Autohome Data Parser & API

Autohome is China’s #1 automotive information portal, with around 23.5 million monthly visits, spanning new cars, used cars and dealer inventory, and Carapis extracts its full listing and spec data through one REST API. As the parent of Che168 and TTPAI, Autohome (汽车之家) is the central hub of China’s online car market, and Carapis serves its data without you building a China-geo, JavaScript-heavy scraper.

What is Autohome?

Autohome (汽车之家, autohome.com.cn) is the leading automotive portal in China, combining new-car catalogs and reviews with used-car and dealer listings. It is the flagship of Autohome Inc., which also owns the Che168 used-car dealer portal and the TTPAI auction platform. Autohome saw roughly 23.5M visits in November 2024 and functions as both a research destination and a listings marketplace, making it a primary source for Chinese new- and used-car spec and pricing data.

Market Position

Autohome anchors a three-property group — autohome.com.cn (new + used info portal), Che168 (dealer used-car inventory) and TTPAI (C2B auction) — so a single Carapis parser stack reaches all three. With ~23.5M visits (Nov 2024) it is among the highest-traffic auto destinations in a market that moved 20.1M used cars in 2025 (SCIO). Its competitive pressure comes mainly from ByteDance’s Dongchedi; Autohome’s edge is the depth of its new-car catalog and its consolidated dealer relationships.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a structured record from each Autohome listing:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, trim, model year, fuel type, transmission
• Full specification — Autohome’s detailed factory spec and options catalog
• Condition — mileage (for used listings)
• Pricing — listed price (new MSRP / used asking)
• Listing context — dealer info, location, photo gallery

Autohome’s distinctive value is its authoritative new-car catalog married to used-car and dealer data — letting you join a used listing back to its full factory spec and original pricing, which is harder on pure classifieds sites.

API Quick Start

import requests
 
resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
    params={"source": "autohome", "limit": 20},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
)
for car in resp.json()["results"]:
    print(car["make"], car["model"], car["year"], car["price"])

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=autohome&limit=20",
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CARAPIS_API_KEY}` } },
);
const { results } = await res.json();

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=autohome&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CARAPIS_API_KEY"

Get an API key at my.carapis.com  and see the full API reference. Pricing is on the pricing page.

Use Cases

• Pricing intelligence — join used listings to authoritative new-car specs and MSRP for dealers.
• Market research — track new- and used-car catalog and pricing trends across China. See market research.
• Import / export — reference Chinese-market specifications and dealer inventory. See import & export.

Frequently asked questions

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