# Booking.com Reviews Scraper — Residential Proxy Ready (`noahadler/booking-com-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Booking.com hotel guest reviews: score, pros/cons, traveler type and dates. Keep Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy ON — without it Booking usually blocks. Hotel URL input; PPE-friendly review rows for reputation and sentiment.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/noahadler/booking-com-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Noah Adler](https://apify.com/noahadler) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 reviews

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Booking.com Reviews Scraper — Hotel Guest Reviews API

**Booking.com reviews scraper** for **hotel guest reviews**: score, title, pros/cons, traveler type, country and stay date. Input hotel URLs → export structured reviews for reputation, sentiment and competitive analysis.

> **⚠️ For users — read before you run**\
> Keep **Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy ON**. Without it, Booking.com usually blocks the run (WAF).\
> You do **not** install a proxy on your PC — Apify provides it. Just don’t turn proxy off in the input.

**Why this Actor:** Guest scores + pros/cons · Multi-hotel URLs · Sort options · Clear residential requirement · Sentiment-ready fields

***

### Table of contents

1. [What this Actor does](#what-this-actor-does)
2. [What you get](#what-you-get)
3. [Features](#features)
4. [Input](#input)
5. [Output example](#output-example)
6. [Output fields](#output-fields)
7. [Quick start (API)](#quick-start-api)
8. [Use cases](#use-cases)
9. [Limitations](#limitations)
10. [FAQ](#faq)
11. [Keywords](#keywords)

***

### What this Actor does

| Step | Action |
|------|--------|
| 1 | Open each Booking.com hotel URL (Playwright) |
| 2 | Capture reviews GraphQL (`reviewListFrontend`) |
| 3 | Paginate until `maxReviews` |
| 4 | Normalize guest score, texts and metadata |

***

### What you get

**Review content**

- Overall score, title
- Positive / negative text (pros & cons)

**Guest & stay**

- Guest name, country, traveler type
- Room type, stay date, review date

**Hotel**

- Hotel name, id, source URL

***

### Features

| Capability | Detail |
|------------|--------|
| **Hotel URLs** | Standard `booking.com/hotel/...` links |
| **Sort** | Newest, oldest, relevant, score asc/desc |
| **Language** | Locale hint (`es`, `en-gb`, …) |
| **Batch hotels** | Multiple `startUrls` per run |
| **Error rows** | Failed hotels don’t kill the whole run |

***

### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| `startUrls` | Yes | Booking hotel page URLs |
| `maxReviews` | No | Default 50 (max 2000) |
| `sortBy` | No | `NEWEST_FIRST` (default), etc. |
| `language` | No | Default `es` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | **Yes in practice** | **RESIDENTIAL required** |

#### Example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/example-hotel.es.html"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 100,
  "sortBy": "NEWEST_FIRST",
  "language": "es",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

***

### Output example

```json
{
  "hotelUrl": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/example-hotel.es.html",
  "hotelName": "Example Hotel",
  "hotelId": "123456",
  "reviewId": "abc",
  "score": 9.2,
  "title": "Fantastic stay",
  "positiveText": "Location and staff",
  "negativeText": "Street noise",
  "guestCountry": "Spain",
  "guestType": "Couple",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-08-05T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Output fields

| Field | Notes |
|-------|--------|
| `hotelUrl`, `hotelName`, `hotelId` | Hotel identity |
| `reviewId`, `score`, `title` | Core review |
| `positiveText`, `negativeText` | Pros / cons |
| `guestName`, `guestCountry`, `guestType` | Guest profile |
| `roomType`, `stayDate`, `reviewedAt` | Stay context |
| `scrapedAt` | Scrape time |

***

### Quick start (API)

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("YOUR_USERNAME/booking-com-reviews-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "startUrls": ["https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/example.es.html"],
        "maxReviews": 50,
        "proxyConfiguration": {
            "useApifyProxy": True,
            "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        },
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

***

### Use cases

- Hotel reputation & sentiment dashboards
- Competitor review monitoring
- Train NLP models on hospitality feedback
- Agency reporting for property managers

***

### Limitations

- **RESIDENTIAL proxy is effectively mandatory.**
- Review volume depends on what’s public on the hotel page.
- Booking markup / GraphQL can change.
- Respect Booking.com Terms of Service.

***

### FAQ

**I got blocked / empty reviews**\
Turn on RESIDENTIAL (not datacenter-only) and retry.

**Do I need my own proxy server?**\
No — use Apify Proxy in the Actor input.

**Multiple hotels?**\
Pass several URLs in `startUrls`.

***

### Keywords

booking.com reviews, booking reviews scraper, hotel guest reviews api, booking.com scraper reviews, hotel reputation, booking review export, hospitality sentiment

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Full property URLs, e.g. https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/casa-fuster.es.html

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Maximum guest reviews to collect per property (1–2000).

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort reviews by.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Locale for Booking pages (es, en-gb, …).

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

Do not turn this off. Booking.com blocks datacenter IPs. Keep Apify Proxy enabled and select the RESIDENTIAL group. Extra Apify proxy usage applies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/casa-fuster.es.html"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 50,
  "sortBy": "NEWEST_FIRST",
  "language": "es",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `reviews` (type: `string`):

One dataset item per guest review.

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/casa-fuster.es.html"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("noahadler/booking-com-reviews-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 = { "startUrls": ["https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/casa-fuster.es.html"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("noahadler/booking-com-reviews-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/casa-fuster.es.html"
  ]
}' |
apify call noahadler/booking-com-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,noahadler/booking-com-reviews-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/w1FhQcEdK1mhXZgyy/builds/WDEu70rTvapS4yReC/openapi.json