Car Search Tutorial - Swoopa
VEHICLE SEARCH TUTORIAL

How to Create a Car Search

Getting Started

To create a car search, tap Home, then tap Create Search, select Vehicle, then choose Cars or Trucks and Motorbikes.

Tap Home and Create Search
Select Vehicle type

1 Choose Your Search Settings

Next, choose your search location, platform, and alert speed.

We recommend creating searches across multiple platforms to expand your reach and surface more opportunities. After creating a search on one platform, you can repeat the process on another.

Platform and location selection

2 Select Vehicle Type

If you want to search all cars and exclude ATVs and bikes, go to Make and select Any Car.

Set your minimum and maximum year range.

Set year range
Select Any Car

When finished, tap Continue.

3 Set Price Range

Set your minimum price. We recommend at least $350 to block tire and parts listings.

Set your maximum price to reduce excess notifications.

Price range and salvage settings

4 Configure Filters

Next, set your maximum search radius.

For Facebook searches we recommend adding searches in all the main cities you want to search from.

Search radius settings
Location selection

5 Add Keyword Filters

You can add words to the excluders that indicate damage such as:

needs transmission
engine damaged
cracked head

and similar terms.

Keyword exclusion filters
Block from description option

Then check the option to also block from description and tap Next, and then tap Save.

6 AI Feed Filter (Optional)

If you want to try the AI feed filter, you can configure it from the feed page using the dollar icon in the top right corner.

AI feed filter configuration

Need Help?

You can book a call with an expert or message a specialist via chat for additional help.