Click on the "Request access" button above and fill out the form with details of third parties you work with. We'll be in touch to discuss next steps depending on the integration status of your third parties.

When a stock item is created or edited this data is usually transferred and updated on Auto Trader within minutes, typically between 30 seconds and 5 minutes.

No. Auto Trader Connect does not replace stock exports to other classified providers.

Auto Trader Connect surfaces our advanced vehicle data in your primary stock management system so that you can create and manage stock and sync that in real-time to many other systems, including:

• Your retailer website
• Your OEM Website (UVL)
• Analytics Providers (e.g RWA)

Auto Trader Connect, Retail Essentials will be included in our core advertising packages and includes the following features:

• Vehicle data / taxonomy: Look up vehicle data with or without a VRM to access MOT test data, basic history check and all specification standard & optional features. Also access to all vehicle taxonomy technical data, including New Car (RRP) pricing, and new car optional specification pricing.
• Instant stock updates: Create, update & delete forecourt stock records alongside advertising those stock records for relevant advertiser DIDs on Auto Trader in real time.
• Retrieve forecourt stock: Read back forecourt stock records belonging to relevant advertiser DIDs, inclusive of Price Indicator flags, vehicle tech data and advert description / spec features supplied.
• Stock update notifications: Subscribe to receive stock update events (push notifications) when changes are made to stock records belonging to relevant advertiser DIDs, for example price change or sold status change.
• Advert feature data: Enhance the display of vehicle specification options on a website with access to available standard & optional features for a given advert derivative ID, including feature categories & standardised generic names.
• Response metrics: Retrieve response metrics for forecourt stock records belonging to relevant advertiser DIDs, this includes Performance Rating, Score, Search & Advert views (yesterday and the last 7 days).

As one of our retailer partners, you don't need to do anything. Your third-party system provider will integrate with Auto Trader Connect on your behalf. All you need to do is request access via the button above.

It's powered by an API (application program interface) behind the scenes, but there's nothing technical you need to know or do yourself. An API just enables the real-time transfer of data between two systems. Your 3rd party will do the integration work, you just get the benefits.

This solution works for all your stock, regardless of whether you advertise it with Auto Trader. You'll get access to things like our vehicle data in your app for all stock, and it can be synced to any applicable third-party service.

Currently integrated and in progress third party integrations are listed above in the "Our partners" section. We're working with as many third party service providers to make the service as broadly available as possible, but the decision to integrate this service and the features that third party passes on to its customers rests with the third party. Auto Trader cannot guarantee the availability of this service, or all functionality within the service, for all customers.

All Auto Trader customers can get access to Auto Trader Connect - However it relies on an integration with your third party system providers.