Carsensor Data Parser & API

Carsensor is Japan’s #1 vehicles website by traffic — around 35.8 million visits per month — operated by Recruit Holdings with roughly 400K+ used- and new-car listings, and Carapis extracts its full listing and condition data through one REST API. As the most-visited car portal in Japan, Carsensor (カーセンサー) carries deep dealer inventory and detailed Japanese condition data, served by Carapis without you building a scraper.

What is Carsensor?

Carsensor (カーセンサー, carsensor.net) is Japan’s leading automotive marketplace, run by Recruit Holdings — the same group behind Indeed and many Japanese listings services. It carries used cars, new cars and dealer inventory, with roughly 400K+ active listings and the highest traffic of any vehicles site in Japan at ~35.8M monthly visits (Jan 2026). Each listing includes detailed Japanese condition data, including remaining shaken (mandatory inspection) and dealer-grade condition notes.

Market Position

Carsensor is the #1 car site in Japan by traffic at ~35.8M visits/mo (Jan 2026), ahead of Goo-net (~24M/mo). Backed by Recruit Holdings, it benefits from a massive media and listings ecosystem, and is the default destination for Japanese used-car shoppers. With ~400K+ listings it offers one of the largest and most data-rich domestic Japanese inventories — a key source for both the domestic market and the global Japanese-used-car export trade.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a structured record from each Carsensor listing:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, trim, model year, fuel type, transmission
• Condition — mileage, dealer condition grade, remaining shaken (mandatory inspection validity)
• Pricing — listed price (and total/on-the-road where shown)
• Specification — factory and dealer-added options
• Listing context — dealer / shop info, location, full photo gallery

Carsensor’s Japan-specific value is the shaken (車検) field and detailed dealer condition grades — data that matters enormously for Japanese-domestic buyers and export agents pricing remaining roadworthiness and running costs.

API Quick Start

import requests
 
resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
    params={"source": "carsensor", "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=carsensor&limit=20",
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CARAPIS_API_KEY}` } },
);
const { results } = await res.json();

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=carsensor&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

• Import / export — Japanese used cars are a huge global export category; Carsensor’s domestic inventory and shaken data help exporters source and price. See import & export.
• Pricing intelligence — Japan’s largest listing pool anchors used-car pricing models for dealers.
• Market research — track the most-visited Japanese car portal’s inventory and price trends. See market research.

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