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Skyscanner Flight Search API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04

Search Skyscanner flights one way or round trip. Each itinerary returns a price in GBP, a public Skyscanner url, one leg (one way) or two legs (round trip) with airports, local departure and arrival times, duration in minutes, number of stops, marketing and operating carriers and the flight numbers, plus the three cheapest booking offers. Add return_date for a round trip. The whole result list is sorted and cut to limit, there is no cursor. Results are collected live: a one-way search usually takes 2 to 15 seconds and a round trip up to 40 seconds. complete is false when Skyscanner was still collecting offers at the time limit. A search without flights is a successful empty response.

Skyscanner Flight Search API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
origin_id = 27544008 destination_id = 27537542 departure_date = 2026-12-04
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "origin_id": "27544008",
        "destination_id": "27537542",
        "departure_date": "2026-12-04",
        "currency": "GBP",
        "total_results": 677,
        "complete": true,
        "itineraries": [
            {
                "id": "16574-2612042055--31915,-32217-2-12712-2612051800",
                "price": 263.19,
                "price_formatted": "\u00a3264",
...

Parameters

Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.

Runnable path

3 required parameters needed before sending a request.

4 optional filters available.

origin_id string Required

Origin entity_id from the autocomplete endpoint, digits only. City and airport ids both work. Example: 27544008 (London).

Example value 27544008
destination_id string Required

Destination entity_id from the autocomplete endpoint, digits only. Must differ from the origin. Example: 27537542 (New York).

Example value 27537542
departure_date string Required

Departure date as YYYY-MM-DD, today or up to 330 days ahead. Example: 2026-12-04.

Example value 2026-12-04
return_date string Optional

Return date as YYYY-MM-DD, on or after the departure date. Set it for a round trip. Example: 2026-12-11.

Example value 2026-06-15
adults integer Optional

Number of adult passengers, 1 to 8. Defaults to 1.

Example value 10
limit integer Optional

Itineraries to return, 1 to 50. Defaults to 20.

Example value 10
sort string Optional

Sort order: price (cheapest first) or duration (shortest first). Defaults to price.

Example value relevance

Request Examples

PHP
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
PHP
<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

$response = Http::timeout(30)
    ->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
    ->get('https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04');

if ($response->successful()) {
    echo $response->body();
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
JavaScript
const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    }
};

fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04', options)
    .then(response => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return response.text();
    })
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
JavaScript
const axios = require('axios');

const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04',
    headers: {
        x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    }
};

try {
    const response = await axios(options);
    console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
Ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'

begin
    response = http.request(request)
    puts response.body
rescue => e
    puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
Python
import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    conn.request("GET", "/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04", headers=headers)
    res = conn.getresponse()
    data = res.read()
    print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
    conn.close()
Python
import requests

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04', headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
Java
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ApiExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url("https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04")
        .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                System.out.println(response.body().string());
            } else {
                System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}
Go
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04", nil)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
        return
    }
    req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
        return
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Terminal
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04"
C#
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        using var client = new HttpClient();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");

        try
        {
            var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04"));
            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            Console.WriteLine(content);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
}
TypeScript
import axios from 'axios';

async function run(): Promise<void> {
    try {
        const response = await axios({
            method: 'GET',
            url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04',
            headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
            },
        });

        console.log(response.data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
}

void run();
RUST
use reqwest::Client;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .get("https://scrappa.co/api/skyscanner/flights/search?origin_id=27544008&destination_id=27537542&departure_date=2026-12-04")
        .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
        .send()
        .await?;

    println!("{}", response.text().await?);

    Ok(())
}

Response Schema

Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.

Example response fields

Scan these fields before integrating.

success data meta
JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "origin_id": "27544008",
        "destination_id": "27537542",
        "departure_date": "2026-12-04",
        "currency": "GBP",
        "total_results": 677,
        "complete": true,
        "itineraries": [
            {
                "id": "16574-2612042055--31915,-32217-2-12712-2612051800",
                "price": 263.19,
                "price_formatted": "\u00a3264",
                "is_self_transfer": false,
                "url": "https://www.skyscanner.net/transport/flights/stn/jfk/261204/",
                "legs": [
                    {
                        "origin": {
                            "airport_code": "STN",
                            "name": "London Stansted",
                            "city": "London"
                        },
                        "destination": {
                            "airport_code": "JFK",
                            "name": "New York John F. Kennedy",
                            "city": "New York"
                        },
                        "departure_local": "2026-12-04T20:55:00",
                        "arrival_local": "2026-12-05T18:00:00",
                        "duration_minutes": 1565,
                        "stops": 2,
                        "carriers": [
                            {
                                "code": "FR",
                                "name": "Ryanair",
                                "logo_url": "https://logos.skyscnr.com/images/airlines/favicon/FR.png"
                            },
                            {
                                "code": "FI",
                                "name": "Icelandair",
                                "logo_url": "https://logos.skyscnr.com/images/airlines/favicon/FI.png"
                            }
                        ],
                        "operating_carriers": [
                            {
                                "code": "JF",
                                "name": "Buzz",
                                "logo_url": "https://logos.skyscnr.com/images/airlines/favicon/JF.png"
                            },
                            {
                                "code": "FI",
                                "name": "Icelandair",
                                "logo_url": "https://logos.skyscnr.com/images/airlines/favicon/FI.png"
                            }
                        ],
                        "segments": [
                            {
                                "flight_number": "FR545",
                                "origin_code": "STN",
                                "destination_code": "GDN"
                            },
                            {
                                "flight_number": "FI553",
                                "origin_code": "GDN",
                                "destination_code": "KEF"
                            },
                            {
                                "flight_number": "FI615",
                                "origin_code": "KEF",
                                "destination_code": "JFK"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "agents": [
                    {
                        "name": "Trip.com",
                        "price": 263.19
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "Kiwi.com",
                        "price": 281
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "flight_search",
        "billable": true
    }
}

Errors

Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.

422

Validation Error

A required query parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.

{
    "errors": {
        "origin_id": [
            "The origin id field is required."
        ]
    },
    "message": "The request validation failed"
}
404

Place or Route Not Found

Skyscanner does not know the place code or entity id. This response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": false,
        "endpoint_family": "flight_search"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "NOT_FOUND",
        "message": "The requested Skyscanner place or route was not found."
    },
    "success": false
}
503

Upstream Blocked

The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "flight_search"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "UPSTREAM_BLOCKED",
        "message": "Skyscanner blocked the request. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}
503

Service Unavailable

Skyscanner did not answer, answered too slowly or returned an unexpected response. Retry shortly. This response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "flight_search"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
        "message": "The Skyscanner API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}

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