---
title: "Always 403 — bulk data is licensed, not served"
method: GET
path: "/export"
tags: ["licensing"]
---

# Always 403 — bulk data is licensed, not served

`GET /export`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cars-data.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.cars-data.com/v1/export`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-Api-Key`
  - HTTP bearer

This endpoint exists so that asking for bulk data gets a straight
answer instead of a `404`. It never returns data.

Exports are arranged by hand: pick the modules you need, in the
languages you need, optionally with an update subscription. Prices,
module list and coverage sheet are published on
https://cars-data.com/en/api — the module prices start at €190 and the
catalogue module (€490) is always included. Orders are invoiced; there
is no instant checkout.

If what you want is the API over the full catalogue rather than a file,
that is the Apify Actor: https://apify.com/carsdatacom/car-specs-api

## Other responses

- `401`: No key, or a key we do not know. `WWW-Authenticate: Bearer` on the MCP surface. The MCP server needs no key at all; a REST demo key is one click away. On the two x402 routes a request with no key gets `402` instead, with the price.
- `403`: RFC 9457 problem document.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/cars-data/apis/cars-data-com-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/cars-data/apis/cars-data-com-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/cars-data/apis/cars-data-com-api/revisions/4aeb6b2b5c5f?raw)