TripAdvisor Search API
Scrape TripAdvisor Search data with one API call. Searches TripAdvisor for businesses and places (restaurants, hotels, attractions) matching a keyword in a location. Returns a unified PlaceList: each result carries the place name, category, star rating, total review count, and the `url_path` (the `id`/`url` are derived from it) that you pass to /v1/tripadvisor/reviews to pull that place's reviews. Results are location-bound (default: United States). Read from a task-based upstream; the async lifecycle is handled server-side, so this is an ordinary synchronous request (first calls take ~15-45s, then serve from cache).
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns TripAdvisor places matching a keyword in a location: name, category, star rating, total review count, and the url_path that identifies the place.
Use it to find a restaurant, hotel, or attraction and get the url_path that the reviews endpoint needs.
Searching 69 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Search API?
The Search endpoint gives you structured TripAdvisor data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/tripadvisor/search: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 60: the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 60 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tripadvisor/search?q=pizza+restaurant&location=New+York%2CNew+York%2CUnited+States" && cat response.json# GET /v1/tripadvisor/search: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 60 # the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tripadvisor/search"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"q": "pizza restaurant",
"location": "New York,New York,United States",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/tripadvisor/search: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000; // the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tripadvisor/search");
url.searchParams.set("q", "pizza restaurant");
url.searchParams.set("location", "New York,New York,United States");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | Yes | Business category, company name, or prominent place (e.g. 'pizza restaurant'). |
| location | No | Full location name (e.g. 'New York,New York,United States'). Default: United States. Results are location-bound. |
| language | No | Optional language code to narrow results, e.g. 'en'. |
| depth | No | Number of results to retrieve (multiples of 30, default 30, max 60 on this synchronous endpoint). |
What does the TripAdvisor Search API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tripadvisor",
"endpoint": "/v1/tripadvisor/search",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"place": {
"id": "d865182",
"name": "Vezzo",
"url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d865182-Reviews-Vezzo-New_York_City_New_York.html",
"category": "Restaurant",
"rating": {
"value": 4.3,
"max": 5
},
"reviews_count": 1081,
"price_level": null,
"address": null,
"phone": null,
"latitude": null,
"longitude": null,
"verified": null,
"description": null,
"image_urls": null
}
},
{
"place": {
"id": "d2009679",
"name": "Rubirosa",
"url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d2009679-Reviews-Rubirosa-New_York_City_New_York.html",
"category": "Restaurant",
"rating": {
"value": 4.5,
"max": 5
},
"reviews_count": 1390,
"price_level": null,
"address": null,
"phone": null,
"latitude": null,
"longitude": null,
"verified": null,
"description": null,
"image_urls": null
}
}
],
"total": 30,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 30
},
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the TripAdvisor Search API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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