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Edmunds Cars API

The only machine-readable contract Edmunds serves. An OpenAPI 3.0.1 document published at https://api.edmunds.com/openapi.yaml and pointed at by Edmunds' own OpenAI plugin manifest at /.well-known/ai-plugin.json. Two read operations: getExpertReview returns the Edmunds editorial review, scorecard, pros and cons, safety and features for a make/model/year; findInventory returns curated new, used and CPO listings near a US zip code across roughly forty filter facets, with an Edmunds Suggested Price on each result. Both operations return HTTP 401 "Developer Inactive" without a partner-issued key.

Edmunds Cars API is one of 4 APIs that Edmunds publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Cars, Vehicles, Reviews, and Inventory. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version v1.

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

2 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://api.edmunds.com
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cars 2

Edmunds Cars AI-plugin surface: expert reviews and curated local inventory.

GET
/aiplugin/editorial/v3/makes/{make}/models/{model}/years/{year}/expertcontent
Get edmunds expert reviews for vehicle by make,model and year.
getExpertReview 3 params → 200
GET
/aiplugin/curated-inventory/v1
Given a zipcode, allows user to look for vehicles given search criteria. Not an exhaustive search. Always mention the totalNumber of results found. Please return edmunds urls as part of response http…
findInventory 38 params → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are getExpertReviewResponse (7 properties), findInventoryResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

findInventoryResponse
object
1 property
getExpertReviewResponse
object
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

edmunds-cars-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Edmunds publishes across the network.

Edmunds Dealership API
Edmunds API
Edmunds Vehicle API
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