MCP server

cars-data.com — Car Specs API Official

com.cars-data/car-specs-api

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Search, compare & filter 103,372 car variants — 224 specs, 20 languages. Free demo, no key; x402.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

cars-data.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

10

Token cost

About 3,324 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http car-specs-api https://api.cars-data.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.car-specs-api]
url = "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"car-specs-api":{"httpUrl":"https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"car-specs-api":{"url":"https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"car-specs-api":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add car-specs-api https://api.cars-data.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"car-specs-api","server_url":"https://api.cars-data.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"car-specs-api","server_url":"https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"}

Tools

• compare_full ~264 tokens
  Side-by-side localized specs for 2-4 variants from ANYWHERE in the 103,372-variant catalogue, in 20 languages. Paid per call with x402 (USDC) — $0.1 flat for the call. Not charged when an id is unknown.
• compare_variants ~268 tokens
  Side-by-side localized specs for 2-4 vehicle variants. This answers from a fixed 40-car demo set. For the full 103,372-variant catalogue call compare_full — paid per call with x402 (USDC on Base), $0.1, no key, no account.
• filter_cars ~582 tokens
  Structured catalog filter: fuel type, body type, drive layout, power/price range, model year, EV-only. This answers from a fixed 40-car demo set. For the full 103,372-variant catalogue call filter_catalogue — paid per call with x402 (USDC on Base), $0.005, no key, no account.
• filter_catalogue ~520 tokens
  Structured filter over all 103,372 variants (not only the 40-car demo): fuel, body, drive layout, power/price range, model year, EV-only. Keyset-paginated; returns opaque variant_ids for get_specs_full / compare_full. Paid per call with x402 (USDC) — $0.005.
• get_images ~204 tokens
  Image URLs (own CDN, no attribution burden) for a vehicle variant. This answers from a fixed 40-car demo set. Full catalogue: pay per request with x402, no key (GET /v1/variants/{id}/specs $0.05, /v1/search $0.005, /v1/variants $0.005, /v1/compare $0.1, USDC on Base); the Apify Actor, billed per eve
• get_specs ~328 tokens
  Full localized specs for one vehicle variant, in any of 20 languages — 232 spec types covering engine & fuel, performance, EV/hybrid, safety, comfort & interior, exterior, chassis, dimensions & weights, consumption (WLTP/NEDC). Each spec carries a confidence score; the response carries last_synced_a
• get_specs_full ~220 tokens
  Full localized specs for ANY variant in the catalogue, in 20 languages. Paid per call with x402 (USDC) — $0.05. Not charged when the id is unknown.
• list_generations ~303 tokens
  Generations/facelifts of a model, with production years. This answers from a fixed 40-car demo set. Full catalogue: pay per request with x402, no key (GET /v1/variants/{id}/specs $0.05, /v1/search $0.005, /v1/variants $0.005, /v1/compare $0.1, USDC on Base); the Apify Actor, billed per event by Apif
• search_cars ~359 tokens
  Free-text search across 103,372 vehicle variants, 120 brands, 20 languages. Returns candidate variant_ids to pass to get_specs/get_images/compare_variants. Each result carries generation_id and production years so same-named variants from different generations can be told apart. This answers from a
• search_catalogue ~276 tokens
  Search all 103,372 variants (not only the 40-car demo). Returns opaque variant_ids for get_specs_full. Paid per call with x402 (USDC) — $0.005.

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