Makes and models - XAPI China

Manufacturers

This public endpoint returns a list of manufacturer names:

curl --fail-with-body "https://api.xapichina.com/v1/makes?lang=en"

Use lang=zh for original Chinese names. The brand search filter supports Chinese names, translated English names, catalog IDs, and pinyin that match the source catalog.

Models

Model discovery requires your secret API key and consumes a data request:

curl --fail-with-body "https://api.xapichina.com/v1/makes/BMW/models?lang=en" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $XAPICHINA_API_KEY"

The response has make and models fields. URL-encode manufacturer names that contain spaces or Chinese characters. An unknown manufacturer returns 404 for model discovery; an unknown search brand returns 422.

Filter catalog

curl --fail-with-body "https://api.xapichina.com/v1/filters?lang=en"

This public endpoint returns manufacturers, fuel_types, transmissions, body_styles, and sort_options. Build select controls from these supported values rather than assuming Korea’s enums apply. Supported names are translated. Unknown model text can remain Chinese; retain original source labels where useful for your application.

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