Frequently Asked Questions

You can sign up for API access directly through our platform, request sample data, or speak with our team. We'll help you identify the right product, whether that's API access, data feeds, or reports, based on your use case and technical setup.

No. You can request API access without an initial sales consultation. Once submitted, we'll review your details and issue your API credentials, usually within 24 hours. If you'd like guidance on which endpoints or datasets are best suited to your needs, our team is happy to help.

Get in touch and we'll point you in the right direction. Whether you're building a marketplace, powering a pricing engine, analyzing inventory trends, or developing a VIN-based tool, we can recommend the right solution for your goals.

Yes. You can trial the API to test how MarketCheck data integrates with your systems before committing. Trials include limited request volumes and access to real vehicle listing data across the US and Canada. Your exact trial scope will be confirmed when you sign up.

Full feed trials aren't typically available due to data volume and licensing considerations. However, we can provide representative sample files so you can review field structure and market coverage before committing.

Yes. We can provide sample datasets, feed extracts, or example reports so your team can assess data quality and coverage before subscribing.

API users typically receive their credentials within 24 hours of signing up. Data feed or custom dataset setups may take a little longer depending on configuration requirements.

You'll receive your access credentials along with onboarding guidance, including API documentation, example queries, or feed configuration support. A technical contact may also be assigned to help you complete your integration.

All clients receive onboarding support, which can include:

• API integration or data feed setup guidance
• Help understanding data fields and coverage
• Assistance selecting the right endpoints or report types
• Ongoing support for technical or commercial questions

Yes. MarketCheck accounts support multiple users, each with their own login credentials, so your analytics, product, pricing, or acquisition teams can all access data securely.

You can view or regenerate your API key at any time from the Account Settings area of your dashboard. Generating a new key immediately deactivates the old one, make sure to update any integrations that rely on it.

Regenerate it straight away from your dashboard, this disables the old key immediately. Contact our support team if you need help updating your systems or notice unusual usage.

Yes. Contact your account manager or our support team with the relevant details and we'll update the primary contact and configure access for the new user.

Yes. We work with dealers, marketplaces, investors, consultancies, and technology providers to customize access, whether that means selecting specific datasets, configuring delivery formats, or adjusting usage levels to match your business requirements.

MarketCheck provides a suite of APIs for North American automotive data, including:

• Cars API: real-time and historical vehicle listings, market analytics, and dealer data
• Motorcycles API: active and historical motorcycle inventory
• Recreational Vehicles (RV) API: RV and camper listings across the US and Canada
• Heavy Equipment API: commercial and heavy equipment inventory
• NeoVIN API: real-time VIN decoding for detailed vehicle specifications

Full endpoint details are available in our API documentation.

Depending on your subscription and selected endpoints, you can access:

• Active and historical vehicle listings with full specs, pricing, and seller details
• VIN-decoded vehicle attributes via NeoVIN
• Market analytics: pricing trends, days supply, popularity metrics, and price predictions
• Dealer and dealership group data
• OEM incentives and manufacturer programme data

Full field definitions and example responses are in the documentation.

The API covers cars (new, used, and CPO), motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and heavy equipment across the US and Canada.

In most cases, you'll receive your API key within 24 hours and can begin testing endpoints straight away using the documentation and example queries provided.

Requests are authenticated using a unique API key issued during onboarding, passed in your request headers or query parameters depending on the endpoint. Authentication examples are available in the documentation.

Responses are delivered in JSON format, making integration straightforward for analytics platforms, internal databases, and web applications.

Yes. Limits vary by subscription plan and are designed to ensure reliable performance at different scales, from testing and analytics through to high-volume production applications. Your account manager can help define appropriate thresholds based on your expected query volumes.

Yes. The API is well suited for powering real-time vehicle search, pricing engines, VIN-based lookups, stock sourcing tools, and market intelligence dashboards.

Yes. Selected endpoints provide access to MarketCheck's historical database, spanning over a decade of listings, enabling analysis of pricing trends, inventory turnover, and supply dynamics over time.

Everything you need is in our API documentation, endpoint descriptions, parameters, authentication guidance, and sample responses. It's regularly updated and the best place to start your integration.

Yes. Data can be filtered by state, ZIP code, metro area, vehicle type, price range, and other attributes, so you can focus your analysis on the markets and segments that matter most to your business.

MarketCheck provides structured data on vehicle listings across the US and Canadian automotive market, covering cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, recreational vehicles (RVs), and heavy equipment. Our datasets support pricing analysis, inventory sourcing, market research, and digital product development.

We aggregate listing data from dealership websites, franchised and independent retailers, auction platforms, and online marketplaces across the US and Canada. Our database spans over 5 billion vehicle listings collected since 2015, providing broad visibility into supply, pricing, and market trends.

Records typically include:

• Core specs: make, model, trim, VIN, fuel type, transmission, drivetrain, and mileage
• Pricing: advertised price and price history where available
• Seller details: dealer name, type (franchised, independent, private), and location
• Listing metadata: dates, status indicators, and condition (new, used, certified pre-owned)

Field availability may vary depending on the source and listing quality.

Yes. Our data covers new, used, and certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle listings, giving a complete view of market supply and pricing behavior across all inventory types.

Yes. Depending on the data product, records can include franchised dealers, independent dealers, and private sellers, helping build a more complete picture of the market.

Yes. Raw listing data is processed into structured, comparable records. This includes standardizing specifications, aligning make, model, and trim naming, and decoding VINs to enrich listings with accurate vehicle attributes.

Yes. VIN decoding is central to how we structure and validate vehicle records. By decoding VINs, we can accurately identify vehicle specifications, options, and features, improving consistency and usability across the dataset. Our NeoVIN service is available as a standalone product for real-time VIN lookups.

We combine aggregation, standardization, and validation processes to improve reliability. Listings are collected from multiple sources and cross-referenced where possible. As with any aggregated dataset, quality may vary based on source completeness, but we continuously work to expand coverage and improve consistency.

Data is updated daily to reflect changes in the live vehicle market across the US and Canada.

Yes. MarketCheck maintains records going back to 2015, enabling analysis of pricing trends, inventory turnover, and market supply changes over time. Historical depth may vary by vehicle segment and geography.

Yes. Data can be queried by state, ZIP code, metro area, vehicle type, specifications, pricing range, seller type, and more, so you can focus on the market segments most relevant to your business

Yes. We can often tailor data access to your specific requirements, whether by vehicle segment, geographic focus, or specific data fields. Get in touch to discuss your use case.

Pricing is based on the data products you need, your chosen delivery method (API, data feed, or reports), and your required usage or coverage level. This keeps things flexible, whether you're a startup, a dealership, a marketplace, or an enterprise technology provider.

Yes. API trials are available so you can evaluate how MarketCheck data integrates with your systems before committing. For data feeds and reports, representative sample files are available on request.

API access is billed against agreed usage thresholds, which may relate to request volume, endpoint access, or dataset scope. This keeps costs predictable as your usage scales.

Feed and reporting products are typically priced based on dataset size, delivery frequency, and coverage level. Final pricing is confirmed during onboarding once your requirements are clear.

Most clients are billed on a recurring basis aligned to their data access agreement. Invoicing schedules and payment options will be confirmed during the commercial setup process.

Yes. Your subscription can be adjusted as your needs evolve, whether that's upgrading your API plan, expanding dataset coverage, or adding new vehicle segments. Speak to your account manager to review your options.

Yes. We can structure pricing for larger organizations, multi-team deployments, or extended data requirements, including custom usage levels, dedicated support, or broader access across vehicle segments and geographies.

In most cases, onboarding support and standard technical guidance are included in your subscription. If your project requires significant customization or bespoke integration work, this will be discussed and agreed in advance.

Reach out to your account manager or our support team for any pricing questions, subscription changes, or billing support.

MarketCheck data supports a wide range of automotive use cases across the US and Canada, including vehicle pricing and valuation, inventory sourcing, market research, VIN-based product development, and digital platform intelligence. Businesses use it to monitor supply trends, benchmark pricing, and make more informed commercial decisions.

Yes. Many clients enrich their internal operational data with MarketCheck market intelligence to get a fuller picture of performance and opportunity. Combining your own inventory or transaction data with external listing insights can sharpen pricing strategy and improve commercial outcomes.

Dealers use our data to monitor competitor pricing, track days-on-lot trends, identify underpriced vehicles, and understand supply levels in their local or regional markets. This supports smarter acquisition decisions, more competitive pricing, and faster stock turnover.

Yes. Dealers and acquisition teams use our data to analyze pricing, supply, and demand across different regions and segments, helping them spot underpriced stock, monitor availability, and make more confident buying decisions.

Yes. You can monitor competitor pricing behavior, stock levels, and market positioning across specific regions or vehicle segments, helping you identify gaps, refine your pricing, and respond to market changes faster.

Yes. Clients use our data to benchmark advertised prices across comparable vehicles, track price movements over time, and assess supply levels within specific segments, supporting both retail pricing and residual value modelling.

Yes. MarketCheck offers proprietary price prediction tools that use machine learning to forecast vehicle values and market movements based on live and historical listing data.

Yes. Structured MarketCheck data can be integrated into pricing models, valuation engines, or automated workflows. Clients use live and historical data to power dynamic pricing strategies, benchmark comparable vehicles, and refine algorithmic recommendations.

Marketplaces and technology providers use MarketCheck APIs and feeds to power vehicle search tools, pricing features, VIN lookups, and market analytics dashboards. Structured listing data helps improve user experience and enables richer, data-driven functionality.

Yes. Our APIs and feeds can underpin vehicle search platforms, pricing tools, valuation widgets, and other consumer-facing applications, giving your product access to clean, up-to-date North American market data.

Yes. Investment firms, insurance companies, fintechs, and research teams use MarketCheck data to understand pricing behavior, supply trends, and regional market dynamics. Historical data going back to 2015 supports longer-term analysis and strategic decision-making.

Analysts can use structured MarketCheck datasets to build pricing models, forecast supply trends, develop valuation tools, or support internal reporting pipelines. Data integrates into analytics environments to enable deep quantitative work.

Yes. MarketCheck data is used by insurance providers and finance companies to support claims analysis, vehicle appraisals, and portfolio risk assessments, leveraging VIN-level data and market pricing history.

There are three main ways to access MarketCheck data:

• API: Query live and historical North American vehicle data in real time and integrate it directly into your systems or applications
• CSV / SFTP Data Feeds: Receive large volumes of structured data on a scheduled basis for internal analysis, data warehousing, or modelling
• Reports & Insight Outputs: Structured or customized analysis based on your specific requirements

Our team can help you choose the right approach based on your technical setup and intended use.

Yes. Many clients combine API access with scheduled data feeds, for example, using the API to power real-time tools while feeds support internal analytics or data warehousing.

As a general guide:

• API: best for real-time integrations, live search, VIN lookups, and dynamic pricing
• Data feeds: best for batch processing, large-scale analytics, and data warehousing
• Reports: best for periodic insights without a technical integration

If you're unsure, our team can review your use case and recommend the most effective setup.

The Cars API provides access to MarketCheck's full North American automotive dataset, including real-time listings, historical inventory, VIN data, market analytics, dealer information, and OEM incentives. It's used by marketplaces, pricing tools, dealership platforms, fintechs, and analytics teams.

NeoVIN is MarketCheck's VIN decoding service. It returns detailed vehicle specifications, including make, model, trim, engine, options, and features, from a VIN in real time. It's available as a standalone API or as part of a broader data subscription.

In addition to the Cars API and NeoVIN, MarketCheck offers dedicated APIs for motorcycles, recreational vehicles (RVs), and heavy equipment, all covering the US and Canadian markets.

Data feeds are a good fit when you need large volumes of data delivered on a scheduled basis, for example, to support data science workflows, reporting pipelines, or internal modelling. If your use case favours batch processing over live queries, a feed is likely the better choice.

Feeds are typically delivered daily, and in some cases weekly, depending on your requirements and dataset. Delivery frequency will be agreed during onboarding.

MarketCheck Price™ is a proprietary pricing intelligence product that provides market-based valuations and price benchmarks for vehicles across the US and Canada. It draws on live and historical listing data to support pricing decisions, appraisals, and valuation workflows.

Yes. The MarketCheck Chrome Extension brings vehicle valuation and market analysis directly into your browser. It surfaces pricing insights, market trends, and vehicle specs on the listing pages you're already browsing, without needing to switch tools.

Yes. We regularly work with dealerships, marketplaces, fintechs, insurers, and technology providers to adapt delivery methods, dataset scope, and integration approaches to specific operational needs.

Our products are built to scale, from small analytics projects through to high-volume production integrations processing millions of records. Your account manager can help ensure your setup is configured to grow with your requirements.