# Bid.cars Search By Keyword API

[Tools](/tools) / [Travel And Local](/tools/category/travel-and-local) / [Bid.cars Search By Keyword](/tools/bid-cars/search-by-keyword)

Search By Keyword through KeepBal. Data from Bid.cars. Category: Travel And Local. Pricing: fixed per successful call. Public operation: bid-cars/search-by-keyword. Inspect this operation for required inputs before running.

Data from [Bid.cars](/providers/bid-cars).

Category: [Travel And Local](/tools/category/travel-and-local)

## Price

$0.0135 per successful call ≈ 74 calls with the $1 signup credit.

Input schema is not available in the local snapshot. Call inspect first; fill body and queryParams as required and replace any pathParams placeholders before running.

## Discover

```sh
curl https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/discover -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEEPBAL_KEY' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"query":"Bid.cars"}'
```

## Inspect

```sh
curl https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/inspect -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEEPBAL_KEY' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"publicId":"bid-cars/search-by-keyword"}'
```

## curl

```sh
curl https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/bid-cars/search-by-keyword \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEEPBAL_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'
```

## MCP run_tool

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run_tool",
    "arguments": {
      "tool": "bid-cars/search-by-keyword",
      "input": {}
    }
  }
}
```

## Python

```python
import json, os, requests

# Inspect first and replace input_data with the required parameters.
input_data = json.loads("{}")
response = requests.post(
    "https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/bid-cars/search-by-keyword",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["KEEPBAL_API_KEY"]},
    json=input_data,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())
```

## Errors and billing

Failed provider calls are not charged. HTTP 400 invalid_request means invalid JSON or parameters, including missing pathParams. HTTP 401 missing_api_key or invalid_api_key means authentication is required. HTTP 402 insufficient_credits means insufficient balance; top up before retrying. HTTP 503 provider_unavailable means the provider is unavailable. A pending run can settle later; poll GET /apis/v1/runs/{id} instead of starting another execution.

## How much does this API cost?

$0.0135 per successful call

## How do I start?

Create a KeepBal account with $1 free credit, obtain an API key, and inspect this tool before running it.

## Related tools

- [Bid.cars Get Listing Details](/tools/bid-cars/get-listing-details) — Get Listing Details through KeepBal. Data from Bid.cars. Category: Travel And Local. Pricing: fixed per successful call. Public operation: bid-cars/get-listing-details. Inspect this operation for required inputs before running. — $0.027 per successful call
- [Bid.cars Get Lot Photos](/tools/bid-cars/get-lot-photos) — Get Lot Photos through KeepBal. Data from Bid.cars. Category: Travel And Local. Pricing: fixed per successful call. Public operation: bid-cars/get-lot-photos. Inspect this operation for required inputs before running. — $0.0135 per successful call
- [Bid.cars Get Makes List](/tools/bid-cars/get-makes-list) — Get Makes List through KeepBal. Data from Bid.cars. Category: Travel And Local. Pricing: fixed per successful call. Public operation: bid-cars/get-makes-list. Inspect this operation for required inputs before running. — $0.0135 per successful call
- [Bid.cars Get Models List](/tools/bid-cars/get-models-list) — Get Models List through KeepBal. Data from Bid.cars. Category: Travel And Local. Pricing: fixed per successful call. Public operation: bid-cars/get-models-list. Inspect this operation for required inputs before running. — $0.0135 per successful call
- [Bid.cars Get Sales History](/tools/bid-cars/get-sales-history) — Get Sales History through KeepBal. Data from Bid.cars. Category: Travel And Local. Pricing: fixed per successful call. Public operation: bid-cars/get-sales-history. Inspect this operation for required inputs before running. — $0.0135 per successful call
- [Bid.cars Get Similar Lots](/tools/bid-cars/get-similar-lots) — Get Similar Lots through KeepBal. Data from Bid.cars. Category: Travel And Local. Pricing: fixed per successful call. Public operation: bid-cars/get-similar-lots. Inspect this operation for required inputs before running. — $0.0135 per successful call



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