skypicker

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skypicker-client

Skypicker Client npm npm

Introduction

The skypicker API is a nifty REST API for obtaining flight and airline data. skypicker is a thin NodeJS wrapper around the API.

Install

npm install skypicker --save

API

searchLocationsByTerm

  • term: (required; string) - The search parameter used to identify a airport, city, country, etc.
  • locale: (optional; string) - The returned output matches the locale specified. The default value is en.
  • locationTypes: (optional; array) - There are six types of locations: airports, autonomous territories, cities, countries, stations, and subdivisions. These location types are captured in the LOCATION_TYPES constant. The default behavior is to search all location types.
  • limit: (optional; positive integer) - This specifies the number of records returned by the API. The default value is 20.
  • REST API documentation

Example

import { searchLocationsByTerm, LOCATION_TYPES } from 'skypicker';
 
const tenAirportsThatMatchLoganWithSpanishOutput = await searchLocationsByTerm({
  term: 'Logan',
  locale: 'es-ES',
  locationTypes: [LOCATION_TYPES.AIRPORT],
  limit: 10,
});

searchLocationsByRadius

  • coordinate: (required; object) - An object with latitude and longitude properties that represents a point
  • radius: (optional; non-negative integer) - Represents the kilometers from the specified coordinate to search. Defaults to 250 kilometers.
  • locale: (optional; string) - The returned output matches the locale specified. The default value is en.
  • locationTypes: (optional; array) - There are six types of locations: airports, autonomous territories, cities, countries, stations, and subdivisions. These location types are captured in the LOCATION_TYPES constant. The default behavior is to search all location types.
  • limit: (optional; positive integer) - This specifies the number of records returned by the API. The default value is 20.
  • sort: (optional: LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES) - Specifies whether output should be sorted by name or rank in an ascending or descending manner
  • REST API documentation

Example

import { searchLocationsByRadius, LOCATION_TYPES, LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES } from 'skypicker';
 
const tenAirportsWithinA100KilometerRadiusOfNewYorkCityWithSpanishOutput = await searchLocationsByRadius({
  coordinate: {
    latitude: 40.7128,
    longitude: -74.0059,
  },
  radius: 100,
  locale: 'es-ES',
  locationTypes: [LOCATION_TYPES.AIRPORT],
  limit: 10,
  sort: LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES.DESCENDING_RANK,
})

searchLocationsByBox

  • lowCoordinate: (required; object) - Specifies a coordinate object with latitude and longitude properties that represent the southwest corner of the geo search box.
  • highCoordinate: (required; object) - Specifies a coordinate object with latitude and longitude properties that represent the northeast corner of the geo search box.
  • locale: (optional; string) - The returned output matches the locale specified. The default value is en.
  • locationTypes: (optional; array) - There are six types of locations: airports, autonomous territories, cities, countries, stations, and subdivisions. These location types are captured in the LOCATION_TYPES constant. The default behavior is to search all location types.
  • limit: (optional; positive integer) - This specifies the number of records returned by the API. The default value is 20.
  • sort: (optional: LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES) - Specifies whether output should be sorted by name or rank in an ascending or descending manner
  • REST API documentation

Example

import { searchLocationsByBox, LOCATION_TYPES, LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES } from 'skypicker';
 
const boxSearch = await searchLocationsByBox({
  lowCoordinate: {
    latitude: 40.200610,
    longitude: -74.624328,
  },
  highCoordinate: {
    latitude: 44.763212,
    longitude: -73.376543,
  },
  locale: 'es-ES',
  locationTypes: [LOCATION_TYPES.AIRPORT],
  limit: 10,
  sort: LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES.DESCENDING_RANK,
})

getLocationById

getLocationDump

  • locale: (optional; string) - The returned output matches the locale specified. The default value is en.
  • locationTypes: (optional; array) - There are six types of locations: airports, autonomous territories, cities, countries, stations, and subdivisions. These location types are captured in the LOCATION_TYPES constant. The default behavior is to search all location types.
  • limit: (optional; positive integer) - This specifies the number of records returned by the API. The default value is 20.
  • sort: (optional: LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES) - Specifies whether output should be sorted by name or rank in an ascending or descending manner
  • REST API documentation

Example

import { getLocationDump, LOCATION_TYPES, LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES } from 'skypicker';
 
const locationDump = await getLocationDump({
  locationTypes: [LOCATION_TYPES.AIRPORT],
  limit: 10,
  sort: LOCATION_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES.DESCENDING_RANK,
})

getAirlines

  • Gets all airlines (both LC (legacy carrier) and LCC (low-cost carrier))
  • No parameters needed
  • REST API documentation

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searchFlights

  • departureIdentifier: (required; string, array[string]) - Any Skypicker location id(s), like airport codes, city IDs, two-letter country codes, etc.
  • departureDateTimeRange: (required; object) - Specifies the departure date and time-of-day ranges. The departure date values should be in ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD), while the time of day values should be in HH:mm format where the hour and minute values span 00-23 and 00-59, respectively.
{
  date: {
    start: '2018-01-01',
    end: '2018-01-15',
  },
  timeOfDay: {
    start: '02:30',
    end: '14:15',
  },
};
  • returnDepartureDateTimeRange: (required if round-trip flight; object) - Specifies the departure date and time-of-day ranges. Object should be in the same format as the departureDateTimeRange variable.
  • arrivalIdentifier: (optional; string, array[string]) - Any Skypicker location id(s). If this is not specified, you'll get results for all airports in the world
  • maximumHoursInFlight: (optional; non-negative integers) - Maximum flight duration, in hours
  • passengerCount: (optional; positive integers) - Number of passengers. Default value is 1.
  • directFlightsOnly: (optional; boolean) - When true, only direct flights are considered. By default, false.
  • currencyCode: (optional; string) - The currency in which prices and other relevant values are expressed. Follows ISO-4217 currency codes. By default, EUR.
  • priceRange: (optional; object) - Only tickets within the specified range are returned. Values should be represented as non-negative integers.
{
  start: 0,
  end: 100,
}
  • maximumStopOverCount: (optional; non-negative integer) - Maximum number of stopovers
  • airlinesFilter: (optional; object) - Either excludes or includes the specified airlines. The airlinesFilter object has two properties: airlines (an array of IATA codes) and type (an AIRLINES_FILTER_TYPE value).
  • partner: (optional; string) - The Skypicker Partner ID assigned to your account. Use picky for testing.
{
  airlines: [B6],
  type: AIRLINES_FILTER_TYPE.EXCLUDE,
}
  • locale: (optional; string) - The returned output matches the locale specified. The default value is en.
  • offset: (optional; non-negative integer) - Specified for paginating through requests
  • limit: (optional; positive integer) - This specifies the number of records returned by the API. The default value is 20.
  • sortType: (optional; FLIGHT_RESULTS_SORT_TYPES) - Specifies whether to sort results by date, duration, price, or quality
  • REST API documentation

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