# /cargurus/listings/search

`POST /api/cargurus/listings/search`

Price: 20 credits

Search CarGurus car listings by make (one or more, required) and optionally model (by name, within a single make) with the full filter set: inventory type (used/new/certified), location and radius, price range, mileage range, model year range, body style, fuel type, transmission, drivetrain, engine, exterior and interior color, number of seats, deal rating, vehicle history (clean title, single owner, no accidents, ...), minimum NHTSA safety rating, seller type, minimum dealer rating, specific dealers, maximum days on market, minimum fuel economy and toggles for photos, price drops, financing, dealer-fee-inclusive pricing and hiding salvage or fleet vehicles. Sort by best match, best deal, price, mileage, distance, model year or listing age. Returns listing cards with price, IMV, deal rating, vehicle summary and seller.

## How to use it

Search CarGurus car listings. makes is required (at least one). models (by name, e.g. ['RAV4']) is optional and requires exactly one make. Filter by stock_type, zip+distance, price_min/price_max, mileage_min/mileage_max, year_min/year_max, body_types, fuel_types, transmissions, drivetrains, engines, exterior/interior colors, seats, deal_ratings, vehicle_history, nhtsa_safety_min, seller_types, dealer_rating_min, seller_ids, days_on_market_max, mpg_min and boolean toggles. Sort by best_match/best_deal/price/mileage/distance/year/listing age. count is required.

## Parameters

- `access-token` (string, required)

## Request body

- `timeout` (integer) — Max scrapping execution timeout (in seconds) (default: 300; min: 20; max: 1500)
- `makes` (array, required) — Vehicle makes to search (one of: "acura", "alfa_romeo", "am_general", "amc", "aston_martin", "auburn", "audi", "austin", "austin_healey", "bentley", "bmw", "bugatti", "buick", "cadillac", "caterham", "chevrolet", "chrysler", "citroen", "daewoo", "daihatsu", "datsun", "de_tomaso", "delorean", "desoto", "dodge", "durant", "eagle", "edsel", "excalibur", "ferrari", "fiat", "fisker", "ford", "freightliner", "genesis", "geo", "ghia", "gmc", "graham", "honda", "hudson", "hummer", "hyundai", "ineos", "infiniti", "intermeccanica", "international_harvester", "isuzu", "jaguar", "jeep", "jensen", "kaiser", "karma", "kia", "koenigsegg", "lada", "lamborghini", "lancia", "land_rover", "lexus", "lincoln", "lotus", "lucid", "maserati", "maybach", "mazda", "mclaren", "mercedes_benz", "mercury", "mg", "mini", "mitsubishi", "mobility_ventures", "morgan", "morris", "nash", "nissan", "oldsmobile", "overland", "packard", "pagani", "paige", "panoz", "peerless", "peugeot", "pininfarina", "plymouth", "polestar", "pontiac", "porsche", "qvale", "ram", "renault", "rivian", "rolls_royce", "rover", "saab", "saturn", "scion", "shelby", "smart", "ssc", "studebaker", "subaru", "sunbeam", "suzuki", "tesla", "toyota", "triumph", "vinfast", "volkswagen", "volvo", "vpg", "white", "willys"; minItems: 1)
- `models` (array) — Model names to restrict to (e.g. 'RAV4', 'Camry'); requires exactly one make (default: [])
- `stock_type` (string) — Inventory type (default: "used"; one of: "used", "new", "certified", "third_party_certified")
- `zip` (string, nullable) — Postal code to search around (best-effort) (minLength: 3)
- `distance` (integer) — Search radius in miles around the location (default: 50000; min: 1; max: 50000)
- `price_min` (integer, nullable) — Minimum price (USD) (min: 0)
- `price_max` (integer, nullable) — Maximum price (USD) (min: 0)
- `mileage_min` (integer, nullable) — Minimum mileage (miles) (min: 0)
- `mileage_max` (integer, nullable) — Maximum mileage (miles) (min: 0)
- `year_min` (integer, nullable) — Minimum model year (min: 1900)
- `year_max` (integer, nullable) — Maximum model year (min: 1900)
- `body_types` (array) — Body styles to include (default: []; one of: "coupe", "convertible", "hatchback", "minivan", "pickup_truck", "sedan", "suv", "van", "wagon")
- `fuel_types` (array) — Fuel types to include (default: []; one of: "diesel", "electric", "gasoline", "hybrid", "cng", "flex_fuel", "biodiesel", "propane", "fuel_cell")
- `transmissions` (array) — Transmission types to include (default: []; one of: "AUTOMATIC", "MANUAL")
- `drivetrains` (array) — Drivetrain types to include (default: []; one of: "FOUR_WHEEL_DRIVE", "FOUR_BY_TWO", "REAR_WHEEL_DRIVE", "ALL_WHEEL_DRIVE", "FRONT_WHEEL_DRIVE")
- `engines` (array) — Engine configurations to include (default: []; one of: "I4", "I5", "I6", "V6", "V8", "V12")
- `exterior_colors` (array) — Exterior colors to include (default: []; one of: "BLACK", "WHITE", "GRAY", "SILVER", "BLUE", "RED", "GREEN", "BROWN", "GOLD", "ORANGE", "YELLOW", "PURPLE", "TEAL", "PINK", "UNKNOWN")
- `interior_colors` (array) — Interior colors to include (default: []; one of: "BLACK", "WHITE", "GRAY", "SILVER", "BLUE", "RED", "GREEN", "BROWN", "GOLD", "ORANGE", "YELLOW", "PURPLE", "TEAL", "PINK", "UNKNOWN")
- `seats` (array) — Number of seats (default: []; one of: "TWO", "FOUR", "FIVE", "SIX", "SEVEN", "AT_LEAST_EIGHT")
- `deal_ratings` (array) — Deal ratings to include (default: []; one of: "great_deal", "good_deal", "fair_deal", "high_price", "overpriced", "no_price_analysis", "uncertain")
- `vehicle_history` (array) — Vehicle history requirements (default: []; one of: "CLEAN_TITLE", "SINGLE_OWNER", "NON_FLEET", "LEMON_FREE", "NO_THEFT_HISTORY", "UNDAMAGED_FRAME", "NON_SALVAGE")
- `nhtsa_safety_min` (string, nullable) — Minimum NHTSA overall safety rating (one of: "3", "4", "5")
- `seller_types` (array) — Seller types to include (default: []; one of: "FRANCHISE_DEALER", "PAYING_DEALER")
- `dealer_rating_min` (string, nullable) — Minimum average dealer rating (one of: "ONE_STAR_AND_MORE", "TWO_STAR_AND_MORE", "THREE_STAR_AND_MORE", "FOUR_STAR_AND_MORE", "FIVE_STAR")
- `seller_ids` (array) — Restrict to specific dealer ids (default: [])
- `days_on_market_max` (integer, nullable) — Maximum days on market (min: 0)
- `mpg_min` (integer, nullable) — Minimum combined fuel economy (MPG) (min: 0)
- `only_with_photos` (boolean) — Only listings that have photos (default: false)
- `only_price_drops` (boolean) — Only listings with a recent price drop (default: false)
- `only_with_financing` (boolean) — Only listings with online financing (default: false)
- `only_fees_included` (boolean) — Only listings that include dealer fees in the price (default: false)
- `hide_salvage` (boolean) — Hide listings with a salvage history (default: false)
- `hide_fleet` (boolean) — Hide fleet (rental or corporate) vehicles (default: false)
- `sort` (string) — Sort order (default: "best_match"; one of: "best_match", "best_deal", "price_low", "price_high", "mileage_low", "mileage_high", "distance", "year_new", "year_old", "newest_listed", "oldest_listed")
- `count` (integer, required) — Max number of results to return (min: 1)

## Response

### 200 — Successful Response

- `@type` (string) (default: "CargurusListing")
- `id` (string, required)
- `url` (string, nullable)
- `vin` (string, nullable)
- `make` (string, nullable)
- `model` (string, nullable)
- `year` (integer, nullable)
- `trim` (string, nullable)
- `body_type` (string, nullable)
- `price` (number, nullable)
- `total_price` (number, nullable)
- `imv` (number, nullable)
- `deal_rating` (string, nullable)
- `deal_score` (number, nullable)
- `mileage` (number, nullable)
- `drivetrain` (string, nullable)
- `transmission` (string, nullable)
- `engine` (string, nullable)
- `doors` (integer, nullable)
- `exterior_color` (string, nullable)
- `interior_color` (string, nullable)
- `fuel_type` (string, nullable)
- `city_mpg` (number, nullable)
- `highway_mpg` (number, nullable)
- `combined_mpg` (number, nullable)
- `ev_battery` (object, nullable)
  - `@type` (string) (default: "CargurusEvBattery")
  - `capacity_kwh` (number, nullable)
  - `range_mi` (number, nullable)
  - `charge_time_240v_hr` (number, nullable)
- `is_cpo` (boolean) (default: false)
- `is_new` (boolean) (default: false)
- `safety_rating` (integer, nullable)
- `days_on_market` (integer, nullable)
- `distance` (number, nullable)
- `stock_number` (string, nullable)
- `price_drop` (number, nullable)
- `original_price` (number, nullable)
- `image` (string, nullable)
- `image_count` (integer, nullable)
- `options` (array) (default: [])
- `seller_id` (string, nullable)
- `seller_name` (string, nullable)
- `seller_city` (string, nullable)
- `seller_state` (string, nullable)

## Errors

### 422 — Validation Error

The request body did not validate

What to do: Check the fields against this schema. A URN with the wrong prefix is the most common cause.

- `detail` (array)
  - `loc` (array, required)
  - `msg` (string, required)
  - `type` (string, required)
  - `input` (any)
  - `ctx` (object)

### 408

The request ran past its time limit

What to do: Raise `timeout` in the request body, up to the maximum this endpoint documents. Lowering `count` or turning off the `with_*` flags also helps, because less work finishes sooner.

### 412

The entity was not found, or a precondition failed

What to do: Retrying will not help: either the entity does not exist, or the input points at a different one.

### 429

Too many requests: a rate limit or a usage window is exhausted

What to do: When the response carries an X-Retry-After header, wait that many seconds and retry: the same number is in the body as `detail.retry_after`, and the limit clears once that window passes. The message in the body names the limit that was hit.

### 500

Something broke on our side

What to do: Retrying will not help. If it keeps happening, send us the X-Request-ID from the response headers.

### 529

Rate limit reached, or the endpoint is overloaded

What to do: Wait at least 30 seconds, then retry.

## Response envelope

Success: Array of objects (may be empty if no results)

Error: Error may coexist with partial results if it occurs mid-execution. Check X-Error header and status code.

Every response carries these headers:

- `X-Error` — Error message text (present only on error)
- `X-Request-ID` — Unique request identifier
- `X-Execution-Time` — Execution time in seconds
- `X-Result-Count` — How many records the body carries. 0 means an empty result, which is a normal answer and not by itself an error. A non-zero count can come back together with X-Error when the failure happened partway through — read this header and X-Error independently.
- `X-Total-Available-Results` — How many records exist for this query, when the endpoint can say. On a `dry_run` request this is the answer and the body is empty. It saturates: the endpoint's documented maximum means 'at least that many', any smaller number is exact.
- `X-Warning` — Present when the request body carried keys this endpoint does not document. They were ignored, so any filter you meant to apply through them did not apply. Check the spelling against this schema and retry.
- `X-Retry-After` — Seconds to wait before retrying. Present only on 429.