Kayak Car Rentals Scraper

Search Kayak car rentals by pickup location and travel dates. Collect provider names, vehicle descriptions, quoted prices, and booking links for comparison.

What data can you extract?

Field	Type	Description
resultId	String	KAYAK identifier for this car-rental offer.
providerCode	String	Code identifying the rental provider.
providerName	String	Rental provider name displayed in the offer.
companyName	String	Car-hire company associated with the vehicle offer.
title	String	Vehicle or rental offer title shown by KAYAK.
description	String	Short vehicle or rental-condition description.
price	String	Localized price label for the offer.
priceData	Object	Numeric amount, currency, and period used for the quoted price.
clickUrlTemplate	String	KAYAK click-through URL template for the rental offer.
isAd	Boolean	True when KAYAK marks the result as an advertisement.
rank	Integer	Position of the offer in the returned search results.
input_pickup	String	Pickup location code submitted for the rental-car search.
scraped_at	String	UTC date and time when this record was collected.

Use cases

• Travel planners can compare rental-car options for airport pickups.
• Car-hire analysts can monitor quoted totals and providers across locations.
• Travel agencies can shortlist vehicles for future itineraries.

How to use

1. Add an airport or city pickup code to each entry in pickup_locations.
2. Set pickup and drop-off dates or use the relative date defaults.
3. Choose pickup times, sorting, and total or daily price display.

{
  "pickup_locations": [
    {
      "pickup": "LAS"
    }
  ],
  "pickup_hour": 10,
  "dropoff_hour": 10,
  "sort": "rank_a",
  "price_mode": "total",
  "maxResults": 10
}

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
pickup_locations	Array<object>	Yes	Airport or city pickup codes for KAYAK rental-car searches.
pickup_locations[].pickup	string	Yes per entry	Airport or city code where the rental car is collected.
pickup_locations[].pickup_date	string	No	Rental car pickup date in YYYY-MM-DD format. When omitted, pickup is set to 30 days from today.
pickup_locations[].dropoff_date	string	No	Rental car drop-off date in YYYY-MM-DD format after pickup. When omitted, drop-off is set to four days after pickup.
pickup_locations[].pickup_hour	integer	No	Local hour when the rental car is collected.
pickup_locations[].dropoff_hour	integer	No	Local hour when the rental car is returned.
pickup_locations[].sort	string	No	Sort order for returned search results. Accepted values: rank_a, price_a.
pickup_locations[].price_mode	string	No	Whether quoted prices are shown as totals or per-night or per-person values. Accepted values: total, daily.
pickup_date	string	No	Rental car pickup date in YYYY-MM-DD format. When omitted, pickup is set to 30 days from today.
dropoff_date	string	No	Rental car drop-off date in YYYY-MM-DD format after pickup. When omitted, drop-off is set to four days after pickup.
pickup_hour	integer	No	Local hour when the rental car is collected.
dropoff_hour	integer	No	Local hour when the rental car is returned.
sort	string	No	Sort order for returned search results. Accepted values: rank_a, price_a.
price_mode	string	No	Whether quoted prices are shown as totals or per-night or per-person values. Accepted values: total, daily.
maxResults	integer	No	Maximum dataset items to save across this entire run.

Output example

{
  "resultId": "car-280551",
  "providerCode": "hertz",
  "providerName": "Hertz",
  "companyName": "Hertz",
  "title": "Compact SUV",
  "description": "Compact SUV, unlimited mileage",
  "price": "$248",
  "priceData": {
    "amount": 248,
    "currency": "USD",
    "period": "total"
  },
  "clickUrlTemplate": "https://www.kayak.com/cars/LAS/2026-10-31/2026-11-04?provider=hertz",
  "isAd": false,
  "rank": 1,
  "input_pickup": "LAS",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-01T12:00:00Z"
}

Pricing

$0.30 per 1,000 results. Apify saves one dataset item per result and applies the Actor’s per-result price to saved items.

Set maxResults to cap the number of dataset items saved in one run.

FAQ

Is scraping this information legal?

Rules depend on the source, location, data type, and intended use. Check applicable laws and source terms, and make sure your workflow follows privacy and data protection requirements.

What limits apply?

Submit up to 100 batch entries per run. Use maxResults to cap saved items. Results also depend on source availability and your Scrappa API plan.

Can I start runs through the Apify API?

Yes. Send a POST request to https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/thescrappa~kayak-car-rentals-scraper/runs with your Actor input, or use an Apify client library. Read the output from the run dataset.

Can I connect the results to other tools?

Yes. Apify integrations and APIs can pass dataset results to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, and other data workflows.

What happens when one input fails?

The Actor logs a short source error and continues with the remaining entries. Transient rate limits and gateway errors are retried; if every entry fails, the run reports an error.

Can pickup and drop-off times be specified?

Yes. Use pickup_hour and dropoff_hour with hour values supported by KAYAK.

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