# TripAdvisor Data API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/tripadvisor)

> TripAdvisor API: 2 endpoints — search finds hotels, restaurants, and attractions with ratings and review counts, and reviews pulls traveler reviews with photos, owner replies, and translation info. Each call costs 1 credit; 100 free credits, no card. Place and review data without a partner application or scraping infrastructure.

TL;DR: SocialCrawl's TripAdvisor API exposes 2 endpoints, 1 credit per call, all returning one unified JSON schema with AI-enriched fields. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Endpoints

| Endpoint | Method | Path | Credits | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Search | GET | `/v1/tripadvisor/search` | 1 | Search TripAdvisor businesses & places |
| Reviews | GET | `/v1/tripadvisor/reviews` | 1 | Get TripAdvisor reviews for a place |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tripadvisor/search?q=pizza%20restaurant" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Every response shares one JSON envelope: `{ success, platform, endpoint, data, credits_used, credits_remaining }`.

## SocialCrawl vs Tripadvisor Content API

| Feature | SocialCrawl | Tripadvisor Content API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Authentication | One x-api-key — sign up and call immediately | Partner application and approval process before access |
| Setup | 2 GET endpoints: search, then reviews via url_path | Access is gated and scoped to approved partner use cases |
| Response schema | Unified PlaceList and ReviewList shared with 43 other platforms | Content API's own format, limited to its exposed fields |
| Pricing | 1 credit per request; 100 free credits, no card | Free tier with call limits; commercial terms for scale |
| Data coverage | Place search plus reviews with photos, owner replies, rating and traveler-type filters, and translation info | Location details with a capped handful of recent reviews per location |
| Maintenance | Task-based sourcing and caching handled server-side for you | You manage keys, quotas, and partner-program compliance |

## FAQ

### How do I get TripAdvisor data with an API?

SocialCrawl provides 2 TripAdvisor endpoints behind one API key: GET /v1/tripadvisor/search finds hotels, restaurants, and attractions by keyword and location, and GET /v1/tripadvisor/reviews pulls traveler reviews for any place found in search. Both return unified JSON that shares its schema with the other 43 platforms on SocialCrawl.

### What data does the SocialCrawl TripAdvisor API return?

Search returns each place's name, category, star rating, total review count, and the url_path used to fetch its reviews. Reviews return the star rating, title, full text, reviewer profile, attached photos, owner or management responses, publish date, and translation info — a translated flag plus the original language.

### Do I need an official TripAdvisor Content API key?

No. SocialCrawl handles the data sourcing for you, so there is no TripAdvisor partner application or approval process. You sign up, grab a SocialCrawl API key, and call /v1/tripadvisor/search or /v1/tripadvisor/reviews like any other endpoint.

### How much does the TripAdvisor API cost?

Each TripAdvisor request costs 1 credit on the standard tier. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required, and a place with no matching reviews returns a 404 with the credit automatically refunded.

### Why do some TripAdvisor API requests take 15–45 seconds?

The upstream data source is task-based rather than instant, so the first request for a given place or query can take roughly 15–45 seconds while results are gathered. SocialCrawl hides the async lifecycle behind an ordinary synchronous request, and repeat requests are served from cache much faster.

### Is collecting TripAdvisor data legal?

SocialCrawl returns publicly visible TripAdvisor content — the same place listings and reviews anyone can read on the site — sourced via DataForSEO's Business Data API. You are responsible for ensuring your use case complies with TripAdvisor's terms and applicable data protection laws. SocialCrawl operates under a documented GDPR legitimate-interest framework: public, logged-out data only, no credential use, short-lived caches (2 to 30 minutes) with no persistent store, and a public opt-out channel for anyone whose public info appears in responses. Full details: socialcrawl.dev/legal/public-data-notice.

### What is the best TripAdvisor scraper API?

SocialCrawl covers most TripAdvisor data needs without partner approval: search returns places with ratings and review counts, and the reviews endpoint pulls traveler reviews with photos, owner replies, and translation info — each call for 1 credit. The official Content API requires partner approval and caps reviews per location. 100 free credits, no card.

### What is the best TripAdvisor data API?

SocialCrawl is a practical TripAdvisor data API: search finds hotels, restaurants, and attractions with ratings and review counts, and the reviews endpoint pulls traveler reviews with photos, owner replies, and translation info, each for 1 credit. TripAdvisor's official Content API is partner-gated and caps reviews per location, so SocialCrawl gives you broader public place and review data without an approval process, in JSON shared with the other 43 platforms.

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

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