Getting Started
Does Clearcoat connect to my DMS or website?
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No. Clearcoat has no API, inventory feed or listing-site integration, so it doesn't connect to a DMS, an inventory tool or a dealer website. You upload lot photos in the Clearcoat app and download each finished photo, one at a time, as a JPEG. From there, the photos go into your DMS, inventory tool or website the same way you add photos today.
How do finished photos get from Clearcoat to my listings?
- Upload the lot photos to a Vehicle in Clearcoat. Name the Vehicle and add its stock number, so anyone on the Team can find it by either one.
- Generate in the Studio. On Finish, pick the Format your listings use.
- Download. Open each finished photo, compare Showroom with Original, and choose Download.
- Upload to your system. Add the downloaded photos to the vehicle in your DMS, inventory tool or website builder, the way your team already does.
Which format should I choose for my website and listing sites?
Every finished photo is a JPEG of about 2K, for example 2016 pixels wide at 3:2, with no watermark. Choose the format under Format before you generate: 3:2 (the default), 4:3, 16:9 or 1:1. Google vehicle ads recommend 4:3 and Cars.com displays 4:3, so choose 4:3 for those two; our guide to car listing photo requirements by site lists each site's size, format and photo limits. A second format of the same photo is a second finished photo, at one more Credit.
Do the photos need anything removed before they go on a listing?
No. Finished photos carry no watermark. Plates are hidden with a clean blank plate by default. Check each finished photo against its lot photo before you upload it.
