Vehicle — entry 010 of 10

Smartcar

Verified Jul 2026

Smartcar's Vehicle API lets apps lock/unlock vehicles and read odometer, location, and other telematics data from most late-model cars through a single OAuth2 integration across dozens of automaker backends. A live unauthenticated GET and OPTIONS preflight against api.smartcar.com/v2.0/vehicles both returned no Access-Control-Allow-Origin header — resolving the stored "yes" cors to "no", consistent with Smartcar's own docs, which say API calls must be made from a backend, never a browser; auth "OAuth" and https were reconfirmed via a 401 AUTHENTICATION error. Its pricing page offers a Free plan (1 connected vehicle, no credit card) alongside paid Growth/Enterprise tiers — freemium.

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AuthenticationOAuthRequires an OAuth flow; expect app registration.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSDisabledBrowser calls need a server-side proxy.
PricingFreemiumA usable free tier exists, with paid plans for more volume.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score54out of 100
Authentication8/25OAuth flow required
Pricing17/20Freemium tier available
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

  1. Register an app / run the OAuth flow to obtain a bearer token.
  2. Send it as an Authorization headerAuthorization: Bearer <token>
Stored keyNo key stored

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