Kakaku.com Autos Data Parser & API
Kakaku.com Autos is the automotive vertical of Kakaku.com, Japan’s giant price-comparison platform, and Carapis extracts its aggregated new- and used-car pricing, spec and ranking data through one REST API. Where Carsensor and Goo-net are listing portals, Kakaku is a comparison and review aggregator, giving a price-benchmark and spec-catalog view of the Japanese market that Carapis serves without you building a scraper.
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Aggregator |
| Owner | Kakaku.com, Inc. |
| Vehicle types | new, used |
| Monthly visits | huge (parent site) |
| Active listings | aggregated |
| API access | No public API (parse-only) |
| Parse priority | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Official site | kakaku.com |
What is Kakaku.com Autos?
Kakaku.com (価格.com) is one of Japan’s largest price-comparison and review sites, spanning electronics, services and automobiles. Its auto vertical aggregates new- and used-car prices, detailed specifications, user reviews and model rankings rather than hosting individual dealer ads in the way a classifieds portal does. That makes it a benchmark/catalog source: a normalized view of model specs and going prices across the Japanese market, drawing on the parent site’s very large audience.
Market Position
Kakaku.com sits beside the big Japanese listing portals (Carsensor ~35.8M/mo, Goo-net ~24M/mo) but plays a different role — comparison and aggregation rather than primary inventory (IGNITE). Its strength is breadth of normalized spec and price-benchmark data and its review/ranking signals, which complement the listing-level data from Carsensor and Goo-net. As an aggregator it is a lighter parse target (priority ★★) but valuable for reference pricing and spec catalogs.
Data Fields Available
Carapis extracts a structured record from Kakaku.com’s auto vertical:
- Vehicle identity — make, model, trim, model year, fuel type, transmission
- Full specification — Kakaku’s detailed model spec catalog
- Pricing — aggregated new/used price benchmarks (price ranges across sources)
- Ranking signals — model popularity / grade rankings and review scores
- Listing context — linked dealer/source info, photos
Kakaku’s distinctive value is normalized benchmark pricing plus ranking and review signals — a reference layer for calibrating listing-level prices from the portals, rather than raw individual inventory.
API Quick Start
Python
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
params={"source": "kakaku-autos", "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 — use Kakaku’s aggregated benchmarks to calibrate listing-level prices for dealers.
- Market research — track model rankings, review sentiment and price trends in Japan. See market research.
- Import / export — reference normalized Japanese spec catalogs and price benchmarks. See import & export.