Travel: Hotels

The google_travel_hotels data source is designed to retrieve Google Travel service's hotel search results.

To ensure optimal utilization of this service, include the "render": "html" parameter in your request.

Request samples

In this example, we make a request to retrieve the 2nd results page for hotel availability for 2 adult guests between 2023-10-01 and 2023-10-10 for 2 to 4-star hotels in Paris from google.com.

cURL

curl 'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries' \
--user 'USERNAME:PASSWORD' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
        "source": "google_travel_hotels",
        "domain": "com",
        "start_page": 2,
        "query": "hotels in Paris",
        "render": "html",
        "context": [
            {"key": "adults", "value": 2},
            {"key": "hotel_dates", "value": "2023-10-01,2023-10-10"},
            {"key": "hotel_classes", "value": [2, 3, 4]}
        ]
    }'

Python

import requests
from pprint import pprint

# Structure payload.
payload = {
    'source': 'google_travel_hotels',
    'domain': 'com',
    'query': 'hotels in Paris',
    'start_page': 2,
    'render': 'html',
    'context': [
        {'key': 'adults', 'value': 1},
        {'key': 'hotel_dates', 'value': '2023-10-01,2023-10-10'},
        {'key': 'hotel_classes', 'value': [2,3,4]},
    ],
}

# Get response.
response = requests.request(
    'POST',
    'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries',
    auth=('USERNAME', 'PASSWORD'),
    json=payload,
)

# Print prettified response to stdout.
pprint(response.json())

Node.js

const https = require("https");

const username = "USERNAME";
const password = "PASSWORD";
const body = {
    source: "google_travel_hotels",
    domain: "com",
    start_page: 2,
    query: "hotels in Paris",
    render: "html",
    context: [
        { key: "adults", value: 2 },
        { key: "hotel_dates", value: "2023-10-01,2023-10-10" },
        { key: "hotel_classes", value: [2, 3, 4] },
    ],
};

const options = {
    hostname: "realtime.oxylabs.io",
    path: "/v1/queries",
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        Authorization:
            "Basic " + Buffer.from(`${username}:${password}`).toString("base64"),
    },
};

const request = https.request(options, (response) => {
    let data = "";

    response.on("data", (chunk) => {
        data += chunk;
    });

    response.on("end", () => {
        const responseData = JSON.parse(data);
        console.log(JSON.stringify(responseData, null, 2));
    });
});

request.on("error", (error) => {
    console.error("Error:", error);
});

request.write(JSON.stringify(body));
request.end();

HTTP

https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries?source=google_travel_hotels&domain=com&query=hotels+in+Paris&start_page=3&render=html&context[0][key]=adults&context[0][value]=1&context[1][key]=hotel_dates&context[1][value]=2023-10-01,2023-10-10&context[2][key]=hotel_classes&context[2][value]=[2,3,4]&access_token=12345abcde

PHP

<?php

$params = array(
    'source' => 'google_travel_hotels',
    'domain' => 'com',
    'start_page' => 2,
    'query' => 'hotels in Paris',
    'render' => 'html',
    'context' => [
        ['key' => 'adults', 'value' => 2],
        ['key' => 'hotel_dates', 'value' => '2023-10-01,2023-10-10'],
        ['key' => 'hotel_classes', 'value' => [2, 3, 4]]
    ]
);

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($params));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "USERNAME" . ":" . "PASSWORD");


$headers = array();
$headers[] = "Content-Type: application/json";
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

$result = curl_exec($ch);
echo $result;

if (curl_errno($ch)) {
    echo 'Error:' . curl_error($ch);
}
curl_close($ch);

Golang

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	const Username = "USERNAME"
	const Password = "PASSWORD"

	payload := map[string]interface{}{
		"source":     "google_travel_hotels",
		"domain":     "com",
		"start_page": 2,
		"query":      "hotels in Paris",
		"render":     "html",
		"context": []map[string]interface{}{
			{"key": "adults", "value": 2},
			{"key": "hotel_dates", "value": "2023-10-01,2023-10-10"},
			{"key": "hotel_classes", "value": []interface{}{2, 3, 4}},
		},
	}

	jsonValue, _ := json.Marshal(payload)

	client := &http.Client{}
	request, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
		"https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries",
		bytes.NewBuffer(jsonValue),
	)

	request.SetBasicAuth(Username, Password)
	response, _ := client.Do(request)

	responseText, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(responseText))
}

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace OxyApi
{
    class Program
    {
        static async Task Main()
        {
            const string Username = "USERNAME";
            const string Password = "PASSWORD";

            var parameters = new {
                source = "google_travel_hotels",
                domain = "com",
                start_page = 2,
                query = "hotels in Paris",
                render = "html",
                context = new dynamic [] {
                    new { key = "adults", value = 2 },
                    new { key = "hotel_dates", value = "2023-10-01,2023-10-10" },
                    new { key = "hotel_classes", value = new int [] {2, 3, 4} }
                }
            };

            var client = new HttpClient();

            Uri baseUri = new Uri("https://realtime.oxylabs.io");
            client.BaseAddress = baseUri;

            var requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/v1/queries");
            requestMessage.Content = JsonContent.Create(parameters);

            var authenticationString = $"{Username}:{Password}";
            var base64EncodedAuthenticationString = Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.UTF8.GetBytes(authenticationString));
            requestMessage.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + base64EncodedAuthenticationString);

            var response = await client.SendAsync(requestMessage);
            var contents = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            Console.WriteLine(contents);
        }
    }
}

Java

package org.example;

import okhttp3.*;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class Main implements Runnable {
    private static final String AUTHORIZATION_HEADER = "Authorization";
    public static final String USERNAME = "USERNAME";
    public static final String PASSWORD = "PASSWORD";

    public void run() {
        JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
        jsonObject.put("source", "google_travel_hotels");
        jsonObject.put("domain", "com");
        jsonObject.put("start_page", 2);
        jsonObject.put("query", "hotels in Paris");
        jsonObject.put("render", "html");
        jsonObject.put("context", new JSONArray()
                .put(new JSONObject().put("key", "adults").put("value", 2))
                .put(new JSONObject().put("key", "hotel_dates").put("value", "2023-10-01,2023-10-10"))
                .put(new JSONObject().put("key", "hotel_classes").put("value", new JSONArray().put(2).put(3).put(4)))
        );

        Authenticator authenticator = (route, response) -> {
            String credential = Credentials.basic(USERNAME, PASSWORD);
            return response
                    .request()
                    .newBuilder()
                    .header(AUTHORIZATION_HEADER, credential)
                    .build();
        };

        var client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                .authenticator(authenticator)
                .readTimeout(180, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                .build();

        var mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json; charset=utf-8");
        var body = RequestBody.create(jsonObject.toString(), mediaType);
        var request = new Request.Builder()
                .url("https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries")
                .post(body)
                .build();

        try (var response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.body() != null) {
                try (var responseBody = response.body()) {
                    System.out.println(responseBody.string());
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception exception) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + exception.getMessage());
        }

        System.exit(0);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Thread(new Main()).start();
    }
}

JSON

{
    "source": "google_travel_hotels",
    "domain": "com", 
    "start_page": 2, 
    "query": "hotels in Paris",
    "render": "html", 
    "context": [
        {
            "key": "adults", 
            "value": 2
        }, 
        {
            "key": "hotel_dates", 
            "value": "2023-10-01,2023-10-10"
        },
        {
            "key": "hotel_classes", 
            "value": [2,3,4]
        }
    ]
}

We use synchronous Realtime integration method in our examples. If you would like to use Proxy Endpoint or asynchronous Push-Pull integration, refer to the integration methods section.

Request parameter values

Generic

Basic setup and customization options for scraping Google Travel: Hotels results.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
source	Sets the scraper.	google_travel_hotels
query	UTF-encoded keyword. "query": "hotels" will result in a list of hotels in a given geo_location. "query": "hotels in <Location>" will result in a list of hotels for <Location>. For example, "query": "hotels in Paris" will list hotels in Paris, regardless of the given geo_location.	-
render	Enables JavaScript rendering when set to html. More info.	-
callback_url	URL to your callback endpoint. More info.	-
user_agent_type	Device type and browser. The full list can be found here.	desktop

- mandatory parameter

Localization

Adapt search results to specific geographical locations, domains, and languages.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
geo_location	The geographical location that the result should be adapted for. Using this parameter correctly is extremely important to get the right data. Please note that this source can accept a limited number of geo_location values - please check this section to see geo_location values that don't yield accurate results.	-
domain	Domain localization for Google. The full list of available domains can be found here.	com
locale	Accept-Language header value which changes your Google search page web interface language. More info.	-

NOTE: "geo_location": "United States" and other wide-area locations are not supported. Use city-level geo_location, e.g., Seattle,Washington,United States

Pagination

Controls for managing the pagination.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
start_page	Starting page number.	1

Filtering

Advanced options for tailoring and refining the search context.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
context:adults	Number of adult guests	2
context:children	Number of children guests	-
context: hotel_classes	Filter results by # of hotel stars. You may specify one or more values between 2 and 5. Example: [3,4]	-
context: hotel_dates	Dates for staying at the hotel, from - to. Example: 2023-07-12,2023-07-13	-

Output example

{
    "results": [
        {
            "content":"<!doctype html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>
            ...
            </script></body>\n</html>\n",            
            "created_at": "2024-02-13 11:30:09",
            "updated_at": "2024-02-13 11:30:36",
            "page": 2,
            "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/search?q=hotels%20in%20Paris&qs=OAA&hrf=OAI4AzgEWAGSAQIgAbABAA&ap=EgNDQXcwAGgA&ts=CAEaFhIUEhIKBwjnDxAKGAESBwjnDxAKGAo&uule=w%20CAIQICINdW5pdGVkIHN0YXRlcw&gl=us&hl=en&ved=0CAAQ5JsGahcKEwjIwci_m6iEAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQew",
            "job_id": "7163132237108506625",
            "status_code": 200
        }
    ]
}