OPENLANE Data Parser & API

OPENLANE is the #2 US/Canada wholesale digital auction marketplace — the former ADESA digital platform, moving an estimated 3M+ vehicles per year — and Carapis extracts its per-lot data, including VIN, condition reports and sale data, through one REST API. OPENLANE is dealer-gated (login-only) so it has little public traffic, but its structured wholesale condition data is high-value for dealer pricing — delivered without you managing dealer-only access yourself.

What is OPENLANE?

OPENLANE (formerly KAR Global) is the leading digital wholesale vehicle auction marketplace in North America. After ADESA’s US physical auctions were sold to Carvana in 2022, the digital ADESA/OPENLANE marketplace continued under the OPENLANE name. It is a B2B, dealer-gated platform handling an estimated 3M+ vehicles per year, with each lot carrying a structured condition report, VIN and sale data.

Market Position

OPENLANE is the #2 US wholesale digital auction platform behind Manheim; together with Copart and IAA, the US wholesale auctions move well over 800K vehicles per week. OPENLANE operates across both the US and Canada, so a single Carapis parsing strategy covers its cross-border wholesale footprint. Its value lies in structured condition reports and sale data that complement Manheim’s wholesale signal — useful for remarketing and residual-value analysis.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a complete structured record from each OPENLANE lot:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, trim, model year, VIN
• Condition — mileage, structured condition report, damage/grade
• Sale data — sale / bid history and channel
• Listing context — auction / location, photo gallery

The structured condition reports and wholesale sale data are the standout fields — a wholesale-pricing signal not visible on retail portals.

API Quick Start

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

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

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=openlane&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 — OPENLANE condition reports and sale data feed wholesale-pricing models for dealers.
• Remarketing / residual value — model wholesale outcomes across the US and Canada. See market research.
• Import / export — source wholesale vehicles with VIN and condition data. See import & export.

Frequently asked questions

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