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TripAdvisor Content API for hotel ratings, restaurant search, attraction reviews, rankings, and nearby locations.
Passed 18 of 21 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 21 without it.
and 17 more in the full report
13 fixed7 passed either way3 still failing0 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 13 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Write a `curl` command to search for hotels named 'NOFO Hotel Stockholm' using the TripAdvisor Content API, specifying that results should be filtered to hotels in English.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Uses search endpoint path location/search with searchQuery parameter set to NOFO+Hotel+Stockholm | Missed | Passed |
| Includes category=hotels parameter in the request URL | Passed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Search and retrieve hotel, restaurant, and attraction data from TripAdvisor. Ratings, rankings, reviews, photos, amenities, subratings, trip types, awards.
Base URL: https://api.content.tripadvisor.com/api/v1
Rate limit: 50 calls per second.
Monthly quota: 5,000 API calls per month. Each curl request = 1 call. A full hotel lookup (search + details + reviews + photos) = 4 calls. Budget accordingly. Prefer search + details (2 calls) and only fetch reviews/photos when specifically needed.
API limits: Up to 10 results per search. Up to 5 reviews and 5 photos per location.
First-time setup gotcha: TripAdvisor requires whitelisting your outbound IP at https://www.tripadvisor.com/developers before the key works. Without this, every call returns
User is not authorized to access this resource with an explicit deny. This is the #1 first-time failure mode. Whitelist before troubleshooting auth or quotas.
- How to find your current IP:
curl ifconfig.me- Propagation: changes take 1-5 minutes (AWS edge cache).
- Multi-IP: residential CGNAT, VPN exits, and different networks each need their own entry.
- No Referer alternative: the free tier requires IP whitelisting; HTTP Referer restriction is not available.
- Verify which key is which: the developer portal shows the last 4 chars only (e.g. "Ends in 11D7"), so you can confirm without exposing the secret.
Set TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY in your .env file:
# In .env (gitignored)
TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY=your_key_here
Then source it before calling:
export $(grep TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY .env | xargs)
| Response | Meaning | Fix |
|---|---|---|
User is not authorized to access this resource with an explicit deny | IP not on allowlist | Whitelist current IP at the developer portal, wait 1-5 min |
test cases passed, vs 6 / 21 without
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