Gumtree (Motors) Data Parser & API

Gumtree’s motors section is a large UK classifieds source — with deep private and dealer car listings — and Carapis extracts the data through one REST API. With an eBay/Adevinta lineage and now run jointly with eBay Motors for dealers, Gumtree carries the kind of private-seller UK inventory missing from dealer-only portals, and Carapis serves it without you building a scraper.

What is Gumtree (Motors)?

Gumtree is a large UK general-classifieds platform with a substantial motors category covering used cars from both private sellers and dealers. With an eBay/Adevinta lineage, its dealer side is now run jointly with eBay Motors. Its last published motors-traffic figure (~4.8M/mo) dates to 2022 and is stale, but its private-seller car inventory remains a meaningful UK data source.

Market Position

Gumtree is one of the UK’s long-standing general-classifieds sites, with a motors vertical that carries deep private/C2C car inventory alongside dealer listings. Its dealer operations are now run jointly with eBay Motors. Note that the often-quoted ~4.8M/mo motors-traffic figure is a 2022 number and should be treated as stale. For data buyers, Gumtree’s value is its private-seller UK supply — vehicles not found on dealer-only portals.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a structured record from each Gumtree motors listing:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, model year
• Specification — fuel type, transmission
• Condition — mileage
• Pricing — listed price
• Listing context — seller type (private vs dealer), location, photo gallery

The private-seller depth and seller-type flag make Gumtree valuable for analysing the C2C half of the UK market.

API Quick Start

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

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

• Market research — private-seller inventory reveals the C2C side of UK supply. See market research.
• Pricing intelligence — private asking prices complement dealer benchmarks for dealers.
• Import / export — source UK private-seller vehicles remotely. See import & export.

Frequently asked questions

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