Get Models

Returns normalized model names for one make (use a make value from GET /makes).

Use this before GET /auctions

Pass each string from data as the model query parameter on GET /auctions, together with the matching make from GET /makes.

Query limit: This endpoint is public and does not count toward your plan query limit. On MCP, list_models is excluded the same way when it is the only tool call in that HTTP request.

GET https://api.oldcarsdata.com/models

Request Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
`make`	string	Yes	Make name to get models for. Minimum length: 1 character.

Code Examples

cURL

bash

curl "https://api.oldcarsdata.com/models?make=Toyota"

JavaScript

javascript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.oldcarsdata.com/models?make=Toyota'
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.oldcarsdata.com/models',
    params={'make': 'Toyota'}
)
data = response.json()

Success Response (200)

Models retrieved successfully.

json

{
  "data": [
    "Land Cruiser",
    "Supra",
    "Celica",
    "Corolla"
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`data`	array	Array of model names (strings) for the specified make, sorted alphabetically

Error Responses

Field	Type	Description
`error`	string	Error type identifier
`message`	string	Human-readable error message
`details`	object	Validation error details (400 responses only)

400 — Validation Error:

json

{
  "error": "Validation Error",
  "message": "make: String must contain at least 1 character(s)",
  "details": {
    "make": ["String must contain at least 1 character(s)"]
  }
}