Same makes, models, years and trims. Plus towing capacity, oil specs, tire sizes, bolt patterns and horsepower data CarQueryAPI never had. Free tier. Sub-200ms response.
Everything CarQueryAPI had, plus maintenance spec data developers actually need in 2026.
| Feature | ❌ CarQueryAPI (dead) | ✅ autoapi411 |
|---|---|---|
| Makes lookup | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ 40+ makes, updated 2026 |
| Models lookup | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ 500+ models |
| Years by model | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ 2000–2026 |
| Trims by year | ✓ Frozen at 2019 | ✓ Full trim coverage |
| Data freshness | Frozen at Q1 2019 | Updated through 2026 |
| Site status | Account Suspended | 100% uptime on Cloudflare |
| Towing capacity | ✗ Never available | ✓ 4,072 vehicles |
| Oil capacity + viscosity | ✗ Never available | ✓ 33,931 records |
| Tire sizes | ✗ Never available | ✓ 6,237 records |
| Bolt patterns | ✗ Never available | ✓ 4,714 records |
| Horsepower data | ✗ Never available | ✓ 16,269 records |
| Free tier | Gone — site is down | ✓ 100 req/day free |
| Paid plans | Gone — site is down | ✓ From $9/month |
The response structure is familiar. Add your API key header and you're done.
# Get all makes GET www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/ ?cmd=getMakes # Get models for a make GET www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/ ?cmd=getModels&make=ford # Get trims for year/model GET www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/ ?cmd=getTrims &model=f-150&year=2020 # Response (when alive) { "Makes": [{ "make_id": "ford", "make_display": "Ford" }] }
# Get all makes GET https://411-api.simonwakelin.workers.dev /v1/makes X-Api-Key: your-key-here # Get models for a make GET /v1/models?make=Ford # Get oil + towing + tire data GET /v1/vehicle ?make=Ford&model=F-150&year=2020 # Response { "make": "Ford", "model": "F-150", "oil_capacity_quarts": 6, "towing_capacity_lbs": 13000, "bolt_pattern": "6x135" }
// Before (CarQueryAPI — now broken) fetch('https://www.carqueryapi.com/api/0.3/?cmd=getMakes') // After (autoapi411 — works today) fetch('https://411-api.simonwakelin.workers.dev/v1/makes', { headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'your-free-key' } }) .then(r => r.json()) .then(data => console.log(data.makes)) // Returns: ["Acura","Audi","BMW","Chevrolet","Ford","Honda","Toyota" ...]
Built for apps that need more than just a year/make/model dropdown.
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