Skyscanner Places & Explore

Resolve any Skyscanner PlaceId or IATA code to its canonical travel entity — numeric entity id, entity type (City / Airport / Country), country code and localized names. Clean, reliable travel geocoding with zero setup, no proxy, no anti-bot handling.

How it works

You supply exact IATA codes or Skyscanner PlaceIds (JFK, LOND, NYCA, LHR). The actor resolves each one through Skyscanner's entity service using only an anonymous token. This path is not anti-bot gated, so it runs fast and consistently from any IP — no proxy required. IATA is a global standard, so codes are easy to source.

Who it's for

• Travel app & flight-tool developers needing Skyscanner-compatible place codes.
• Data teams building airport/city reference datasets with coordinates.
• Anyone integrating Skyscanner who needs to turn user text into PlaceIds/entity ids.

What you get (output fields)

Field	Description
query	The input PlaceId/IATA this row resolves
placeId	Skyscanner PlaceId / IATA code (e.g. LOND)
name	Canonical localized place name
entityId	Numeric canonical travel entity id
entityType	Entity type (City / Airport / Country)
entityCountryCode	ISO country code

Use cases

• Reference data — build an airport/city entity table.
• Pipeline prep — turn IATA codes into the entity ids other Skyscanner tools expect.
• Validation — confirm a PlaceId/IATA resolves to the expected entity.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
placeIds	array	yes	Skyscanner PlaceIds or IATA codes to resolve
includeExplore	bool	no	Save the Explore inspiration feed to the KV store (default false)
market / locale / currency	string	no	Localization (default US / en-US / USD)

Example input

{
    "placeIds": ["LOND", "JFK", "NYCA", "PARI", "LHR"]
}

Example output row

{
    "query": "LOND",
    "placeId": "LOND",
    "name": "London",
    "entityId": "27544008",
    "entityType": "City",
    "entityCountryCode": "GB"
}

Scheduling & webhooks

Run on a schedule to keep a place/airport reference dataset fresh, or trigger via webhook from your own systems.

Reliability

This actor uses Skyscanner's public place and entity services with an anonymous token — no proxy or anti-bot handling required, so runs are fast and consistent.

FAQ

Does it return flight prices? No — this actor resolves places to entities. For live fares, use a dedicated flight-price scraper (requires an unblocker).

Does it accept free-text city names? No — supply exact IATA codes or Skyscanner PlaceIds. IATA codes are a global standard and easy to look up.

Is scraping legal? You are responsible for complying with Skyscanner's terms and applicable law. Only publicly available place data is accessed.