Expedia Group
Powering the travel industry with best-in-class technology and the largest travel inventory.
Global Properties
3M+
Airlines
500+
Countries Served
70+
Employees
17,000+
About Expedia Group
Expedia Group's developer platform offers a suite of APIs, primarily centered around its Rapid API, designed to power the travel ecosystem. Partners can access a comprehensive global travel inventory, including lodging, flights, car rentals, activities, and insurance. The platform supports various business models like Expedia Collect and Hotel Collect, allowing flexibility in how payments are handled. The APIs are designed for scalability and enable the creation of end-to-end travel experiences, from shopping and booking to post-booking services like reservation management. The integration process is structured, involving an application, a certification process in a sandbox environment, and then a production launch, targeting established businesses and travel technology companies.
Core API Offerings
Rapid Api
A fast, modular API to access lodging inventory for building shopping and booking experiences.
Lodging Apis
APIs for managing property content, availability, rates, and reservations.
Expanded Apis
Newer APIs include functionalities for car rentals, activities, insurance, and air travel for end-to-end trip packaging.
Reservation Management Api
Tools for partners to manage bookings post-confirmation.
Business Models
Expedia Collect (Ec)
Expedia Group collects payment from travelers at the time of booking.
Hotel Collect (Hc)
The partner or property collects payment directly from the traveler.
Occupancy-Based Pricing
A property-level pricing model based on the number of travelers in a room.
Integration Process
Partner Application
Access is partner-only and requires an application and approval process.
Sandbox Environment
Approved partners receive sandbox credentials to build and test their integration.
Certification
Partners must complete a series of test cases to certify their integration before launch.
Production Access
After certification, production credentials are enabled for live booking capabilities.