Trader Interactive Data Parser & API

Trader Interactive runs CAR Group’s US specialty marketplaces — powersports, motorcycles, RVs and commercial trucks — across a mid/high-traffic network with large inventory, and Carapis extracts its listing, spec and dealer data through one REST API. Owned by CAR Group (the same parent as Encar and carsales.com.au), Trader Interactive covers the moto/RV/commercial verticals that mainstream car portals skip — delivered without you building or maintaining a scraper.

What is Trader Interactive?

Trader Interactive is a US online-marketplace operator owned by CAR Group, running specialty verticals such as powersports/motorcycle, RV and commercial-truck classifieds (its brands include the ”…Trader” family of sites). Its listings span dealer and private inventory in vehicle categories outside the mainstream car portals. Public traffic is an estimate (mid/high) with large standing inventory across its network.

Market Position

Trader Interactive is part of CAR Group — the same corporate data model that runs Encar (Korea), carsales.com.au (Australia) and Webmotors (Brazil) — so the techniques used to structure its US powersports/RV/commercial listings transfer across the Carapis CAR Group cluster. Its differentiation is vertical, not scale: it owns the moto, RV and commercial-truck categories that CarGurus, Cars.com and AutoTrader.com largely do not cover, making it a complementary source rather than a competitor to the mainstream car portals.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a complete structured record from each Trader Interactive listing:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, trim, model year, category (powersports / RV / commercial)
• Condition — mileage / hours and condition
• Pricing — listed price
• Specification — factory options and equipment
• Listing context — dealer / private seller, location, photo gallery

The category coverage — motorcycles, RVs and commercial trucks — is the standout: vehicle types the mainstream US car portals do not list.

API Quick Start

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

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=trader-interactive&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

• Specialty-vehicle research — cover powersports, RV and commercial-truck markets the car portals skip. See market research.
• Pricing intelligence — benchmark moto/RV/commercial pricing for dealers.
• Import / export — source specialty vehicles with spec and dealer data. See import & export.

Frequently asked questions

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