors) 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 private-seller depth and seller-type flag make Gumtree valuable for analysing the C2C half of the UK market.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "gumtree-uk", "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
- Market research — private-seller inventory reveals the C2C side of UK supply. See market research.
- Pricing intelligence — private asking prices complement dealer benchmarks for dealers.
- Import / export — source UK private-seller vehicles remotely. See import & export.