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CarsXE Auth API

API key validation — 1 operation (validateKey) against /v1/auth/validate, the endpoint the CarsXE authentication guide documents for confirming that a key is present, valid and active before issuing product calls.

CarsXE Auth API is one of 21 APIs that CarsXE publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and an API reference.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.carsxe.com.

1 operations 1 paths 0 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1
Base URL
https://api.carsxe.com
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

CarsXE Auth API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as key (ApiKeyQuery). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyQuery — CarsXE API key from https://api.carsxe.com/dashboard

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Auth 1
POST
/v1/auth/validate
Validate the API key
validateKey 1 param → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

carsxe-auth-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs CarsXE publishes across the network.

CarsXE Vehicle Specifications API
CarsXE Vehicle Market Value API
CarsXE Vehicle Images API
CarsXE VIN OCR API
CarsXE Vehicle Plate Decoder API
CarsXE Vehicle Plate Recognition API
CarsXE Vehicle History API
CarsXE Vehicle Recalls API
CarsXE International VIN Decoder API
CarsXE OBD Codes Decoder API
CarsXE Specifications API
CarsXE Market Value API
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