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Google Flights Still Lacks an Official API; Scrapers Fill the Gap
Google retired its QPX Express API in 2018 and has not released a public Google Flights API since. Developers must resort to scraping, either by building custom headless browsers or using hosted scrapers like the one on Apify. The Apify scraper returns structured JSON with price, airlines, stops, duration, and booking links for any route and date.
Meridian48 take
This is a practical workaround, not a real API—relying on a third-party scraper introduces dependency and potential terms-of-service risks.
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