Japan Partner Data Parser & API

Japan Partner is a Japanese used-car export marketplace serving global buyers — and Carapis extracts its full listing data, including auction-sheet condition grades, specs and FOB export pricing, through one REST API. Its English-language JDM listings carry the structured grade data that lets importers vet vehicles remotely before they ship.

What is Japan Partner?

Japan Partner is an online Japanese used-vehicle exporter selling cars, vans and commercial vehicles to buyers worldwide. It maintains a rotating English-language catalog with export-ready pricing. As part of the Japan-export trade, many of its listings carry standardized auction-sheet condition grades, supporting remote vetting for the import/export use case.

Market Position

Japan Partner is a smaller but established Japanese export marketplace (traffic small/mid, est.). It sits in the Japan-export cluster alongside BE FORWARD, SBT Japan, TCV, Goo-net Exchange and Car From Japan, all funneling JDM stock to Africa, the Caribbean, SE Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Because these exporters source from the same underlying Japanese auctions, their auction-sheet condition data shares a common structure, so one Carapis schema serves several export platforms.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a complete structured record from each Japan Partner listing:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, grade/trim, model year, engine size, fuel type, transmission
• Condition — mileage, auction-sheet grade (standardized exterior/interior condition score), overall condition notes
• Pricing — listed price plus FOB export price
• Specification — factory options and equipment
• Listing context — stock location, photo gallery

The auction-sheet grade is what makes Japan Partner’s data valuable for import/export buyers: an independently assigned condition score delivered as structured fields rather than scanned images.

API Quick Start

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

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=japan-partner&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 — auction-sheet grades and FOB pricing let importers price and vet Japanese stock remotely. See import & export.
• Pricing intelligence — export prices feed landed-cost and margin models for dealers.
• Market research — track JDM export inventory and price trends across exporters. See market research.

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