# Get your OPENLANE purchases and titles through an API

> Read each vehicle on your Vehicles Purchased page, with its title ETA, title notes, transportation status and gate release code, in one API call. A workflow can check that page each morning and email you the vehicles two weeks past purchase with no title copy.

Page: https://fous.com/automate/openlane
Updated: 2026-11-12

Works with your own OPENLANE account. Fous is an independent product.

## What you can build on OPENLANE

### Get vehicles purchased

Reads the vehicle cards on the Vehicles Purchased page: title ETA and notes, transportation status, gate release code and whether Edit Purchase is still offered.

- Takes: Purchased since (optional), user (optional)
- Returns: VIN, vehicle, purchase date, payment method, transportation status, gate release code, title ETA, title notes, title copy available, edit purchase available

### Run a saved search

Opens one of your saved searches under All Inventory and reads the vehicles it finds, with each one's Condition Score.

- Takes: Saved search name
- Returns: VIN, vehicle, mileage, location, seller type, condition score, score type

### Request a title status

Finds a vehicle on the Vehicles Purchased page and selects Request Title Status, which is offered once 2 weeks have passed since the purchase date.

- Takes: VIN
- Returns: VIN, request sent, title ETA, title notes

### Set a Max Bid

Opens a Marketplace or auction vehicle and sets your Max Bid, the most OPENLANE may bid for you on that vehicle.

- Takes: VIN, Max Bid amount
- Returns: VIN, Max Bid, current high bid, end time

## Automate OPENLANE with a workflow

A [workflow](/product/workflows) runs your methods as one process, with nobody at the screen. A schedule or a call from your own system starts it, the steps run in order, and the result arrives in your inbox or in the systems you already use.

### Titles still missing two weeks after purchase

Starts: Every weekday at 8:00

1. Get vehicles purchased in the last 60 days from the Vehicles Purchased page.
2. Keep the vehicles bought 14 days ago or more that have no title copy to download yet.
3. Email you the list with VIN, vehicle, purchase date, title ETA and title notes.

### Transportation status changes, posted to your system

Starts: Every 2 hours

1. Get vehicles purchased from the Vehicles Purchased page.
2. Keep the vehicles whose transportation status changed since the last run.
3. Post VIN, vehicle and the new transportation status to your Slack or dealer system webhook.

### New saved-search matches above your condition score

Starts: Every hour

1. Run each saved search you name under All Inventory.
2. Keep vehicles with a condition score at or above your minimum that were not there on the last run.
3. Email you the new vehicles, grouped by saved search.

You can run a workflow by hand on every plan, Free included. Schedules and webhook triggers come with the paid plans, from $29 a month.

## Once built, one call from your code

Once you have built a [method](/product/methods), it is one POST to /v1/runs from your backend, or a tool an AI agent calls over MCP. This is what “Get vehicles purchased” would look like.

Example request:

```
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "app.openlane.com/get_vehicles_purchased",
    "input": {
      "purchased_since": "2026-10-20"
    }
  }'
```

Example response:

```
{
  "status": "completed",
  "data": {
    "vehicles": [
      {
        "vin": "1FTEW1EP5MKD00000",
        "vehicle": "2021 Ford F-150 XLT",
        "purchase_date": "2026-10-23",
        "payment_method": "ACH",
        "transportation_status": "Delivered",
        "gate_release_code": null,
        "title_eta": "2026-11-14",
        "title_notes": "Awaiting lien release from seller",
        "title_copy_available": false,
        "edit_purchase_available": false
      }
    ],
    "count": 1
  }
}
```

An example with invented data, not a ready-made endpoint. The method exists in your organization once you build it, and its name, inputs and fields follow your request.

## OPENLANE’s own options

OPENLANE's published API is OPENLANE Connect, on its European site. It sends vehicle listings from a seller's own systems into the marketplace, for high-volume commercial sellers and dealer groups, and is set up after you fill in a contact form. It does not cover a buyer's purchases, titles, transport or bidding.

| Option | What it covers | What it takes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| OPENLANE Connect | Sends vehicle listings from your systems to OPENLANE Sell, with feedback on key events and a test environment. One connection can serve a dealer group. | A request through the form on OPENLANE's European site. No price or requirements are published. |
| OPENLANE by hand | Vehicles Purchased with title, transport and gate release code, saved searches under All Inventory, Max Bids, and Request Title Status. | A dealer account. Payment by ACH or a floor plan, set on the Payments tab in your dealership settings. |

Read on November 12, 2026: [OPENLANE Connect](https://info.openlane.eu/en/start-to-sell/openlane-connect/), [Where is my title?](https://help.openlane.com/en/articles/8336970-where-is-my-title), [How can I pay?](https://help.openlane.com/en/articles/8396272-how-can-i-pay).

## Signing in to OPENLANE

OPENLANE signs you in to your dealer account with a password, which you change on the Settings page in its Account section. With Fous you sign in once through OPENLANE's own sign-in with your own account. The login is sealed with AES-256, and code and AI agents never see it.

## Worth knowing

- **Title status after 2 weeks**: Request Title Status appears on the Vehicles Purchased page once 2 weeks have passed since the purchase date. Before that, the page shows the title ETA and notes, and a title copy when one is available.
- **Gate release code only after payment**: The gate release code shows under the vehicle's picture on Vehicles Purchased only once payment arrangements are made. If you ordered OPENLANE Transportation, the code does not apply.
- **Edit Purchase closes after 3 days**: You can change a purchase's payment method or transport for up to 3 days. The Edit Purchase button disappears after that, or sooner once OPENLANE has received the title.
- **One view for a whole dealership**: Dealers with several accounts see all purchases, sold vehicles and saved searches in one place. A drop-down filters the purchases to one user, so a method can take the user as an input.

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- [AUTO1.com](https://fous.com/automate/auto1-com.md)
- [Manheim](https://fous.com/automate/manheim.md)

Other industries: [Workday](/automate/workday), [LCPtracker](/automate/lcptracker), [SanMar](/automate/sanmar), [Walmart Seller Center](/automate/walmart-seller-center), [EDOF](/automate/edof), [Dominion Energy Manage Account](/automate/dominion-energy-manage-account).

## Frequently asked questions

### Does OPENLANE have an API?

Only for sellers sending listings in. OPENLANE Connect, published on OPENLANE's European site, brings vehicle data from a seller's systems into the marketplace and is set up through a contact form. It does not cover purchases, titles, transport or bidding.

### Where do I see the title status of an OPENLANE purchase?

On the Vehicles Purchased page. Each vehicle shows its title ETA and title notes, and a title copy to download when one is available. Two weeks after the purchase date you can click Request Title Status.

### How do I track transport on a vehicle I bought?

The transportation status is on the vehicle card on the Vehicles Purchased page. If you pick the vehicle up yourself, the gate release code is on the same card once payment arrangements are made.

### What is the OPENLANE CR Score?

A score from 0 to 5 for a vehicle's condition, given to every non-commercial vehicle on the OPENLANE US Marketplace from Mechanical, Cosmetic and Vehicle History Report findings. Commercial vehicles carry an AutoGrade, and the Condition Score filter covers both.

### Is Fous affiliated with OPENLANE, Inc.?

No. Fous is an independent product. You use it with your own OPENLANE account, and a method reads and does only what that account can.

Fous is an independent product: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the operator of OPENLANE (OPENLANE, Inc.). The name is used only to say which system this page is about. Something here wrong or out of date? Write to legal@fous.com.