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Auto Repair Estimate API

Everything an estimate needs — labor hours by job, ranges, confidence — for any US vehicle back to 1955. Multiply by your shop rate and you're done.

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An estimate is labor hours × shop rate + parts. The hours are the hard part — locked in enterprise systems, absent from every public API. OLP exposes them: query a vehicle, get every job with flat-rate hours and ranges, and build estimates your users can actually trust.

What you get

  • One call returns every job for a vehicle — brakes to timing chains — with hours and ranges
  • Estimate = labor_hours × your local shop rate; we publish ranges so you can show best/worst case
  • Job categories let you group estimates the way service writers think (brakes, engine, suspension…)
  • Free tier is enough to build and demo the whole feature before paying a cent

One call, real data

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://openlaborproject.com/api/v1/labor-times?make=honda&model=accord&year=2015-2020"
Response (abridged)
{ "data": [ { "job_name": "Alternator Replacement", "job_category": "electrical", "labor_hours": 1.8, "low_range": 1.5, "high_range": 2.2, "confidence": "high" }, { "job_name": "Timing Belt Replacement", "job_category": "engine", "labor_hours": 4.5, "low_range": 4.0, "high_range": 5.5, "confidence": "high" } ] }

Built with this endpoint

Instant-quote widgets for shop websitesService-writer estimating toolsFleet maintenance budgetingMarketplace repair pricing

Pricing

Free — 7 requests/day, full read access, prototype tonight · Builder $49/mo — 1,000/day, 300/min, production-ready · Business $149/mo — 10,000/day, webhooks, bulk export, white-label · Enterprise — custom volume + SLA. Full comparison →

Common questions

Do you provide parts prices too?

The core estimate API is labor-focused; job records include category and vehicle context so you can join your own parts source. Parts data is on our roadmap — tell us your use case and it moves up.

How current is the data?

The database is continuously maintained — an automated accuracy program plus human review desks. Confidence labels tell you the verification level of each row, and verified rows only improve over time.

What volume can I run?

Free: 7 requests/day for prototyping. Builder ($49/mo): 1,000/day at 300/min. Business ($149/mo): 10,000/day with bulk export. Enterprise: custom.

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