Guide · scraper or API
An Encar, Che168 or Copart scraper — or a ready API
There are three ways to get Encar, Che168, Copart and IAAI data: write your own scraper, run a cloud scraper, or connect an API with the data already collected. Here is what each one takes and when each one is the better choice, with no invented prices.
/v1/cars/encar:43079113{
"id": "encar:43079113",
"title": "2021 BMW 7 Series (G11) 740Li xDrive Design Pure Excellence",
"year": 2021,
"mileage_km": 179132,
"price": {
"amount": "34900000.00",
"currency": "KRW"
},
"price_usd": "25988.47",
"location": {
"country": "KR",
"region": "Gyeonggi",
"city": null
},
"photo_count": 4,
…
}200 OK · a real record from the catalog
Three ways, point by point
| Your own scraper | A cloud scraper | apiauto.space | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Development for each platform | Configuring a ready script (e.g. an Apify actor) | A key from the bot and an HTTP request |
| Blocks, captchas, proxies | Your problem | Usually the service's, you pay for runs and traffic | Not yours: requests go to our API |
| Source site changes | The scraper breaks and needs fixing | Wait for the scraper update | We fix it; the /v1 format does not change |
| Data format | Your own per platform | Each scraper's own | One schema for Korea, China and the USA; source fields in raw |
| Makes and models | Translate Korean and Chinese spellings yourself | As on the source site | The same Latin names in every market |
| Photos | Download and store them yourself | The source's links | Served by our server through signed links |
| New cars and prices | Diff the dumps yourself | Diff the dumps yourself | The /v1/changes feed |
| Coverage | Any fields and platforms | Whatever the scraper supports | Record fields and raw, three markets |
| Cost | Developer time, servers, proxies, upkeep | Paying for runs and traffic | from $59 a month per market, quota in cars |
When your own scraper is better
- You need a platform we do not have: Dongchedi, Guazi, K Car, Korean auctions.
- You need the archive of past US auctions, final prices and sale history — we serve only upcoming lots.
- You need fields that are neither in the record nor in
raw. - You need data fresher than hourly.
- You want to resell the data: with us that takes an Enterprise agreement.
When an API pays off
- You need a catalog on a site or in a Telegram bot, not a separate project of keeping scrapers alive.
- You need two or three markets at once, in one schema: Encar, Che168 and US auctions.
- Nobody is there to fix a scraper after every platform change.
- You need photos without your own storage, and a feed of new cars and price drops.
If the task reads “scrape Encar for my site”
Such a task can go to a developer as an API integration: instead of a scraper, requests to /v1/cars with filters on a schedule or when a visitor opens the catalog, and the /v1/changes feed for new cars. Examples in curl, Python, JavaScript and PHP are in the documentation; each source's fields are on the Encar, Che168 and Copart and IAAI pages.
Check it in five minutes
- Take a demo key in the bot: one day, 100 requests, all three markets, free.
- Send
GET /v1/cars?market=kr&limit=20with the key in theX-API-Keyheader. - Compare the answer with what your scraper returns: fields, photos, freshness (
X-Data-Age-Seconds).
Frequently asked questions
01How much does an Encar scraper cost?
It depends on the volume and requirements; we do not quote others' prices. Count not only development but proxies, a server, photo storage and repairs after site changes — those are recurring costs.
02Can I combine a scraper and the API?
Yes: take three markets from the API in one schema and keep your own scraper only for a platform we do not have.
03Is there a free plan?
There is a demo: one day, 100 requests, all three markets. There is no permanent free plan; paid plans start at $59 a month.
04What happens when a platform changes its site?
We fix the copy, and the answer format within /v1 stays the same: fields are never removed or renamed.
Other APIs and guides
Get a test key
- One day and 100 requests free, no card
- All three markets — Korea, China and the USA — and the change feed
- The key arrives in Telegram within a minute — no forms, no calls
100 data requests, up to 20 cars per page, all three markets and the feed of changes. References, usage and photos are free.
The key comes in the next message. It is shown once: save it.
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