Dongchedi Data Parser & API
Dongchedi (懂车帝) is ByteDance’s automotive portal — one of China’s highest-traffic car platforms for new, used and dealer listings — and Carapis extracts its full spec and pricing data through one REST API. Backed by the company behind TikTok/Douyin, Dongchedi pairs video-led car content with a transactions marketplace, and Carapis serves its data without you fighting ByteDance’s app-first, China-geo infrastructure.
| Country | China |
|---|---|
| Type | Portal |
| Owner | ByteDance |
| Vehicle types | new, used, dealer |
| Monthly visits | large (declining ~11.5% m/m, Nov 2025) |
| Active listings | large |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★★★☆ |
| Official site | www.dongchedi.com |
What is Dongchedi?
Dongchedi (懂车帝) is a major Chinese automotive content and listings platform owned by ByteDance, the parent of TikTok and Douyin. It blends short-video car reviews and live-stream sales with new-car catalogs and used-car/dealer listings, and has been expanding aggressively from media into transactions. Its traffic is large but was reported declining around 11.5% month-on-month in November 2025. It is Autohome’s principal rival for the Chinese online-car audience.
Market Position
Dongchedi is the chief challenger to Autohome’s group in China’s online-car market, leveraging ByteDance’s enormous Douyin/TikTok distribution to feed its automotive vertical. Traffic was reported declining ~11.5% m/m in November 2025, a signal worth watching, but it remains one of the largest auto destinations in a market that moved 20.1M used cars in 2025 (SCIO). Its differentiator is video- and live-commerce-driven discovery rather than classic classifieds search.
Data Fields Available
Carapis extracts a structured record from each Dongchedi listing:
- Vehicle identity — make, model, trim, model year, fuel type, transmission
- Full specification — Dongchedi’s detailed spec and options data
- Condition — mileage (for used listings)
- Pricing — listed price (new and used)
- Listing context — dealer info, location, photo gallery
Dongchedi’s distinctive value is its blend of new-car catalog depth with a fast-growing used/dealer marketplace fed by China’s biggest video platform — a different inventory and discovery source than the Autohome/Che168 group.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "dongchedi", "limit": 20},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
)
for car in resp.json()["results"]:
print(car["make"], car["model"], car["year"], car["price"])Get an API key at my.carapis.com and see the full API reference. Pricing is on the pricing page.
Use Cases
- Pricing intelligence — track a fast-moving, video-led inventory pool to round out China pricing models for dealers.
- Market research — measure how ByteDance’s auto vertical shifts Chinese car-shopping behaviour. See market research.
- Import / export — reference Chinese-market specs and dealer inventory. See import & export.