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Get Your API Key

All API requests to the SG Cars Trends API must be authenticated with a Bearer token.
Contact the SG Cars Trends team to obtain your API key. You can reach out through our GitHub repository or via email.

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Make Your First API Call

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/cars?month=2024-01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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Understanding the Response

The API returns structured JSON data with car registration statistics: 
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "month": "2024-01",
      "make": "Toyota",
      "fuel_type": "Petrol",
      "vehicle_type": "Passenger Cars",
      "number": 245
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-01",
      "make": "Honda",
      "fuel_type": "Petrol",
      "vehicle_type": "Passenger Cars",
      "number": 189
    }
  ],
  "total": 2,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 50
}

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Try Different Endpoints

Get COE Results

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/coe" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Get Latest Month

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/months/latest" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Compare Car Data

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/cars/compare?month=2024-01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Get Top Makes

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/cars/top-makes?month=2024-01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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Common Use Cases

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/cars?month=2024-01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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2. Filter by Fuel Type

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/cars/fuel-types/Electric?month=2024-01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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3. Get Latest COE Bidding Results

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/coe/latest" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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4. Compare Year-over-Year Growth

curl "https://api.sgcarstrends.com/v1/cars/compare?month=2024-01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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Next Steps

Authentication

Learn more about API authentication and security

Data Models

Understand the data structure and relationships

Filtering Guide

Master advanced filtering techniques

API Reference

Explore all available endpoints

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Rate Limits

The API has the following rate limits:
  • 100 requests per minute for authenticated requests
  • 10 requests per minute for unauthenticated requests
If you need higher rate limits, please contact our team to discuss your use case.