# Hopper Flight Scraper (`axlymxp/hopper-flight-scraper`) Actor

Scrape live Hopper flight prices, full itineraries (airlines, stops, layovers, times) and Hopper's exclusive buy/wait price prediction for any route and dates. Structured JSON for fare monitoring, travel research and price alerts. Pay only for the results you get.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/axlymxp/hopper-flight-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [axly](https://apify.com/axlymxp) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 83.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 dataset items

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Hopper Flight Scraper

Get **live flight prices, full itineraries, and Hopper's signature buy/wait price
prediction** for any route and dates — as clean, structured JSON. Powered by
Hopper's own mobile API, so results are fast and reliable with no browser or
proxy juggling.

Hopper is famous for one thing no other flight source gives you: a **data-driven
"should I book now or wait?" recommendation** plus a **forecast target price**.
This actor is the only way to pull that signal at scale.

### Who is this for?

- **Travel agencies & OTAs** — benchmark fares and surface "book now" moments to clients.
- **Fare-alert & price-tracking SaaS** — power alerts with Hopper's prediction and forecast price.
- **Travel analysts & researchers** — study route pricing, seasonality, and how often "wait" beats "buy".
- **Affiliates & content sites** — enrich route pages with live prices and a trusted recommendation.

### What you get (output fields)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `origin` / `destination` | string | Airport IATA codes of the itinerary |
| `searchOrigin` / `searchDestination` | string | Codes resolved from your input |
| `departureDate` / `returnDate` | string | Travel dates (`YYYY-MM-DD`; return null for one-way) |
| `tripType` | string | `round_trip` or `one_way` |
| `carrier` | string | Primary marketing airline (e.g. `B6`, `AA`) |
| `stops` | integer | Number of stops on the outbound |
| `durationMinutes` | integer | Total outbound duration |
| `departureTime` / `arrivalTime` | string | Local datetimes |
| `segments` | array | Per-leg detail: origin, destination, carrier, flight number, times, layover |
| `price` | number | Lowest total price for the itinerary |
| `currency` | string | Price currency |
| `pricePerCabin` | object | Lowest price per fare cabin/shelf |
| `predictionRecommendation` | string | **Hopper's `buy` / `wait` call** |
| `predictionTitle` / `predictionBody` | string | Human-readable recommendation |
| `forecastTargetPrice` | number | **Hopper's forecast/target price** |
| `currentLowestPrice` | string | Formatted current lowest price |
| `dealness` | string | Deal-quality label |
| `scrapedAt` | string | UTC ISO-8601 scrape time |

### High-value use cases

1. **"Book now vs wait" automation** — trigger a customer alert whenever
   `predictionRecommendation` flips to `buy` on a watched route.
2. **Fare benchmarking** — compare Hopper's lowest fare against your own inventory
   or other OTAs, per route and date.
3. **Seasonality research** — schedule daily runs across routes/dates and chart how
   `forecastTargetPrice` and `dealness` evolve.
4. **Content enrichment** — drop live prices + a trusted recommendation onto route
   landing pages to boost affiliate conversion.

### Input parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `origin` | string | yes | — | `New York` or `JFK` |
| `destination` | string | yes | — | `Los Angeles` or `LAX` |
| `departureDate` | string | yes | — | `2026-09-15` |
| `returnDate` | string | no | — | `2026-09-22` (omit for one-way) |
| `adults` | integer | no | 1 | `2` |
| `children` | integer | no | 0 | `1` |
| `seatedInfants` | integer | no | 0 | `0` |
| `lapInfants` | integer | no | 0 | `1` |
| `currency` | string | no | USD | `EUR` |
| `maxResults` | integer | no | 100 | `50` |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "origin": "New York",
  "destination": "Los Angeles",
  "departureDate": "2026-09-15",
  "returnDate": "2026-09-22",
  "adults": 1,
  "currency": "USD",
  "maxResults": 50
}
````

#### Example output row

```json
{
  "searchOrigin": "NYC",
  "searchDestination": "LAX",
  "origin": "JFK",
  "destination": "LAX",
  "departureDate": "2026-09-15",
  "returnDate": "2026-09-22",
  "tripType": "round_trip",
  "carrier": "B6",
  "stops": 1,
  "durationMinutes": 597,
  "departureTime": "2026-09-15T11:29:00.000",
  "arrivalTime": "2026-09-15T18:27:00.000",
  "segments": [
    { "origin": "JFK", "destination": "FLL", "carrier": "B6", "flightNumber": "685", "departureTime": "2026-09-15T11:29:00.000", "arrivalTime": "2026-09-15T14:42:00.000", "durationMinutes": 193, "layoverMinutes": 73 }
  ],
  "price": 326.19,
  "currency": "USD",
  "predictionRecommendation": "wait",
  "predictionTitle": "You should wait for a better price, but book before August 23.",
  "forecastTargetPrice": 303.98,
  "currentLowestPrice": "$327",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-23T12:00:00Z"
}
```

### Scheduling & integrations

- **Schedule** daily/hourly runs (Apify Scheduler) to track a route over time.
- **Webhooks** fire on run completion — push new fares straight into your app.
- Export to **Google Sheets, CSV, JSON, Excel**, or pull via the **Apify API** into
  Make, Zapier, n8n, or your data warehouse.

### Use it from an AI agent (MCP)

This actor is callable over the **Apify MCP server**, so assistants like Claude or
ChatGPT can fetch Hopper fares and the buy/wait signal as a tool — great for
"find me the cheapest week to fly and tell me whether to book" agents.

### FAQ

**How many results per run?** Up to `maxResults` outbound options for the route
and dates (typically 50–250 available). Each is one dataset row.

**Is the price prediction included on every row?** Yes — the search-level
recommendation, forecast target price, and dealness are attached to each row so
they're self-contained.

**How fresh is the data?** Live — every run queries Hopper in real time.

**One-way and round-trip?** Both. Omit `returnDate` for one-way.

**Do I need proxies?** No. The actor uses Hopper's mobile API directly; no browser
or proxy configuration required.

**Is it reliable?** The mobile API is anonymous and has no anti-bot challenge, so
runs are stable and low-maintenance.

**Is scraping legal?** You are responsible for complying with applicable laws and
Hopper's terms. This actor collects only publicly available fare data and no
personal data.

# Actor input Schema

## `origin` (type: `string`):

Origin airport/city — an IATA code (JFK, NYC) or a place name (New York). The best autocomplete match is used.

## `destination` (type: `string`):

Destination airport/city — an IATA code (LAX) or a place name (Los Angeles).

## `departureDate` (type: `string`):

Outbound date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

## `returnDate` (type: `string`):

Return date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for a one-way search.

## `adults` (type: `integer`):

Number of adult passengers (age 12+).

## `children` (type: `integer`):

Number of child passengers (age 2–11).

## `seatedInfants` (type: `integer`):

Number of infants occupying a seat.

## `lapInfants` (type: `integer`):

Number of infants travelling on a lap.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

ISO currency code for returned prices.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of flight options to return.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Hopper's mobile API blocks datacenter IPs, so a residential US proxy is used by default and recommended. You can override it here.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "origin": "JFK",
  "destination": "LAX",
  "departureDate": "2026-09-15",
  "returnDate": "2026-09-22",
  "adults": 1,
  "children": 0,
  "seatedInfants": 0,
  "lapInfants": 0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "origin": "New York",
    "destination": "Los Angeles",
    "departureDate": "2026-09-15",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("axlymxp/hopper-flight-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "origin": "New York",
    "destination": "Los Angeles",
    "departureDate": "2026-09-15",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("axlymxp/hopper-flight-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "origin": "New York",
  "destination": "Los Angeles",
  "departureDate": "2026-09-15",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call axlymxp/hopper-flight-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=axlymxp/hopper-flight-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Hopper Flight Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape live Hopper flight prices, full itineraries (airlines, stops, layovers, times) and Hopper's exclusive buy/wait price prediction for any route and dates. Structured JSON for fare monitoring, travel research and price alerts. Pay only for the results you get.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "zsIPQmckKtg0M7KfU"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/axlymxp~hopper-flight-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-axlymxp-hopper-flight-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/axlymxp~hopper-flight-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-axlymxp-hopper-flight-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/axlymxp~hopper-flight-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-axlymxp-hopper-flight-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "origin",
                    "destination",
                    "departureDate"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "origin": {
                        "title": "Origin",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Origin airport/city — an IATA code (JFK, NYC) or a place name (New York). The best autocomplete match is used."
                    },
                    "destination": {
                        "title": "Destination",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Destination airport/city — an IATA code (LAX) or a place name (Los Angeles)."
                    },
                    "departureDate": {
                        "title": "Departure date",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Outbound date in YYYY-MM-DD format."
                    },
                    "returnDate": {
                        "title": "Return date",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Return date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for a one-way search."
                    },
                    "adults": {
                        "title": "Adults",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 9,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of adult passengers (age 12+).",
                        "default": 1
                    },
                    "children": {
                        "title": "Children",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 9,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of child passengers (age 2–11).",
                        "default": 0
                    },
                    "seatedInfants": {
                        "title": "Infants in seat",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 9,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of infants occupying a seat.",
                        "default": 0
                    },
                    "lapInfants": {
                        "title": "Infants on lap",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 9,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of infants travelling on a lap.",
                        "default": 0
                    },
                    "currency": {
                        "title": "Currency",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "ISO currency code for returned prices.",
                        "default": "USD"
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of flight options to return.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Hopper's mobile API blocks datacenter IPs, so a residential US proxy is used by default and recommended. You can override it here."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```