Piloterr

Trade-A-Plane Search

GET
/v2/tradeaplane/search

Search Trade-A-Plane aircraft listings by keyword and page the results. Cards include title, price, and the listing link.

Credit cost: 2 credits per call

Authorization

ApiKeyAuth
x-api-key<token>

Your API key. Include it in the x-api-key header for every request.

In: header

Query Parameters

query*string

Keyword, or a Trade-A-Plane search URL without listing_id.

Examples:

rol
spirit
https://www.trade-a-plane.com/filtered/search?s-type=engine&s-keyword-search=rol&s-original-search=rol
https://www.trade-a-plane.com/filtered/search?s-type=aircraft&s-keyword-search=spirit&s-original-search=spirit

A listing URL returns 400. A keyword needs listing_type aircraft or engine.

listing_type?string

aircraft or engine when query is a keyword. Ignored when query is a URL.

page?number

Page from 1. Sent as s-page.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://example.com/v2/tradeaplane/search?query=string"
{  "results": [    {      "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Piston+Engine&make=ROLLS+ROYCE&model=PACKARD+V-1650&listing_id=2419556&s-type=engine",      "city": "Spring",      "make": "ROLLS ROYCE",      "year": null,      "image": "https://dsgiipnwy1jd8.cloudfront.net/eyJlZGl0cyI6eyJzbWFydE92ZXJsYXkiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoidGFwLWFzc2V0czEiLCJrZXkiOiJ3YXRlcm1hcmsucG5nIn0sInJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb250YWluIiwiYmFja2dyb3VuZCI6eyJhbHBoYSI6MSwiYiI6MjU1LCJyIjoyNTUsImciOjI1NX0sIndpZHRoIjozMDB9fSwia2V5IjoiMTEwMjY0OC5qcGciLCJidWNrZXQiOiJ0YXAtYXNzZXRzMSJ9",      "model": "PACKARD V-1650",      "phone": "(281) 467-4348",      "price": 61750,      "title": "ROLLS ROYCE PACKARD V-1650 (For Sale)",      "region": "TX",      "seller": "Terry Sonday",      "country": "USA",      "summary": "Set of -9 heads and banks on transport plates, Going to be having them refreshed at a maintenance shop of your choice, $61,750. These also come with an ext...",      "category": "Piston Engine",      "currency": "USD",      "position": 1,      "condition": "Overhauled",      "listing_id": "2419556",      "total_time": null,      "updated_at": "08/25/2023",      "listing_type": "engine",      "registration": null,      "price_display": "$61,750"    },    {      "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Turbine+Engine&make=ALLISON&model=250-B17F&listing_id=2456631&s-type=engine",      "city": "Moodus",      "make": "ALLISON",      "year": null,      "image": "/display-asset?asset_id=1&width=300",      "model": "250-B17F",      "phone": null,      "price": 500000,      "title": "ALLISON 250-B17F (For Sale)",      "region": "CT",      "seller": "Colleen Pollard",      "country": "USA",      "summary": "The Rolls-Royce (Allison) 250-B17F/2 is a lightweight, highly reliable turboprop engine delivering 450 shaft-horsepower (shp). Part of the renowned M250 fa...",      "category": "Turbine Engine",      "currency": "USD",      "position": 2,      "condition": "New",      "listing_id": "2456631",      "total_time": null,      "updated_at": "10/17/2026",      "listing_type": "engine",      "registration": null,      "price_display": "$500,000"    }  ],  "pagination": {    "next": null,    "page": 1,    "per_page": 5,    "total_pages": 1,    "total_results": 5  }}
{  "error": "Bad Request"}
{  "error": "Invalid API Key"}
{  "error": "Payment required"}
{  "error": "Rate limit exceeded for the API key: quota monthly"}
{  "error": "Internal Error"}