Travel & HospitalityDifficulty: Advanced

Airbnb Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from Airbnb at scale using AlterLab's API — JavaScript rendering, structured extraction, and automatic retries in one request.

Automatic renderingJavaScript supportStructured data extractionChallenge resolution

Website Compatibility Notes

Airbnb uses advanced protections and React-based rendering. Full browser JavaScript execution is required for listing details.

Quick Start — Extract from Airbnb

cURL
curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/12345678",
    "advanced": { "render_js": true }
  }'

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Python Example

Python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/12345678",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["content"][:500])  # First 500 chars of extracted content

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract Airbnb listing data?

Send Airbnb listing URLs to AlterLab with JavaScript rendering enabled. AlterLab renders the React application and returns listing titles, descriptions, prices, amenities, host info, and review scores.

Can I extract Airbnb search results?

Yes. AlterLab renders Airbnb search pages and returns listing cards with titles, prices per night, ratings, property types, and availability for the searched dates.

What Airbnb data is publicly accessible?

Publicly visible data includes listing titles, descriptions, photos, amenities, house rules, location areas, nightly prices, review scores, and host response rates.

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. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.

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terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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