Skyscanner API

Search live flight itineraries from a Skyscanner-style route query. If Skyscanner blocks the browser, results transparently identify the live fallback provider.

POST /v1/skyscanner/search

Request Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
destination	body	string	Yes	Destination airport, city, or site-specific location slug.
origin	body	string	Yes	Origin airport, city, or site-specific location slug.
adults	body	integer	No	—
depart_date	body	string	No	Departure date in the format expected by the source.
limit	body	integer	No	Maximum number of results to return.
return_date	body	string	No	Optional return date in the format expected by the source.

Response Structure

Async kickoff response

Polled run result response

Sync response

Declared output schema

Code Examples

Async + polling

RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.browsable.app/v1/skyscanner/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"destination":"UK","origin":"US","adults":1,"depart_date":"260701","limit":25,"return_date":"sample"}')

RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -r '.run_id')
POLL_DELAY=3

while true; do
  RESULT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://api.browsable.app/v1/runs/$RUN_ID")
  STATUS=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.run_status')
  if [[ "$STATUS" =~ ^(succeeded|failed|errored|cancelled|canceled|expired)$ ]]; then
    echo "$RESULT"
    break
  fi
  sleep "$(awk "BEGIN { print $POLL_DELAY * (0.9 + ($RANDOM % 21) / 100) }")"
  POLL_DELAY=$((POLL_DELAY < 30 ? POLL_DELAY * 2 : 30))
  [ "$POLL_DELAY" -gt 30 ] && POLL_DELAY=30
done

Sync

curl -X POST "https://api.browsable.app/v1/skyscanner/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"destination":"UK","origin":"US","adults":1,"depart_date":"260701","limit":25,"return_date":"sample","_run":{"async":false}}'