RapidAPI Skill

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

Sources:

• Google Flights Live API on RapidAPI
• Booking.com Live API on RapidAPI

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

bash
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

bash
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

bash
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

bash
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.