# Skyscanner Flight Scraper (`axlymxp/skyscanner-flight-scraper`) Actor Scrape live Skyscanner flight prices and itineraries for any route and dates. Requires your own Scraping Browser or residential proxy (Skyscanner uses PerimeterX). - **URL**: https://apify.com/axlymxp/skyscanner-flight-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [axly](https://apify.com/axlymxp) (community) - **Categories:** Travel - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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 ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # 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. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Skyscanner Flight Scraper Get **live flight prices and full itineraries from Skyscanner** for any route and travel dates — as clean, structured JSON. One row per itinerary, with price, stops, durations, carriers, and per-leg detail. Built on Skyscanner's own flight-search backend for accurate, up-to-date fares. ### Setup (required) Skyscanner protects fares with **PerimeterX** anti-bot, which rejects datacenter and shared IPs. This Actor therefore needs **your own unblocker** — pick one: - **Scraping Browser / Web Unblocker (recommended)** — set `scrapingBrowserUrl` to a remote anti-bot browser CDP endpoint (e.g. Bright Data Scraping Browser, Oxylabs Web Unblocker browser) as `ws(s)://user:pass@host:port`. The provider defeats PerimeterX and manages proxies for you. Most reliable. - **Premium residential proxy** — set `customProxyUrl` to `http://user:pass@host:port` (Bright Data / Oxylabs / IPRoyal, etc.). Either field can also be supplied via the `SCRAPING_BROWSER_URL` / `CUSTOM_PROXY_URL` environment variables. **A run without one of these will stop immediately with a clear message** — this avoids wasted, always-blocked runs. ### Who it's for - **Travel agencies & OTAs** benchmarking fares across routes and dates. - **Fare-alert & price-comparison apps** needing a reliable live price feed. - **Analysts & researchers** studying route pricing, seasonality, and carriers. - **Affiliates & content sites** enriching pages with real prices. ### What you get (output fields) | Field | Description | | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `priceFormatted` / `priceRaw` | Total price, formatted and numeric | | `currency` | Currency of the price | | `stops` | Total stops across the trip | | `totalDurationMinutes` | Total travel time | | `carriers` | Operating/marketing airlines | | `legs[]` | Per-leg detail: origin, destination, departure/arrival, duration, stops, carriers | | `bucket` | Result bucket (Best / Cheapest / Fastest) | | `origin` / `destination` | Resolved place codes | | `departDate` / `returnDate` | Requested dates | | `deepLinkUrl` | Skyscanner results URL | | `scrapedAt` | UTC timestamp | ### Use cases - **Fare benchmarking** — track prices for key routes on a schedule and store history. - **Lead-gen for travel** — surface the cheapest options to your users. - **Market research** — compare carriers, stop counts, and durations across dates. - **Content enrichment** — embed live "from $X" prices on route/destination pages. ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | | -------------------------------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | `origin` | string | yes | City/airport text or IATA (e.g. "New York", "JFK") | | `destination` | string | yes | City/airport text or IATA | | `departDate` | string | yes | Outbound date, `YYYY-MM-DD` | | `returnDate` | string | no | Return date; omit for one-way | | `adults` | integer | no | Adult passengers (default 1) | | `cabinClass` | enum | no | economy / premiumeconomy / business / first | | `sortBy` | enum | no | best / cheapest / fastest | | `maxItems` | integer | no | Max itineraries (default 100) | | `market` / `locale` / `currency` | string | no | Localization (default US / en-US / USD) | | `scrapingBrowserUrl` | string | yes\* | Scraping Browser / Web Unblocker CDP URL (most reliable)| | `customProxyUrl` | string | yes\* | Premium residential proxy URL (alternative) | \* One of `scrapingBrowserUrl` or `customProxyUrl` is required. #### Example input ```json { "origin": "New York", "destination": "London", "departDate": "2026-09-15", "returnDate": "2026-09-22", "adults": 1, "cabinClass": "economy", "sortBy": "best", "maxItems": 50, "scrapingBrowserUrl": "wss://user:pass@brd.superproxy.io:9222" } ```` #### Example output row ```json { "itineraryId": "13771-2607272035--30596-0-14476-2607272335|...", "priceFormatted": "$696", "priceRaw": 696.0, "currency": "USD", "stops": 0, "totalDurationMinutes": 245, "carriers": ["British Airways"], "legs": [ { "origin": "JFK", "originName": "New York John F. Kennedy", "destination": "LHR", "destinationName": "London Heathrow", "departure": "2026-09-15T18:30:00", "arrival": "2026-09-16T06:35:00", "durationMinutes": 425, "stopCount": 0, "carriers": ["British Airways"] } ], "deepLinkUrl": "https://www.skyscanner.com/transport/flights/nyca/lond/260915/260922/" } ``` ### Scheduling & webhooks Run on a **schedule** (e.g. daily) to build a price-history dataset, and use **webhooks** to push new results to your own systems or trigger fare alerts. ### Use with AI assistants (MCP) Prefer conversational access? See the companion **Skyscanner MCP Server** actor, which exposes flight search as tools for Claude, Cursor, and other AI agents. ### Reliability & unblocker Skyscanner is protected by PerimeterX. This actor uses a stealth browser to pass the challenge and read Skyscanner's own flight API, **driven through the Scraping Browser or residential proxy you provide** (see Setup). With a Scraping Browser / Web Unblocker endpoint, runs are consistent; with a raw residential proxy, the actor retries a few times to ride out PX-flagged IPs. ### FAQ **How fresh is the data?** Prices are fetched live at run time from Skyscanner's flight-search backend. **Can I get one-way flights?** Yes — omit `returnDate`. **Why do I need my own unblocker?** Skyscanner's PerimeterX anti-bot rejects datacenter/shared IPs. A Scraping Browser or premium residential proxy is required for consistent results; the actor stops early with a clear message if none is provided. **Is there a limit per run?** Control volume with `maxItems`. A single route search commonly yields hundreds to thousands of itineraries. **Is scraping legal?** You are responsible for complying with Skyscanner's terms and applicable laws. This tool accesses only publicly visible flight results. # Actor input Schema ## `origin` (type: `string`): Departure city or airport — free text or IATA code (e.g. "New York", "JFK", "London"). ## `destination` (type: `string`): Arrival city or airport — free text or IATA code (e.g. "London", "LHR"). ## `departDate` (type: `string`): Outbound date in YYYY-MM-DD format. ## `returnDate` (type: `string`): Return date in YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty for a one-way search. ## `adults` (type: `integer`): Number of adult passengers. ## `cabinClass` (type: `string`): Cabin class. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Which result bucket to return first. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of itineraries to return. ## `market` (type: `string`): Skyscanner market (2-letter). ## `locale` (type: `string`): Language-region locale. ## `currency` (type: `string`): 3-letter currency code. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Not used. Skyscanner fares require a real unblocker — set `scrapingBrowserUrl` or `customProxyUrl` below. ## `scrapingBrowserUrl` (type: `string`): A remote anti-bot browser CDP endpoint (e.g. Bright Data Scraping Browser, Oxylabs Web Unblocker browser) as ws(s)://user:pass@host:port. The provider defeats Skyscanner's PerimeterX and manages proxies — by far the most reliable option. Also settable via the SCRAPING\_BROWSER\_URL env var. ## `customProxyUrl` (type: `string`): BYO premium residential proxy as http://user:pass@host:port (e.g. Bright Data / Oxylabs / IPRoyal). Used when no Scraping Browser URL is set. One of these two fields is REQUIRED — Skyscanner fares are anti-bot protected. Also settable via the CUSTOM\_PROXY\_URL env var. ## Actor input object example ```json { "origin": "New York", "destination": "London", "departDate": "2026-09-15", "returnDate": "2026-09-22", "adults": 1, "cabinClass": "economy", "sortBy": "best", "maxItems": 100, "market": "US", "locale": "en-US", "currency": "USD" } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "origin": "New York", "destination": "London", "departDate": "2026-09-15" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("axlymxp/skyscanner-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "origin": "New York", "destination": "London", "departDate": "2026-09-15", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("axlymxp/skyscanner-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": "London", "departDate": "2026-09-15" }' | apify call axlymxp/skyscanner-flight-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=axlymxp/skyscanner-flight-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Skyscanner Flight Scraper", "description": "Scrape live Skyscanner flight prices and itineraries for any route and dates. Requires your own Scraping Browser or residential proxy (Skyscanner uses PerimeterX).", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "pGuvRL8bYTmjuQalm" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/axlymxp~skyscanner-flight-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-axlymxp-skyscanner-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/axlymxp~skyscanner-flight-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-axlymxp-skyscanner-flight-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/axlymxp~skyscanner-flight-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-axlymxp-skyscanner-flight-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "departDate" ], "properties": { "origin": { "title": "Origin", "type": "string", "description": "Departure city or airport — free text or IATA code (e.g. \"New York\", \"JFK\", \"London\")." }, "destination": { "title": "Destination", "type": "string", "description": "Arrival city or airport — free text or IATA code (e.g. \"London\", \"LHR\")." }, "departDate": { "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. Leave empty for a one-way search." }, "adults": { "title": "Adults", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 8, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of adult passengers.", "default": 1 }, "cabinClass": { "title": "Cabin class", "enum": [ "economy", "premiumeconomy", "business", "first" ], "type": "string", "description": "Cabin class.", "default": "economy" }, "sortBy": { "title": "Prioritise", "enum": [ "best", "cheapest", "fastest" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which result bucket to return first.", "default": "best" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max itineraries", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 2000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of itineraries to return.", "default": 100 }, "market": { "title": "Market", "type": "string", "description": "Skyscanner market (2-letter).", "default": "US" }, "locale": { "title": "Locale", "type": "string", "description": "Language-region locale.", "default": "en-US" }, "currency": { "title": "Currency", "type": "string", "description": "3-letter currency code.", "default": "USD" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration (ignored)", "type": "object", "description": "Not used. Skyscanner fares require a real unblocker — set `scrapingBrowserUrl` or `customProxyUrl` below." }, "scrapingBrowserUrl": { "title": "Scraping Browser / Unblocker CDP URL (REQUIRED unless customProxyUrl is set)", "type": "string", "description": "A remote anti-bot browser CDP endpoint (e.g. Bright Data Scraping Browser, Oxylabs Web Unblocker browser) as ws(s)://user:pass@host:port. The provider defeats Skyscanner's PerimeterX and manages proxies — by far the most reliable option. Also settable via the SCRAPING_BROWSER_URL env var." }, "customProxyUrl": { "title": "Custom premium proxy URL (alternative to Scraping Browser)", "type": "string", "description": "BYO premium residential proxy as http://user:pass@host:port (e.g. Bright Data / Oxylabs / IPRoyal). Used when no Scraping Browser URL is set. One of these two fields is REQUIRED — Skyscanner fares are anti-bot protected. Also settable via the CUSTOM_PROXY_URL env var." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```