bca.co.uk APIbca.co.uk ↗
Access BCA UK auction schedules, remarketing centre locations, vehicle type counts, and industry news via 5 structured endpoints.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/e7436d69-113d-42cc-98ab-3c3cde3ec036/get_news?limit=3&offset=0' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Retrieve latest BCA news and industry insights articles. Returns paginated results ordered by published date descending, including title, date, category, summary, and full article HTML content.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max results to return per page. |
| offset | integer | Offset for pagination. |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"limit": "integer — max results returned",
"total": "integer — total number of news articles available",
"offset": "integer — current pagination offset",
"results": "array of news article objects with name, publishedDate, shortDescription, description (HTML), articleImage, and tags"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"limit": 3,
"total": 888,
"offset": 0,
"results": [
{
"@id": "332e1c20-41ed-4815-a7d3-5a7582024190",
"name": "Used LCV sector remains on course despite external pressures says BCA",
"@name": "Used-LCV-sector-remains-on-course-despite-external-pressures-says-BCA",
"visible": true,
"isFeatured": true,
"publishedDate": "2026-05-14T10:10:40.000+01:00",
"shortDescription": "Average used LCV values at BCA settled in April 2026 at £8,131..."
}
]
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the bca.co.uk API
The BCA API exposes 5 endpoints covering UK vehicle auction data from bca.co.uk, including upcoming sales schedules, remarketing centre locations with coordinates, vehicle type inventory counts, and news articles. The get_sales_schedule endpoint returns date-grouped sale events with lot counts, channel details, and sale names, while get_locations provides addresses, phone numbers, and lat/lng for every BCA centre across the UK.
Auction Schedules and Inventory
The get_sales_schedule endpoint returns upcoming auction events grouped by date. Each date group contains nested sale objects with fields for name, channel, datetime, lots, and closedSale. Pagination is controlled via limit and offset parameters, and the response includes a total count of all scheduled date groups. The get_vehicle_types endpoint complements this with real-time inventory counts broken down by Description (e.g. Cars, LCV, Motorbikes) and a ResourcedDescription string that includes formatted count text.
Locations and Contact Data
get_locations returns every BCA remarketing centre in the UK without any required parameters. Each location object includes name, town, postcode, address1, phoneNumber, latitude, longitude, opening times, and the vehicle types handled at that site. The latitude and longitude fields make the data straightforward to drop into a map or distance-calculation workflow.
News and Navigation
get_news returns BCA news and industry insight articles ordered by publishedDate descending. Each article object includes name, shortDescription, full description as HTML, articleImage, and tags. Pagination uses limit and offset, and the response includes a total article count. The get_menu_links endpoint retrieves site navigation structures; the optional menu_name parameter accepts values including Main-Menu, MyBCA-Menu, Footer, Footer-Legal, Footer-Info, and Social-Links. Each menu item carries label, link, name, isVisible, and nested child items.
- Build a UK auction finder that maps BCA remarketing centres using latitude and longitude from get_locations.
- Display a live auction calendar on a dealer portal by polling get_sales_schedule for upcoming lot counts and sale channels.
- Track LCV and motorbike inventory trends over time using vehicle type counts from get_vehicle_types.
- Aggregate BCA industry news into an automotive trade newsletter using article titles, summaries, and tags from get_news.
- Programmatically verify BCA centre contact details and opening hours for a fleet management application.
- Reconstruct BCA's site navigation tree for a third-party vehicle research tool using get_menu_links with the Main-Menu value.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 250 req/min |
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