Booking.com Dataset API
Hotel availability, room rates, guest reviews, and property data for travel industry intelligence.
Available Data
Here's what you can extract from Booking.com using AlterLab:
Business Use Cases
How businesses use Booking.com data to make better decisions:
- Rate parity monitoring
- Competitive pricing intelligence
- Market demand analysis
- Revenue management research
How It Works
Specify target properties and travel dates on Booking.com
Provide Booking.com property URLs with check-in and check-out date parameters for date-specific rate monitoring (checkin=YYYY-MM-DD&checkout=YYYY-MM-DD). Without dates, general property information and baseline rates are returned.
AlterLab renders the property page with rate data
Booking.com loads pricing and availability data dynamically and uses challenge systems. AlterLab renders the full property page using browser simulation, capturing room rates, availability status, review scores, and property amenities for the specified dates.
Get competitive rate and reputation data
Receive room rates by type, guest review score (out of 10), score breakdowns by category (cleanliness, location, facilities), total review count, property amenities, and cancellation policy details — ready for rate parity monitoring or competitive revenue analysis.
Key Insight
Booking.com uses a 10-point guest score (not 5 stars), broken into categories like cleanliness, staff, facilities, and location. A score of 8.5 on Booking.com is equivalent to roughly 4.25 stars — context that matters when benchmarking across platforms. For revenue management, the most actionable data is the competitor rate for your same date range, which requires date parameters in the URL.
Data Freshness
Booking.com rates are highly dynamic — prices change based on demand, cancellation rate, and competitive pressure. For rate parity monitoring, daily collection is standard. During high-demand periods (holidays, local events), hotel rates can shift multiple times per day — requiring more frequent checks for active revenue management.
Quick Start
POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
{
"url": "https://booking.com/...",
"advanced": { "render_js": true }
}Need an API key? — no credit card required. 5,000 requests included.
Pricing at Scale
AlterLab uses pay-as-you-go pricing — no monthly minimums, no contracts. Balance never expires.
| Volume | Static pages | JS-rendered pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 requests | $0.20 | $2.00 |
| 10,000 requests | $2.00 | $20.00 |
| 100,000 requests | $20.00 | $200.00 |
| 1,000,000 requests | $200.00 | $2,000.00 |
Static pages: $0.0002/request · JavaScript-rendered pages (like Booking.com): $0.002/request · First 5,000 requests free. Full pricing details →
Frequently Asked Questions
What hotel data can I collect from Booking.com?
You can collect publicly displayed room rates, availability, guest review scores, property amenities, and booking conditions from any listed property.
Can I monitor rate changes across hotels?
Yes. Schedule regular data collection to track how competitors adjust their pricing based on demand, season, and events in your market.
How does this help revenue management?
Revenue managers use competitive rate data to optimize their own pricing strategies, ensure rate parity across channels, and respond quickly to market changes.
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Responsible Use
AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
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Pricing
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No credit card required · $1 free credit, up to 5,000 scrapes · Balance never expires