# Encar API - Korean Used Car Details in English (`mykola.tokariev/encar-api`) Actor Paste any Encar.com car link and get clean JSON in English: price, mileage, specs, photos, VIN, seller and accident history. $10 per 1,000 cars. - **URL**: https://apify.com/mykola.tokariev/encar-api.md - **Developed by:** [Mykola Tokariev](https://apify.com/mykola.tokariev) (community) - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 car details This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ### What is Encar API? **Encar API turns any [Encar.com](https://www.encar.com) car link into clean, ready-to-use data in English.** Paste the link of a used car on Encar, South Korea's largest used-car marketplace, and get back its **price, mileage, specs, photos, VIN and accident history** in one response. There's no Korean to decode and no scraping to set up. It works like any other web API, and you pay only for cars you actually get back. #### What data can you get from Encar? | Group | What you get | | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | πŸš— Car | Make, model, trim (in English and Korean), model year, first registration date, imported or domestic | | πŸ’° Price | Asking price and original new-car price, in full Korean won (KRW) | | βš™οΈ Specs | Mileage (km), fuel, transmission, engine size (cc), color, body type, seats | | πŸͺͺ Identity | Licence plate number and VIN | | πŸ“Έ Photos | Direct links to every listing photo | | πŸ› οΈ Accident history | Insurance-reported accidents with repair costs, owner changes, flood, theft and total-loss records | | 🏒 Seller | Seller type, dealer name, dealer company and city | | πŸ“ˆ Listing | Status, listing dates, views and favorites | #### Why use Encar API? - πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ **English output.** Fuel, transmission, color and body type are translated. The original Korean names are kept too. - πŸ’΅ **Real prices.** Encar shows prices in units of 10,000 won. You get the full amount, for example `24900000` instead of `2490`. - πŸ›‘οΈ **Accident history included.** Other tools charge separately for it; here it comes with every car at no extra cost. - ⚑ **Instant answers.** It's an always-on API, so there's nothing to start and no waiting for a run to finish. - πŸ†“ **Failed lookups are free.** You're charged only when a car comes back. - πŸ”Œ **Works anywhere.** Call it from code, a spreadsheet, Make, Zapier, n8n or any tool that can send a web request. ### How to use Encar API 1. **[Create a free Apify account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up)** if you don't have one. No credit card is needed. 2. **Open this Actor in Apify Console and go to the Endpoints tab.** Your personal API address is shown there. 3. **Find a car on [Encar.com](https://www.encar.com)** and copy the link from your browser's address bar. 4. **Send the link to the `/car` endpoint.** You can do this right in the Endpoints tab: paste the link into the `url` field and click **Send**. 5. **Get the car data back** as JSON within a few seconds. #### Call Encar API from your code You need your **API token**, which you'll find in [Apify Console β€Ί Settings β€Ί API & Integrations](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). Keep it private. **cURL** ```bash curl "https://--encar-api.apify.actor/car?url=https://fem.encar.com/cars/detail/42584149" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer " ``` **JavaScript** ```js const carUrl = 'https://fem.encar.com/cars/detail/42584149'; const endpoint = new URL('https://--encar-api.apify.actor/car'); endpoint.searchParams.set('url', carUrl); const response = await fetch(endpoint, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.APIFY_TOKEN}` }, }); const car = await response.json(); console.log(car.title, car.priceKrw, car.mileageKm); ``` **Python** ```python import os import requests response = requests.get( "https://--encar-api.apify.actor/car", params={"url": "https://fem.encar.com/cars/detail/42584149"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['APIFY_TOKEN']}"}, ) car = response.json() print(car["title"], car["priceKrw"], car["mileageKm"]) ``` Copy your exact API address from the **Endpoints** tab and replace the one in these examples. If a tool can't send headers, add `&token=` to the address instead. ### How much does it cost to get Encar data? You pay **$0.01 per car**, which is **$10 per 1,000 cars**. Accident history is included at no extra cost. | Cars | Price | | ------ | ----- | | 1 | $0.01 | | 100 | $1 | | 1,000 | $10 | | 10,000 | $100 | - πŸ†“ **Failed requests cost nothing.** That covers wrong links, cars that were sold or removed, and times when Encar is unavailable. - 🎁 **You can try it for free.** The [Apify Free plan](https://apify.com/pricing) includes $5 of usage every month, enough for a few hundred cars. - πŸ–₯️ **Small platform fee while it runs.** Because this is an always-on API, Apify also bills platform usage for the time the API is running for you. At the default 256 MB of memory that's about **$0.05 per hour of activity** on the Free and Starter plans. It shuts down on its own when you stop sending requests. - πŸ”’ **You stay in control.** Set a maximum cost in Apify Console. When it's reached, the API returns status `402` instead of charging more. ### Input The `/car` endpoint takes one parameter, `url`: the link to a car on Encar. Both link formats work: - `https://fem.encar.com/cars/detail/42584149` - `https://www.encar.com/dc/dc_cardetailview.do?carid=42584149` Extra parts of the link, such as `?pageid=...`, are fine. If your tool builds the address by hand, [URL-encode](https://www.urlencoder.org/) the Encar link first. ### Output Here's a real response, shortened: ```json { "listingId": "42584149", "url": "https://fem.encar.com/cars/detail/42584149", "title": "Volvo S90 T5 Inscription", "make": "Volvo", "model": "S90", "trim": "T5 Inscription", "korean": { "make": "볼보", "model": "S90", "trim": "T5 μΈμŠ€ν¬λ¦½μ…˜" }, "year": 2020, "firstRegistration": "2019-12", "isImported": true, "priceKrw": 24900000, "newCarPriceKrw": 65900000, "mileageKm": 65352, "specs": { "fuel": "Gasoline", "transmission": "Automatic", "engineDisplacementCc": 1969, "color": "White", "bodyType": "Full-size car", "seats": 5 }, "plateNumber": "116κ°€9110", "vin": "LVYPS102DLP081653", "photos": ["https://ci.encar.com/carpicture/carpicture08/pic4258/42584146_006.jpg"], "options": { "standardCodes": ["001", "004"], "other": ["μ‚¬μ œ ν•˜μ΄νŒ¨μŠ€ μž₯μ°©"] }, "description": "β– μΆ”μ²œ 포인트 ...", "seller": { "type": "DEALER", "dealerName": "리본카 일산지점4", "companyName": "μ˜€ν† ν”ŒλŸ¬μŠ€γˆœ2", "region": "κ²½κΈ° κ³ μ–‘μ‹œ" }, "history": { "accidentCount": 1, "ownCarDamageCount": 1, "otherCarDamageCount": 0, "ownCarDamageCostKrw": 2214835, "otherCarDamageCostKrw": 0, "ownerChangeCount": 1, "plateChangeCount": 0, "totalLossCount": 0, "floodDamageCount": 0, "theftCount": 0, "accidents": [ { "date": "2023-09-21", "insurancePaidKrw": 2646580, "partsCostKrw": 1283712, "laborCostKrw": 178620, "paintingCostKrw": 752503 } ] }, "listing": { "status": "ADVERTISE", "registeredAt": "2026-08-21T09:32:54", "firstAdvertisedAt": "2026-10-24T21:28:05", "updatedAt": "2026-10-24T21:27:36", "views": 59, "favorites": 52 }, "scrapedAt": "2026-10-27T15:32:13.378Z" } ``` #### What each field means | Field | Meaning | | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `title` | Make, model and trim in one line | | `year` | Model year | | `firstRegistration` | When the car was first registered, as `YYYY-MM` | | `priceKrw` | Asking price in Korean won | | `newCarPriceKrw` | What the car cost new, in Korean won | | `mileageKm` | Distance driven, in kilometres | | `photos` | Links to the full-size listing photos | | `options.standardCodes` | Encar's codes for factory equipment such as a sunroof or navigation | | `options.other` | Extra equipment the seller typed in themselves | | `history` | Insurance-based history; `null` when Encar doesn't publish it for this car | | `history.ownCarDamageCostKrw` | Total insurance-paid repairs to this car | | `history.ownerChangeCount` | How many times the car changed owners | | `listing.status` | `ADVERTISE` means the car is currently for sale | | `scrapedAt` | When the data was fetched | Any value Encar leaves empty comes back as `null`, so your code never has to guess whether a field exists. #### Errors When something goes wrong, you get a short message such as `{ "error": "Car 1 not found on Encar" }` and one of these status codes. **None of them are charged.** | Status | What it means | What to do | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | `400` | The `url` is missing, invalid or not an Encar link | Check the link you sent | | `402` | Your spending limit is reached | Raise the maximum cost in Apify Console | | `404` | The car doesn't exist or was removed from Encar | The car was probably sold | | `502` | Encar didn't respond | Wait a moment and try again | ### Integrations Encar API is a normal web endpoint, so it works with almost any tool: - **Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable:** use a web request or "import JSON" add-on. - **[Make](https://www.make.com), [Zapier](https://zapier.com), [n8n](https://n8n.io):** use their HTTP request step with the address from the Endpoints tab. - **Your own app or website:** see the code examples above. ### FAQ #### Is it legal to scrape Encar? Encar API reads only information that Encar shows publicly to every visitor. It doesn't log in or get past any paywall. You're responsible for how you use the data, so check Encar's terms of service and follow the privacy laws that apply to you, such as GDPR or Korea's PIPA. If you're unsure, ask a lawyer. #### Does it collect personal data? As little as possible. Phone numbers, seller account IDs and street addresses are left out on purpose. Only the dealer's business name and city are returned. Encar API doesn't store the cars you look up; the data is sent to you and that's it. #### Why is `history` sometimes `null`? Some sellers choose not to publish the insurance record, and Encar doesn't have one for every car. The rest of the car data is still returned, and the price is the same. #### Are prices in won or in 10,000 won? Always full Korean won. `24900000` means β‚©24,900,000. #### Why are some values still in Korean? Common values such as fuel, color and transmission are translated. Rare ones are returned in Korean rather than guessed. The seller's description is returned as written. #### How fast is it? Usually one to three seconds per car. The first request after a quiet period can take a few seconds longer while the API starts up. #### Can I search Encar or get many cars at once? Right now the API returns one car per request. You can send many requests in parallel. If you need search or bulk export, open an issue and tell us what you need. #### Something isn't working. What should I do? Open the **Issues** tab on this Actor's page and include the Encar link you used. #### Can you build something custom? Yes. If you need other Encar data, such as inspection reports, search results or price tracking, or a different marketplace, get in touch through the **Issues** tab. # Actor input Schema ## Actor input object example ```json {} ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("mykola.tokariev/encar-api").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("mykola.tokariev/encar-api").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call mykola.tokariev/encar-api --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mykola.tokariev/encar-api" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/BmAyS7rvSg3UaIqTC/builds/c8aBgIbzb42HRjsPe/openapi.json