DealerSocket DMS API
DealerSocket DMS is dealership management software used by automotive retailers to run day-to-day operations across Sales & F&I, Service, Parts, Accounting, and Inventory. An unofficial API lets you pull vehicles, customers, deals, repair orders, parts tickets, and accounting summarie
What is DealerSocket DMS?
DealerSocket DMS is a cloud platform for automotive dealership operations that centralizes sales, F&I, service, parts, and accounting functions. Teams use DealerSocket DMS to manage vehicle inventory, desk and contract deals, process payments, create and track repair orders, manage parts and purchasing, and reconcile financials across one or more rooftops.
Core product areas include:
- Sales & F&I (e.g., desking, lender submissions, contracting, trade-ins)
- Service (e.g., appointments, repair orders, labor ops, technician time)
- Parts (e.g., parts tickets, inventory, purchase orders, vendors)
- Accounting & GL (e.g., daily DOC, journal entries, receivables/payables)
- Inventory & Vehicles (e.g., unit records, pricing, aging, photos)
- Reporting & OEM Compliance (e.g., forms, certified integrations)
Common data entities:
- Dealerships, Stores, Users, and Roles/Permissions
- Customers (profiles, contact info, consent flags)
- Vehicles & Inventory (VIN, stock number, status, pricing)
- Deals & Contracts (cash/finance/lease, F&I products, taxes/fees)
- Repair Orders (labor ops, parts lines, statuses, promised times)
- Parts Tickets, Purchase Orders, Vendors
- Payments, Invoices, GL Accounts, Journal Entries
The DealerSocket DMS Integration Challenge
Dealerships rely on DMS workflows daily, but automating portal-first processes isn’t trivial:
- Module-specific interfaces: Sales & F&I, Service, Parts, and Accounting each expose distinct UIs, data models, and entitlements
- Enterprise security: SSO, MFA, and tight role-based controls complicate headless automation
- Portal-first features: Many capabilities are optimized for the web app, with data spread across screens and exports
- Financial and regulatory rigor: Audit trails, approval chains, forms, and OEM compliance must be respected programmatically
- Multi-rooftop complexity: Store-specific settings, numbering sequences, and calendars need careful normalization
How Supergood Creates DealerSocket DMS APIs
Supergood reverse-engineers authenticated browser flows and network interactions to deliver a resilient API endpoint layer for your DealerSocket DMS tenant.
- Handles username/password, SSO/OAuth, and MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) securely
- Maintains session continuity with automated refresh and change detection
- Normalizes responses so you can integrate once and rely on consistent objects across modules
- Aligns with customer entitlements and role-based permissions to ensure compliant access
- Supports multi-store routing and context selection for rooftop-specific operations
Getting Started
- Schedule Integration Assessment
Book a 30-minute session to confirm your modules, licensing, and authentication model.
- Supergood Builds and Validates Your API
We deliver a hardened DealerSocket DMS adapter tailored to your workflows and entitlements.
- Deploy with Monitoring
Go live with continuous monitoring and automatic adjustments as DealerSocket DMS evolves.
API Endpoints
Authentication
/sessionsEstablish a session using credentials. Supergood manages MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO/OAuth when enabled. Returns a short-lived auth token maintained by the platform.
Authentication
/sessions/refreshRefresh an existing token to keep sessions uninterrupted.
Vehicles (Inventory)
/inventory/vehiclesList vehicle inventory with filters and summary details.
Sales Deals
/sales/dealsCreate a new sales deal (cash/finance/lease) with pricing, trade-in, taxes/fees, and optional F&I products.
Service Repair Orders
/service/repair-ordersCreate a repair order with customer/vehicle context, labor ops, parts lines, and promised time.
Use Cases
Inventory and Customer Data Sync
- Mirror vehicles, customers, and users into your internal systems - Keep inventory statuses, pricing, and photos current for digital retailing and analytics - Normalize contact data, opt-ins, and store context for multi-tenant operations
Digital Retailing & Deal Desk Automation
- Create deals from your quoting flows with taxes, fees, trade-ins, and lender terms - Attach forms (e.g., buyer’s order) and push contracted deals back to the DMS - Trigger approval workflows and keep payment estimates and lender selections in sync
Service Lane & Repair Orders
- Ingest repair orders and statuses to drive customer communication and SLAs - Create service appointments programmatically and assign advisors/technicians - Track parts/labor lines, promised times, and completion to power workflow automation
Accounting & Reconciliation
- Sync payments, invoices, and summaries to your ERP (e.g., NetSuite, QuickBooks) - Pull daily DOC metrics and journal entries to reconcile postings - Respect store calendars, numbering sequences, and permissioned GL access
Technical Specifications
Authentication
Username/password with MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO/OAuth where enabled; supports service accounts or customer-managed credentials
Response format
JSON with consistent resource schemas and pagination across modules
Rate limits
Tuned for dealership throughput while honoring customer entitlements and usage controls
Session management
Automatic reauth and cookie/session rotation with health checks
Data freshness
Near real-time retrieval of inventory, deals, repair orders, parts tickets, and accounting summaries
Security
Encrypted transport, scoped tokens, and audit logging; respects DMS role-based permissions and store contexts
Webhooks
Optional asynchronous delivery for long-running workflows (e.g., deal approvals, RO status changes)
Latency
Sub-second responses for list/detail queries under normal load
Throughput
Designed for high-volume inventory sync, deal creation, and RO processing
Reliability
Retry logic, backoff, and idempotency keys minimize duplicate actions
Adaptation
Continuous monitoring for UI/API changes with rapid adapter updates
Frequently asked questions
Supergood supports workflows across commonly used modules such as Sales & F&I (deals, contracting), Service (appointments, repair orders), Parts (parts tickets, inventory), Accounting (DOC summaries, journal entry retrieval), and Inventory (vehicles), subject to your licensing and entitlements. We scope coverage during integration assessment.
We support username/password + MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and can operate behind SSO/OAuth when enabled. Sessions are refreshed automatically with secure challenge handling.
Yes. We can normalize deals, RO totals, and payments to match your ERP schema (e.g., line items, taxes, fees) and deliver updates via webhooks or polling while complying with rate and permission constraints.
Yes. We support downloading artifacts and uploading attachments via signed uploads, with checksum validation and time-limited URLs.