GET

Hotel Search API

Search for available hotels in any destination with flexible date and guest configurations.

Overview

Availability Search

Search for hotels with real-time availability and pricing information based on dates and guest requirements.

Need a Destination ID?

Don't know the dest_id for your location? Use the Destinations Lookup endpoint to convert any location name (e.g., "Barcelona", "Paris") into a Booking.com destination ID.

The Hotel Search endpoint allows you to search for available hotels in any destination with specific check-in/check-out dates, number of guests, and rooms. Returns real-time availability and pricing data.

Endpoint URL

GET https://api.stayapi.com/v1/booking/search

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
dest_id	string	Required	Destination ID from Booking.com (e.g., "-3233180" for Phuket)
dest_type	string	Optional	Destination type (default: "CITY")
checkin	string	Optional	Check-in date in YYYY-MM-DD format
checkout	string	Optional	Check-out date in YYYY-MM-DD format
adults	integer	Optional	Number of adults (default: 2)
rooms	integer	Optional	Number of rooms (default: 1)
children	integer	Optional	Number of children (default: 0)
children_ages	string	Optional	Comma-separated ages of children
rows_per_page	integer	Optional	Results per page (default: 25, max: 100)
offset	integer	Optional	Starting offset for pagination (default: 0)
language	string	Optional	Language preference (default: "en-us")
currency	string	Optional	Currency code (default: "USD")

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.stayapi.com/v1/booking/search?dest_id=-3233180&checkin=2024-06-01&checkout=2024-06-07&adults=2&rooms=1" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  dest_id: "-3233180",
  checkin: "2024-06-01",
  checkout: "2024-06-07",
  adults: "2",
  rooms: "1"
});

const response = await fetch(`https://api.stayapi.com/v1/booking/search?${params}`, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(`Found ${data.data.length} hotels`);

import requests

url = "https://api.stayapi.com/v1/booking/search"
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
params = {
    "dest_id": "-3233180",
    "checkin": "2024-06-01",
    "checkout": "2024-06-07",
    "adults": 2,
    "rooms": 1
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
data = response.json()

for hotel in data["data"][:3]:
    print(f"{hotel[\"hotel_name\"]} - ${hotel[\"min_total_price\"]}")

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "hotel_id": 302297,
      "hotel_name": "Banyan Tree Phuket",
      "url": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/banyan-tree-phuket.html",
      "image_url": "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/square60/495123456.jpg",
      "star_rating": 5,
      "review_score": 8.7,
      "review_count": 1234,
      "review_score_word": "Fabulous",
      "address": "33, 33/27 Moo 4, Srisoonthorn Road Cherngtalay, Amphur Talang, 83110 Bang Tao Beach, Thailand",
      "distance_from_center": 18.2,
      "unit_configuration_label": "Entire villa",
      "min_total_price": 450.50,
      "currency_code": "USD",
      "is_free_cancellable": 1,
      "is_no_prepayment_block": 1,
      "checkin": "2024-06-01",
      "checkout": "2024-06-07"
    },
    {
      "hotel_id": 232813,
      "hotel_name": "The Slate",
      "url": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/indigo-pearl.html",
      "image_url": "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/square60/678901234.jpg",
      "star_rating": 5,
      "review_score": 8.5,
      "review_count": 987,
      "review_score_word": "Very Good",
      "address": "Nai Yang Beach, 83110 Nai Yang Beach, Thailand",
      "distance_from_center": 22.5,
      "unit_configuration_label": "Deluxe Room",
      "min_total_price": 320.00,
      "currency_code": "USD",
      "is_free_cancellable": 1,
      "is_no_prepayment_block": 0,
      "checkin": "2024-06-01",
      "checkout": "2024-06-07"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "rows_per_page": 25,
    "current_offset": 0,
    "total_count_with_filters": 1247
  },
  "search_metadata": {
    "dest_id": "-3233180",
    "dest_type": "CITY",
    "search_type": "regular"
  },
  "message": "Successfully retrieved search results",
  "retrieved_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

{
  "error": "Invalid request",
  "detail": "dest_id is required",
  "status_code": 400
}