CarMax API endpoint
Returns CarMax's full make taxonomy for browsing by brand: every make, a display image, and CarMax's own display order.
/carmax/shop-by-brandNo path or query parameters.
Notable response behavior:
make is the exact value to pass as /carmax/search's make query
parameter to filter results to that brand.display_order reflects CarMax's own browse-by-brand ordering (not
alphabetical).| Field | Filled in, of 36 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| make | 36 | “Acura” and 35 other values |
| image_url | 36 | content-images.carmax.com |
| display_order | 36 | 1 to 36, median 18 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/carmax/shop-by-brand" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"brands": [
{
"make": "Acura",
"image_url": "https://content-images.carmax.com/qeontfmijmzv/25NcA62ks4WtOMUJlvsW9x/77ace1ff19f51d1968a363b1515c4af6/acura.jpg",
"display_order": 1
},
{
"make": "Audi",
"image_url": "https://content-images.carmax.com/qeontfmijmzv/31ViiSHNIysuutwlO3zprm/08b0abfc8ca32732d32061a788af51e3/audi.jpg",
"display_order": 2
},
{
"make": "BMW",
"image_url": "https://content-images.carmax.com/qeontfmijmzv/4w3T6OsuubLfEu9bxafgBn/c99282ded8407ca5deed20551f77e4cf/bmw.jpg",
"display_order": 3
}
],
"source_url": "https://mobileapps-afd-prod-endpoint-drgsgffchcfkbmg4.z01.azurefd.net/api/search/shop-by-brand"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/carmax.shopByBrandResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | carmax.ShopByBrandResponse | No | ||||
| data.brands | array | No | ||||
| data.brands[].display_order | integer | No | 1 | |||
| data.brands[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.brands[].make | string | No | Acura | |||
| data.source_url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/carmax/shop-by-brand" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"