DealerSocket (Solera) API
DealerSocket, now part of Solera, gates all API access through the Solera integration program with formal approval required. Integuru generates a production-ready HTTP API covering CRM, inventory, service, and deal data. Chat with us to get started.
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What DealerSocket (Solera) currently offers publicly
DealerSocket, now part of Solera following its acquisition, restricts all API access through the Solera integration program. Formal approval is required before any third-party platform can access CRM, inventory, service drive, or DMS data. There is no self-serve developer account or open sandbox. Automotive CRM connectors, AI lead management platforms, and inventory tools that need DealerSocket data for existing dealer customers have no direct programmatic path without Solera program approval.
DealerSocket (Solera) official siteHow Integuru fills the gap
Integuru generates a production-ready HTTP API for DealerSocket (Solera) without a partner agreement. It maps the authenticated network requests the DealerSocket (Solera) web app already makes, handles the login flow including 2FA, covers the branching states real accounts hit, and keeps the API running with 24/7 on-call maintenance on production plans.
Planned endpoints
Actions Integuru could expose
Return a paginated customer roster with contact details, vehicle ownership history, and lead or deal status
Retrieve the full customer record including contact information, communication history, vehicle ownership, and open leads
Create a new customer record in the DealerSocket CRM layer with contact, address, and communication preferences
Return a paginated inventory of vehicles with VIN, make, model, year, trim, mileage, and stock status
Retrieve the full record for a single vehicle including pricing, options, days on lot, and reconditioning status
Update a vehicle's pricing, availability status, or inventory flag within DealerSocket
Return a list of active and closed deals filtered by date range, salesperson, and deal type
Retrieve the full deal record including customer, vehicle, F&I products, financing terms, and deal status
Open a new deal record against an existing customer and vehicle within the DealerSocket DMS
Return open and closed repair orders filtered by date range, advisor, and vehicle
Retrieve a single repair order with labor operations, parts lines, technician assignments, and completion status
Open a new repair order for a vehicle within DealerSocket, assigning a service advisor and initial operation
Retrieve the F&I product menu for an active deal including available products, pricing, and reserve structures
Submit a signed F&I contract for an approved product against an active DealerSocket deal record
These actions reflect what Integuru would generate based on the workflows DealerSocket (Solera) exposes through its web interface.
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Process
What happens after you book a call
1Tell us the DealerSocket (Solera) workflows you need
Book a call and list the actions, account types and call volume. There is no separate build fee to start.
2Integuru builds the API in days
The team maps the authenticated requests DealerSocket (Solera) makes into a direct HTTP API, covering the edge cases you named, and delivers it to a sandbox you test free.
3Move to production, maintained
Call documented REST endpoints from your stack, and hand breakage to Integuru: production integrations are maintained around the clock, with auth auto-healing included.
Guide
DealerSocket (Solera) integration guide
Overview
DealerSocket is a CRM and dealer management system used by franchise dealers and dealer groups for lead management, customer communication, inventory, service drive operations, and deal processing. Acquired by Solera, DealerSocket sits alongside other Solera automotive platforms in a consolidated portfolio. Its CRM reputation is particularly strong among franchise dealers running volume sales operations, where lead routing, follow-up automation, and customer lifecycle management are high-priority workflows. For automotive CRM vendors, AI lead management platforms, and customer engagement tools, DealerSocket represents a required integration for serving the dealer groups that run it as their primary CRM.
The Solera integration program gates all API access. Formal approval is required before any third-party platform can read or write DealerSocket CRM, inventory, service, or DMS data. There is no self-serve developer path, no open sandbox, and no lightweight API tier for integration evaluation before program enrollment is complete. For an AI lead management platform whose dealer customers run DealerSocket as their CRM, the Solera program approval dependency means no programmatic access to lead data until the approval process clears, regardless of how clearly the dealer wants the integration to exist.
Integuru generates a production-ready HTTP API for DealerSocket using direct HTTP requests against the same endpoints the DealerSocket web application uses internally. Customer CRM data, inventory records, deal data, service orders, and F&I workflows are all reachable without Solera integration program enrollment. The Production plan includes 24/7 on-call maintenance to handle session state, authentication flows, and endpoint changes before they affect your production calls.
Why Teams Need This Integration
DealerSocket's strength as a CRM platform for franchise dealer groups makes it the integration that automotive customer engagement tools encounter most often in the enterprise dealer segment.
AI lead management and customer engagement platforms. Products that route inbound leads, automate follow-up sequences, or personalize customer outreach need list_customers and get_customer_detail to read the live DealerSocket CRM roster with contact details, lead status, and communication history. AI lead management platforms that operate alongside DealerSocket cannot surface a customer's full purchase and service history without programmatic access to the DealerSocket CRM layer. create_customer closes the loop for digital retail tools that capture new leads externally and need to push them into DealerSocket without a human re-entering the data.
Automotive CRM connectors and data sync platforms. Teams building multi-DMS CRM connectors that normalize customer and deal data across CDK, Reynolds, and DealerSocket need a consistent programmatic access layer for each. list_deals and get_deal_detail return the deal records that tie a customer's purchase history to their CRM profile. The Solera program approval dependency makes DealerSocket the last platform to integrate in a multi-DMS product that needs consistent coverage.
Inventory tools for franchise dealer groups. Dealer groups that use DealerSocket for CRM often also run their inventory through the platform. list_vehicles, get_vehicle_detail, and update_vehicle_status give inventory aggregators, pricing engines, and listing syndication platforms access to the DealerSocket inventory layer without requiring Solera program approval for each dealer account.
Service drive and repair order automation. Service lane tools that operate in DealerSocket-based dealerships need list_service_orders, get_service_order_detail, and create_service_order to read the repair order state and push back updated service data. DealerSocket's service drive module integrates with its CRM layer, which means that a service tool with access to both can surface a customer's full purchase and service history at the service advisor's point of contact.
DMS Workflows This Integration Covers
The fourteen planned actions cover the DealerSocket operational loop across CRM, inventory, deals, service, and F&I:
- CRM and customer data:
list_customers,get_customer_detail, andcreate_customersupport lead management, customer engagement platforms, and CRM sync tools that need a live, writable customer roster tied to DealerSocket deal and communication history. - Inventory management:
list_vehiclesandget_vehicle_detailsurface the live inventory with VIN, pricing, and stock status.update_vehicle_statusgives downstream tools write access to update pricing and availability. - Deal management:
list_dealsandget_deal_detailreturn active and closed deal records with customer, vehicle, financing terms, and F&I product data.create_dealopens new deal records for desking and digital retail tools. - Service orders:
list_service_ordersandget_service_order_detailcover the repair order layer with labor operations, parts, and technician assignments.create_service_ordergives external service tools write access to the DealerSocket service drive. - F&I processing:
get_fi_menuretrieves available F&I products and pricing for an active deal.submit_fi_contractpushes signed contracts back for compliance and contracting automation.
Adjacent Integrations
Integuru does not currently have live automotive-specific integrations. The approach has been validated across enterprise platforms with equally complex authentication and data sensitivity requirements. The Modmed integration covers 21 live actions on a cloud EHR platform with multi-session management, strict access controls, and customer data sensitivity comparable to a dealer CRM. The NextGen integration delivers 10 live actions for a multi-location healthcare platform, demonstrating the same multi-account access model that dealer groups running DealerSocket across multiple rooftops require. The eClinicalWorks integration handles complex session lifecycle requirements for a large enterprise platform, the same pattern that DealerSocket's authenticated web application presents.
The Workeasy integration and HomeBase integration cover workforce scheduling and employee management for dealership service departments operating alongside DealerSocket.
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Good to know
Before you book a call
- How long does this take?
- Most managed-service integration requests are built within a few days, including the workflows and edge cases you ask for.
- What if DealerSocket (Solera) changes or breaks?
- Every managed integration includes 24/7 on-call maintenance, so your team is never pulled into patching target-platform changes.
- What does it cost?
- You test the DealerSocket (Solera) integration free in a sandbox before paying anything. Production pricing follows the standard Production plan (starts at $499/month, including 24/7 on-call maintenance), scoped to the platforms, workflows and call volume you need.
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