What is Encar API and how does it work?

The API connects you to Korea's largest car marketplace. Pull formatted car data through REST endpoints. Follow new listings, pricing shifts, and removals.

What Encar data does the scraper extract?

All car details: make, model, year, price, mileage, engine, transmission, VIN, diagnostic reports, accident history, seller info, photos, and modifications.

How often is Encar data updated?

Live data updates. New car listings detected within minutes. Daily files with all active and removed cars.

What formats does Encar API support?

Multiple formats: REST API for real-time data, JSON for organized data, CSV for analysis, and Excel for reports. Each format contains complete vehicle information.

Encar API
Auto Scraper & Parser

Daily and Live exports of vehicle listings, prices, specs, diagnostics, accident history. Professional automotive data access.

Well-organized data with customizable exports tailored to your project.

Encar Car Data API

Access the entire Korean car market through one API. Clean, structured listing data for analytics and purchasing decisions. No need to build your own scraper.

Real-Time API

The Encar API monitors and delivers new vehicle listings the moment they're published.

Benefit: Catch new listings as soon as they go live.

Daily Exports

Active Listings: Daily export of all current ads for market analysis.

Removed Listings: Daily list of removed ads to see final sale prices.

Data API

Access all vehicle details: Price, Mileage, Year, Make, Model, Technical Specs, Diagnostic Reports, Accident History, and Modifications.

Get API Access

Encar.com

Encar.com launched in 2001 and quickly became the go-to platform for buying and selling cars in South Korea. Today, you'll find around 240,000 cars listed there at any given moment, everything from tiny Kei cars popular in Seoul's narrow streets to imported BMWs and Mercedes. The site processes over 15 million searches monthly, making it Korea's largest automotive marketplace.

One thing that makes Encar different from typical classifieds: they actually verify cars. Sellers upload diagnostic reports (called "insurance history" in Korea), and many listings include professional inspection certificates that show everything from paint condition to undercarriage photos. Korean buyers won't even look at a car without these reports. The platform tracks accident history through government databases. If a car was damaged anywhere in Korea years ago, it shows up in the listing.

For anyone working with Korean vehicle data, Encar is the essential platform. The API provides this data continuously through organized endpoints, including vehicle specs, decoded option packages, VIN numbers, and clean datasets for analysis.

The Encar API runs 24/7, providing new listings within minutes of posting and tracking removals to understand actual selling prices versus asking prices. This crucial data is delivered through our API endpoints without the need for custom parsers or crawlers.

Data We Collect

inner_id: 40427050
mark: Hyundai
model: Palisade
year: 2021
color: Black
body_type: SUV
configuration: Diesel 2.2 4WD

complectation: Prestige
section: used
is_dealer: true
seller: anytimeany
salon_id: 05062431131
price: 31,900,000 KRW
mileage: 92,842 km
engine_type: Diesel

displacement: 2,199 cc
transmission: Automatic
seller_type: Dealer
address: Busan Gijang-gun
offer_created: 2025-09-08
description: Extended warranty until August 2027...
images: High-res URLs
options: Standard & Choice
extra: Diagnosis, Inspection, Accidents
url: http://www.encar.com/dc/dc_cardetailview.do?carid=40427050

Daily Data Exports

Data Retention Policy

Files stored for 3+ days minimum

API Availability Schedule

Fresh daily files available for download

CSV Data Format

CSV files use pipe (|) as column separator

URL Structure:

https://{personal_name}.auto-api.com/{date}/{file_name}

Request Parameters:

personal_name - your assigned subdomain identifier
date - target date in yyyy-mm-dd format (e.g., 2025-09-06)
file_name - export file name with extension

Available Formats:

CSV - CSV - all_active.csv, new_daily.csv, removed_daily.csv
JSON - JSON - all_active.json, new_daily.json, removed_daily.json
Excel - Excel - all_active.xlsx, new_daily.xlsx, removed_daily.xlsx

cURL API Request Example

curl -L -X GET 'https://{personal_name}.auto-api.com/yyyy-mm-dd/all_active.csv' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic XXX' \
  -o daily_car_data.csv

Wget Download Command

wget --method GET \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic XXX==' \
  'https://{personal_name}.auto-api.com/yyyy-mm-dd/all_active.csv'

Real-Time API

Request Parameters

api_key - personal API key

from_id - change ID to start getting data from. Use 0 for first request, then use last received change ID + 1

Response Parameters

inner_id - permanent listing ID on encar.com

change_type - event type: "added" (published), "changed" (price changed), "removed" (delisted)

created_at - event timestamp

Response Body

{
  "result": [
    {
      "id": 3219435,
      "inner_id": "40427050",
      "change_type": "added",
      "created_at": "2025-09-08T12:02:03.000",
      "data": {
        "id": "1454012",
        "inner_id": "40427050",
        "url": "http://www.encar.com/dc/dc_cardetailview.do?carid=40427050",
        "mark": "Hyundai",
        "model": "Palisade",
        "generation": "Diesel 2.2 4WD",
        "configuration": "Diesel 2.2 4WD",
        "complectation": "Prestige",
        "year": "2021",
        "color": "Black",
        "price": "31900000",
        "km_age": "92842",
        "engine_type": "Diesel",
        "transmission_type": "Automatic",
        "body_type": "SUV",
        "address": "Busan Gijang-gun",
        "seller_type": "DEALER",
        "is_dealer": "true",
        "section": "used",
        "seller": "anytimeany",
        "salon_id": "05062431131",
        "description": "This vehicle should be purchased for the following reasons: 1. Extended warranty until August 2027...",
        "displacement": "2199.0",
        "offer_created": "2025-09-08T12:02:03.000",
        "modelName": "Palisade",
        "yearMonth": "202008",
        "images": [
          {
            "code": "001",
            "path": "/carpicture01/pic4041/40418418_001.jpg",
            "type": "OUTER"
          }
        ],
        "advertisementType": "NORMAL",
        "created_at": "2025-09-01T14:02:38.295",
        "extra": "{diagnosis:{...},inspection:{...},accidents:[...]}",
        "options": {
          "standard": [
            "001",
            "004",
            "005",
            "006",
            "007"
          ],
          "choice": [
            "10001",
            "1028",
            "1013"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 3219436,
      "inner_id": "39969819",
      "change_type": "changed",
      "created_at": "2025-08-17T05:19:34.442",
      "data": {
        "new_price": 34900000
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 3219437,
      "inner_id": "39971229",
      "change_type": "removed",
      "created_at": "2025-08-17T05:19:39.778"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "cur_from_id": "3219435",
    "limit": 10
  }
}