Travel & HospitalityDifficulty: Advanced

Booking.com Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from Booking.com 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

Booking.com uses advanced protections including challenge systems and dynamic content loading. Full browser rendering with challenge resolution is essential.

Quick Start — Extract from Booking.com

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.booking.com/hotel/us/example-hotel.html",
    "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.booking.com/hotel/us/example-hotel.html",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract hotel data from Booking.com?

Send Booking.com hotel page URLs to AlterLab with JavaScript rendering. AlterLab handles challenge pages and returns hotel names, ratings, prices, amenities, and guest review summaries.

Can AlterLab extract Booking.com search results?

Yes. AlterLab renders Booking.com search pages and returns property listings with names, star ratings, guest scores, prices, and availability information.

What makes Booking.com extraction require advanced rendering?

Booking.com loads pricing and availability data dynamically via JavaScript and uses challenge pages. AlterLab's full browser rendering handles both automatically.

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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