Autodata API

Name: Autodata API API
Brand: Autodata API
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★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentData EnrichmentData TransformationapiKey3 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Authenticate with an Autodata API key to obtain an access token, then list available resources and fetch automotive technical data by resource ID.

Quickstart

Get started with Autodata API in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"fetch automotive technical data by resource id"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Autodata API API.

Exchange an Autodata API key for an access token via POST /auth/token

List the resources entitled to the calling account with GET /resources

Retrieve a specific automotive data resource by ID via GET /resources/{id}

Drive entitlement-aware data access without enumerating per-vehicle endpoints

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Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Document

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for Autodata API, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Autodata API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. Autodata supplies automotive technical data and repair information used by garages, parts retailers, and aftersales platforms. The current OpenAPI surface is intentionally small — three endpoints covering token issuance and a generic resource lookup — and is the authenticated front door to richer Autodata data sets that are loaded by resource ID. Integrators authenticate once with an API key, exchange it for an access token, and then list or fetch resources for the vehicle data they are entitled to.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Autodata API API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Garage management system data lookup

Embed Autodata technical data inside a garage management system so technicians can pull service intervals, torque values, or wiring diagrams next to the active job. The integration first calls POST /auth/token to mint a short-lived access token, then GET /resources to discover which data sets are entitled, and finally GET /resources/{id} to retrieve the specific document for the vehicle being serviced.

Mint an access token at /auth/token, list resources, then GET /resources/{id} for the resource ID matching the technician's current job

Parts retailer fitment lookup

A parts retailer can match a customer's vehicle to compatible components by retrieving the matching technical resource from Autodata. The retailer's site authenticates once per session, lists the resources its plan covers, and pulls the specific fitment document by ID when the user selects a model. This avoids hosting and updating a fitment database in-house.

After authenticating, GET /resources to find the fitment resource ID for the selected vehicle, then GET /resources/{id} to fetch the document

Agent-driven service planning

An AI agent helping a service advisor scope a job can fetch the relevant Autodata resource on demand. The agent searches Jentic for the technical data the advisor needs, Jentic injects the API key and access token, and the agent returns the document content to the advisor. Through Jentic the long-lived API key never enters the agent's context — only short-lived tokens move through it.

Use the access token to GET /resources/{id} for the service interval document and summarise the next required service for the advisor

Key Endpoints

3 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for autodata api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

POST

/auth/token

Exchange an API key for an access token

GET

/resources

List entitled resources

GET

/resources/{id}

Retrieve a specific resource

POST

/auth/token

Exchange an API key for an access token

GET

/resources

List entitled resources

GET

/resources/{id}

Retrieve a specific resource

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Autodata X-API-Key values are stored encrypted in the Jentic credential vault. The /auth/token call runs server-side through Jentic and only the short-lived access token flows back to the agent — the long-lived API key never enters the prompt context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic for 'list Autodata resources' or 'fetch a vehicle data resource' and Jentic returns the matching operation with its input schema, so the agent does not need to inspect the developer portal.

Time to first call

Direct Autodata integration: half a day for token minting, refresh handling, and resource lookup wrapping. Through Jentic: under thirty minutes — search, load the schema, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Complementary

CIS Automotive API

CIS Automotive provides market and pricing data while Autodata covers technical and repair information

Use CIS Automotive for sale price, days-to-sell, and market share signals; use Autodata for repair, fitment, and service-interval documents

Complementary

Smartcar API

Smartcar reads live data directly from connected vehicles

Use Smartcar for real-time odometer, fuel, and location reads from a specific car; use Autodata for static technical reference data about the model

Alternative

Regrid API

A different vertical-data provider — Regrid covers parcel and property records rather than vehicles

Choose Regrid when the workload needs property data; this comparison highlights that Autodata is purpose-built for automotive aftersales

FAQs

Specific to using Autodata API API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Autodata API?

Autodata publishes a developer portal but no machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Autodata API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the Autodata API use?

Autodata uses an API key sent in the X-API-Key header on POST /auth/token to mint a short-lived access token. Subsequent calls to /resources and /resources/{id} carry the access token. Through Jentic the long-lived X-API-Key is held in the credential vault and only the short-lived token is used for downstream calls.

How do I retrieve a specific resource from the Autodata API?

First POST to /auth/token with your X-API-Key to receive an access token. Then GET /resources to list the IDs your account is entitled to, and GET /resources/{id} to fetch a specific document by its ID.

What kind of data does the Autodata API return?

Autodata covers automotive technical and repair information — service schedules, torque values, fluid specs, wiring diagrams, and component fitment. The OpenAPI spec exposes a generic /resources/{id} endpoint because the underlying data shape varies by resource type and entitlement.

How do I look up automotive data through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'fetch an Autodata resource', load the /auth/token and /resources/{id} operations, and execute them in sequence. Jentic chains the access token from the first call into the second. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What are the rate limits for the Autodata API?

Autodata sets rate limits per commercial plan rather than in the OpenAPI spec. /auth/token is lightweight and can be called frequently, while /resources/{id} reads are bounded by your data plan; if you receive a 429 response, back off and contact Autodata support for plan limits.