---
title: "Get Makes - API Documentation"
description: "Normalized make names for GET /auctions (and MCP list_makes). Does not count toward your query limit."
url: "https://oldcarsdata.com/docs/makes"
dateModified: "2026-06-19T00:00:00.000Z"
type: "api-docs"
tags: ["API", "documentation", "References"]
---

# Get Makes

**GET** `/makes`

Normalized make names for GET /auctions (and MCP list_makes). Does not count toward your query limit.

## Code Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.oldcarsdata.com/makes"
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.oldcarsdata.com/makes');
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get('https://api.oldcarsdata.com/makes')
data = response.json()
```

## Response

```json
{
  "data": ["Toyota", "Ford", "Chevrolet", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz"]
}
```

## Related Endpoints

- [Get Auctions](/docs/auctions)
- [Get Live Auctions](/docs/auctions-live)
- [Get Auction Bids](/docs/auction-bids)
- [Get Stats](/docs/stats)
- [Get Models](/docs/models)