Google Flights API: does it exist, and what to use instead

Is there an official Google Flights API?

No. The closest thing was QPX Express, a simplified API to the ITA Software QPX engine that Google bought. Google launched it in 2013, stopped taking new users in November 2017, and shut it down on April 10, 2018.

A Google spokesperson said at the time that it dropped QPX Express "given the low interest among our travel partners" and would focus on enterprise solutions for partners. Google has not offered a public flight search API since.

What happened to the Amadeus and Skyscanner APIs?

Amadeus for Developers had a self-service tier for flight search. Its site now says the self-service portal "has been decommissioned on July 17th" and that the site is for the Enterprise API portal only, which works by request.

Skyscanner’s Travel API covers flights, hotels and car hire, but only for partners. Its page says established businesses with a large audience can apply, that the team reviews each one and replies within two weeks, and that approved partners earn commission on bookings.

What are the real options for flight data?

You can scrape Google Flights through a SERP vendor, or use a flight API built for selling tickets. Prices checked November 10, 2026.

• Flight search without a subscription

Which flight endpoints does Locus Pro offer?

Locus Pro offers a reviewed flight router and several third-party listings, paid per call from one prepaid credit balance. The listings have a fixed price per call, and the agent sees each price before it pays. Endpoints listed in the Locus catalog on November 10, 2026.

Locus Flight Search returns normalized itineraries merged from several sources, with a price set per call and a maxCredits ceiling. It never books. The SerpApi listing can run the Google Flights engine, but Locus has not reviewed that seller. The Skyscanner and Kayak endpoints are site APIs that scrape public pages and can break when those sites change.

How would a fare tracker pay through Locus Pro?

Say a fare alert checks 30 routes once a day. That is about 900 searches a month.

Through the SerpApi listing on Locus, each search is a fixed-price call drawn from the same balance as the agent’s other calls. There is no monthly plan to size, so a quiet month costs only the searches it ran. At much higher volume, SerpApi can cost less per search with your own SerpApi account and API key.

What should I know before relying on scraped flight prices?

Fares move fast, and scraped data has no contract behind it.

• Prices change between search and booking. A scraped fare is a signal, not a quote you can sell.
• Scrapers break when the site changes its pages. Keep a fallback source.
• SerpApi includes its Legal Shield only from its Production plan up.
• To sell tickets you need a booking API such as Duffel or an airline or agency agreement.

Which Google Flights API alternative should I choose?

Pick by whether you only show fares or also sell them.

• Show Google Flights prices in a tool or alert: SerpApi’s Google Flights engine.
• Sell tickets in your own app: Duffel.
• A large travel brand with real traffic: apply for the Skyscanner Travel API or Amadeus Enterprise.
• An agent that compares a few itineraries for a user: Locus Flight Search, with a ceiling on each call.