Automotive API Profile

Black Book – Valuation API

Wholesale, auction values

Discovery fit

Overview & Use Cases

Wholesale, auction values

Provider

Black Book

Typical use cases

Power dealer pricing tools, support auction and wholesale decisions, build trade-in calculators, analyze market trends

Key strengths

Strong wholesale and auction data; widely used by lenders and insurers; real-time market data; trusted valuation source

Limitations and watchouts

Less consumer brand recognition; partnership required; pricing is volume-based; less comprehensive than KBB for retail

Developer details

Technical Profile

Protocols

rest

Authentication

oauth2

Data formats

Base URL

https://api.blackbook.com

REST base path

Integration complexity

medium

Endpoint summary

Vehicle valuation, wholesale values, auction data, trade-in values, market trend analytics, mileage adjustments

Rate limits and versioning

Rate limits: Custom rate limits per data agreement; volume-based pricing; enterprise accounts get custom limits

Versioning:

What it connects to

Coverage & Integration Fit

Systems supported

pricing

Data objects covered

Supported regions

North America

Comparable APIs

Kelley Blue Book, J.D. Power, NADAguides, Edmunds

Implementation notes

Build support

Webhooks, Specs & Developer Tools

Webhook support

True

Webhook events

SDK and library links

Status page

https://status.blackbook.com

Risk review

Security & Compliance

PII handling

may_contain_pii

Security certifications

Audit logging

False

Data retention

Security notes

Enterprise-grade data security; API key access controls

Editorial signals

Directory Assessment

Editor rating

Maturity score

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