rapidapi

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Google Flights Live and Booking.com Live search via RapidAPI. Secondary source for cash flight prices and hotel availability when SerpAPI needs a second opinion.

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RapidAPI Skill

Search Google Flights and Booking.com via RapidAPI scrapers. Secondary source for cash flight prices and hotel/vacation rental pricing.

Sources:

Authentication

RAPIDAPI_KEY is set in .env. All requests use x-rapidapi-key header.

Google Flights Live API

Real-time Google Flights scraping. Use when SerpAPI results seem stale or you want a second price opinion.

Search One-Way

curl -s -X POST "https://google-flights-live-api.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/searchFlights" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: google-flights-live-api.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "origin": "SFO",
    "destination": "NRT",
    "date": "2026-08-10",
    "adults": 2,
    "cabinClass": "economy",
    "currency": "USD"
  }' | jq '.'

Search Round Trip

curl -s -X POST "https://google-flights-live-api.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/searchFlights" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: google-flights-live-api.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "origin": "SFO",
    "destination": "NRT",
    "date": "2026-08-10",
    "returnDate": "2026-08-26",
    "adults": 2,
    "cabinClass": "economy",
    "currency": "USD"
  }' | jq '.'

Parameters

Param	Required	Description
`origin`	Yes	Airport IATA code
`destination`	Yes	Airport IATA code
`date`	Yes	`YYYY-MM-DD` departure
`returnDate`	No	`YYYY-MM-DD` for round trip
`adults`	No	Default 1
`children`	No	Default 0
`infants`	No	Default 0
`cabinClass`	No	`economy`, `premium_economy`, `business`, `first`
`currency`	No	Default `USD`

Booking.com Live API

Search hotels and vacation rentals with real Booking.com pricing. Good complement to SerpAPI Hotels and LiteAPI.

Search Hotels

curl -s "https://booking-live-api.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/searchHotels?location=Tokyo%2C%20Japan&checkin=2026-08-10&checkout=2026-08-13&adults=2&rooms=1&currency=USD" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: booking-live-api.p.rapidapi.com" | jq '.'

Parameters

Param	Required	Description
`location`	Yes	City/area name: `Tokyo, Japan`
`checkin`	Yes	`YYYY-MM-DD`
`checkout`	Yes	`YYYY-MM-DD`
`adults`	No	Default 2
`children`	No	Default 0
`rooms`	No	Default 1
`currency`	No	Default `USD`
`sortBy`	No	`price`, `rating`, `popularity`
`minPrice`	No	Minimum price filter
`maxPrice`	No	Maximum price filter
`starRating`	No	`3,4,5` comma-separated

Get Hotel Details

curl -s "https://booking-live-api.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/getHotelDetails?hotelId=HOTEL_ID&checkin=2026-08-10&checkout=2026-08-13&adults=2" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: booking-live-api.p.rapidapi.com" | jq '.'

Rate Limits

Free tier: 100 requests/month across all RapidAPI APIs. Use sparingly. Prefer SerpAPI for flights and LiteAPI/SerpAPI for hotels as primary sources.

When to Use

Google Flights Live: Secondary price check when SerpAPI results seem off, or for routes SerpAPI doesn't cover well.
Booking.com Live: When you want Booking.com specific pricing/availability (different inventory than Google Hotels).

Do not:

Use as primary search (SerpAPI and Seats.aero are primary).
Burn through free tier on broad searches. Be targeted.