# Travel: Hotels

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

{% hint style="warning" %}
To ensure optimal utilization of this service, include the `"render": "html"` parameter in your request.
{% endhint %}

## Request samples

In this example, we make a request to retrieve the `2`nd 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`.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```shell
curl 'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries' \
--user 'USERNAME:PASSWORD' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
        "source": "google_travel_hotels",
        "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]}
        ]
    }'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests
from pprint import pprint

# Structure payload.
payload = {
    'source': 'google_travel_hotels',
    '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())

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Node.js" %}

```javascript
const https = require("https");

const username = "USERNAME";
const password = "PASSWORD";
const body = {
    source: "google_travel_hotels",
    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();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="HTTP" %}

```http
https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries?source=google_travel_hotels&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
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
<?php

$params = array(
    'source' => 'google_travel_hotels',
    '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);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Golang" %}

```go
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",
		"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))
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C#" %}

```csharp
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",
                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);
        }
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```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("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();
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JSON" %}

```json
{
    "source": "google_travel_hotels",
    "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]
        }
    ]
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

We use synchronous [**Realtime**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods/realtime) integration method in our examples. If you would like to use [**Proxy Endpoint**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods/proxy-endpoint) or asynchronous [**Push-Pull**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods/push-pull) integration, refer to the [**integration methods**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods) section.

## Request parameter values

### Generic

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

<table><thead><tr><th width="222">Parameter</th><th width="350.3333333333333">Description</th><th>Default Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;"><strong>source</strong></mark></td><td>Sets the scraper.</td><td><code>google_travel_hotels</code></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;"><strong>query</strong></mark></td><td><p>The keyword or phrase to search for.</p><p><code>"query": "hotels"</code> will result in a list of hotels in a given <code>geo_location</code>.</p><p><code>"query": "hotels in &#x3C;Location>"</code> will result in a list of hotels for <code>&#x3C;Location></code>. For example, <code>"query": "hotels in Paris"</code> will list hotels in Paris, regardless of the given <code>geo_location</code>.</p></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;"><strong>render</strong></mark></td><td>Enables JavaScript rendering when set to <code>html</code>. <a href="https://github.com/oxylabs/gitbook-public-english/blob/master/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/targets/google/broken-reference/README.md"><strong>More info</strong></a><strong>.</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>callback_url</code></td><td>URL to your callback endpoint. <a href="../../../integration-methods/push-pull#callback"><strong>More info</strong></a>.</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>user_agent_type</code></td><td>Device type and browser. The full list can be found <a href="../../features/http-context-and-job-management/user-agent-type"><strong>here</strong></a>.</td><td><code>desktop</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

&#x20;   \- mandatory parameter

### Localization

Adapt search results to specific geographical locations and languages.

<table><thead><tr><th width="222">Parameter</th><th width="350.3333333333333">Description</th><th>Default Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>geo_location</code></td><td>The geographical location that the result should be adapted for. <strong>Using this parameter correctly is extremely important to get the right data.</strong> Please note that this source can accept a limited number of <code>geo_location</code> values - please check <a href="../../../features/localization/serp-localization#exceptions"><strong>this section</strong></a> to see <code>geo_location</code> values that <strong>don't</strong> yield accurate results.</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>locale</code></td><td><code>Accept-Language</code> header value which changes your Google search page web interface language. <a href="../../../features/localization/domain-locale-results-language#locale-1"><strong>More info</strong></a>.</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="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`
{% endhint %}

### Pagination

Controls for managing the pagination.

<table><thead><tr><th width="222">Parameter</th><th width="350.3333333333333">Description</th><th width="167">Default Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>start_page</code></td><td>Starting page number.</td><td><code>1</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Filtering

Advanced options for tailoring and refining the search context.

<table><thead><tr><th width="222">Parameter</th><th width="350.3333333333333">Description</th><th>Default Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>context:adults</code></td><td>Number of adult guests</td><td><code>2</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>context:children</code></td><td>Number of children guests</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>context</code>:<br><code>hotel_classes</code></td><td>Filter results by # of hotel stars. You may specify one or more values between <code>2</code> and <code>5</code>. Example: <code>[3,4]</code></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>context</code>:<br><code>hotel_dates</code></td><td>Dates for staying at the hotel, from - to. Example: <code>2023-07-12,2023-07-13</code></td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Context parameters

All context parameters should be added to the `context` array as objects with `key` and `value` pairs, e.g.:

```json
...
"context": [
    {
        "key": "filter",
        "value": "0"
    }
]
...
```

## Output example

```json
{
    "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
        }
    ]
}
```

<figure><img src="https://63892162-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzrXw45naRpCZ0Ku9AjY1%2Fuploads%2Ff1zjeENmH85Wht2z7PaK%2Fgoogle_travel_hotels.png?alt=media&#x26;token=33c93005-2c4e-4b32-9982-593409cad90a" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>