Skyscanner Scraper

Overview

Extracts detailed flight information from Skyscanner including prices, airlines, and schedules based on user-specified search parameters.

Input Parameters

The scraper requires the following JSON input:

1{
2    "from": "YYZ",
3    "to": "JFK",
4    "departDate": "2025-06-29",
5    "returnDate": "2025-07-08"
6}

Parameters:

• from (string, required): The IATA code of the departure airport.
• to (string, required): The IATA code of the destination airport.
• departDate (string, required): The departure date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
• returnDate (string, optional): The return date in YYYY-MM-DD format (for round trips).

Output Format

The actor returns a JSON array of flight options with detailed pricing and itinerary information.

Example Output:

1{
2    "price": {
3        "raw": 284.2,
4        "formatted": "$285",
5        "pricingOptionId": "t905Vbe5Ug8s"
6    },
7    "legs": [
8        {
9            "id": "18467-2506290600--32385-0-12712-2506290753",
10            "origin": {
11                "id": "YYZ",
12                "name": "Toronto Pearson International",
13                "displayCode": "YYZ",
14                "city": "Toronto",
15                "country": "Canada"
16            },
17            "destination": {
18                "id": "JFK",
19                "name": "New York John F. Kennedy",
20                "displayCode": "JFK",
21                "city": "New York",
22                "country": "United States"
23            },
24            "departure": "2025-06-29T06:00:00",
25            "arrival": "2025-06-29T07:53:00",
26            "durationInMinutes": 113,
27            "stopCount": 0,
28            "carriers": {
29                "marketing": [
30                    {
31                        "id": -32385,
32                        "alternateId": "DL",
33                        "logoUrl": "https://logos.skyscnr.com/images/airlines/favicon/DL.png",
34                        "name": "Delta"
35                    }
36                ]
37            }
38        }
39    ],
40    "tags": ["cheapest"]
41}

Features

• Real-time flight prices: Fetches up-to-date pricing from Skyscanner.
• Detailed itinerary information: Includes airline details, flight durations, and layovers.
• Round-trip support: Optionally fetches return flight data.
• JSON output: Structured and easy-to-use data format.

Usage

1. Deploy the actor on Apify.
2. Provide the required input parameters in JSON format.
3. Run the actor to fetch flight prices.
4. Retrieve the results in JSON format via Apify's dataset API.

Limitations

• Availability of flights depends on Skyscanner's real-time data.