Kayak Flights Scraper

What does Kayak Flights Scraper do?

Kayak Flights Scraper collects structured flight data from Kayak for any route and date combination. Provide a Kayak search URL or enter origin, destination, and dates, and the actor returns fare prices, trip timing, stop counts, airlines, booking links, and provider details in a flat, ready-to-use format.

Why use Kayak Flights Scraper?

• Structured airfare data without copy-paste - Collect flight prices, durations, stop counts, and airline details into clean records instead of manually searching and transcribing Kayak results.
• Route and fare research at scale - Run searches across multiple routes and dates in separate runs to build datasets for price monitoring, route analysis, or travel planning.
• Automation-ready output - Results export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML and integrate with dashboards, BI tools, Google Sheets, and no-code platforms.
• Round trip and one-way support - Works with both trip types in the same input format. Omit the return date for one-way searches.

What data can you extract from Kayak?

Field	Description
price_amount	Primary fare amount for the itinerary
currency	Fare currency code such as USD or EUR
airlines	Airline names operating the itinerary
total_stops	Total stop count across all legs
total_duration_minutes	Total itinerary duration in minutes
provider	Primary booking provider name
outbound_departure	Outbound leg departure datetime
outbound_arrival	Outbound leg arrival datetime
inbound_departure	Inbound leg departure datetime for round trips
inbound_arrival	Inbound leg arrival datetime for round trips
booking_url	Direct booking link for the fare
shareable_url	Kayak share link for the searched trip

How to use Kayak Flights Scraper

1. Open the actor on Apify Store.
2. Provide a Kayak flights URL, or enter origin, destination, and departure date.
3. Set the maximum number of results and pages.
4. Optionally enable proxy for repeated or large runs.
5. Run the actor.
6. Download the dataset or connect it to your workflow.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrl	String	No	Kayak WAS->LON URL	Full Kayak flights search URL such as https://www.kayak.com/flights/WAS-LON/2026-08-15/2026-08-29
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of flight results to save
max_pages	Integer	No	3	Maximum number of Kayak result pages to poll
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	{"useApifyProxy": false}	Proxy settings for better reliability on repeated runs

When using route and date inputs instead of a URL, the actor also accepts these optional parameters at runtime: origin, destination, departDate, returnDate, and adults.

Output Data

Field	Type	Description
rank	Integer	Position in collected results
search_id	String	Search session identifier
search_url	String	Kayak search URL used for the run
route	String	Route in ORIGIN-DESTINATION format
origin	String	Origin code
destination	String	Destination code
depart_date	String	Outbound date
return_date	String	Inbound date for round trips
trip_type	String	roundtrip or oneway
result_id	String	Result identifier
result_type	String	Result category
is_best	Boolean	Best-result flag
is_cheapest	Boolean	Cheapest-result flag
provider	String	Primary booking provider
booking_url	String	Booking link
price_amount	Number	Primary fare amount
currency	String	Fare currency code
price_text	String	Localized fare text
total_duration_minutes	Integer	Total itinerary duration
total_stops	Integer	Total number of stops
airlines	String	Airline names in itinerary
airline_codes	String	Airline codes in itinerary
outbound_departure	String	Outbound departure datetime
outbound_arrival	String	Outbound arrival datetime
outbound_duration_minutes	Integer	Outbound duration
outbound_stops	Integer	Outbound stop count
outbound_airlines	String	Outbound airline names
inbound_departure	String	Inbound departure datetime
inbound_arrival	String	Inbound arrival datetime
inbound_duration_minutes	Integer	Inbound duration
inbound_stops	Integer	Inbound stop count
inbound_airlines	String	Inbound airline names
shareable_url	String	Share link for the searched trip

Usage Examples

Basic URL Input

Run a search using a complete Kayak flights URL:

{
    "startUrl": "https://www.kayak.com/flights/WAS-LON/2026-08-15/2026-08-29",
    "results_wanted": 20,
    "max_pages": 2
}

Route and Date Input

Run a search by specifying the origin, destination, and dates directly:

{
    "startUrl": "https://www.kayak.com/flights/JFK-LAX/2026-09-10/2026-09-17",
    "results_wanted": 30,
    "max_pages": 3
}

One-Way Search

Collect results for a one-way trip by providing only the departure date:

{
    "startUrl": "https://www.kayak.com/flights/WAS-LON/2026-08-15",
    "results_wanted": 20
}

Proxy-Enabled Run

Enable proxy for better reliability on repeated or large searches:

{
    "startUrl": "https://www.kayak.com/flights/WAS-LON/2026-08-15/2026-08-29",
    "results_wanted": 50,
    "max_pages": 5,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Sample Output

{
    "rank": 1,
    "search_id": "rGFiSVg6Qs",
    "search_url": "https://www.kayak.com/flights/WAS-LON/2026-08-15/2026-08-29",
    "route": "WAS-LON",
    "origin": "WAS",
    "destination": "LON",
    "depart_date": "2026-08-15",
    "return_date": "2026-08-29",
    "trip_type": "roundtrip",
    "result_id": "e636f94b94bef808289ae35ac0031788",
    "result_type": "core",
    "is_best": true,
    "is_cheapest": true,
    "provider": "Gotogate",
    "booking_url": "https://www.kayak.com/book/flight?...",
    "price_amount": 774,
    "currency": "USD",
    "price_text": "$774",
    "total_duration_minutes": 2580,
    "total_stops": 2,
    "airlines": "Icelandair",
    "airline_codes": "FI",
    "outbound_departure": "2026-08-15T20:30:00",
    "outbound_arrival": "2026-08-16T11:45:00",
    "outbound_duration_minutes": 615,
    "outbound_stops": 1,
    "outbound_airlines": "Icelandair",
    "inbound_departure": "2026-08-29T15:40:00",
    "inbound_arrival": "2026-08-30T19:25:00",
    "inbound_duration_minutes": 1965,
    "inbound_stops": 1,
    "inbound_airlines": "Icelandair",
    "shareable_url": "https://www.kayak.com/flights/WAS-LON/2026-08-15/2026-08-29"
}

Tips for Best Results

• Use valid airport or metro codes (IATA format) for origin and destination. Kayak recognizes both city codes like WAS and airport codes like DCA.
• Confirm dates are in the future. The actor auto-adjusts past dates to the next available day.
• Start with a smaller result limit to validate your route and date combination before running larger searches.
• Enable proxy configuration for frequent or high-volume runs to reduce the chance of rate limiting.
• If a specific route returns few results, try nearby dates. The actor includes automatic date fallback logic when the primary route returns no flights.

Integrations

• Google Sheets - Send flight data to spreadsheets for route and fare tracking.
• Webhooks - Trigger downstream workflows after each run completes.
• Make - Connect results to no-code automations.
• Zapier - Pipe data into app-to-app workflows.
• API - Access datasets programmatically from your own systems.

Export formats include JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and others available in Apify Console.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I export the data to CSV or Excel?

Yes. Apify datasets can be downloaded in CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, and other supported formats from the dataset preview page.

Can I run this actor on a schedule?

Yes. You can schedule the actor in Apify Console to refresh fare data hourly, daily, or weekly for price monitoring workflows.

Why did I get fewer results than my requested limit?

Flight availability depends on route demand, travel dates, and live Kayak inventory. Increase max_pages to collect more results or try different dates.

Does this actor work for non-technical users?

Yes. The actor can be run from Apify Console with form-based inputs. Results can be downloaded directly without any coding.

What should I do if some fields are missing from the output?

The actor removes empty fields for cleaner datasets. Some fields like inbound leg details only appear for round trips. Absent fields usually mean the source data did not include that information.

Is it legal to scrape Kayak flight data?

Scraping public web data may be subject to applicable laws and website terms. You are responsible for using the collected data responsibly and complying with Kayak's terms of service.

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Support

For issues, feature requests, or custom scraping needs, use the Issues tab on the actor page or contact the developer through Apify.

Legal Notice

This actor is designed for legitimate data collection from publicly available sources. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable laws, website terms of service, and rate limits. Use responsibly.