flights
A Python wrapper for Google Flights API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need programmatic flight search without web scraping. The library is actively maintained, has low install friction, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Main caveat: reverse-engineered APIs can break without notice if Google changes its endpoints. Best suited for personal projects, travel automation, or AI assistant integration rather than mission-critical production systems.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Reverse-engineered API access may break if Google Flights changes its internal endpoints.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-05-21 (85 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-20 · 3,098 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 226,806 downloads/mo, #9,195 on PyPI
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pip install flights
from flights import FlightSearch
search = FlightSearch()
results = search.search_flights(
origin='JFK',
destination='LHR',
departure_date='2026-10-25'
)- Whether the reverse-engineered API access is stable long-term or subject to frequent breaking changes
- Rate limiting behavior and whether free tier has usage quotas or throttling
- Whether multi-city searches work reliably across all route combinations
- Accuracy and freshness of pricing data compared to live Google Flights
What it is and what it does
Flights is a Python library that queries Google Flights data by reverse-engineering its internal API rather than scraping HTML. It exposes flight search functionality through both a programmatic Python interface and command-line tools, plus an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for integration with AI assistants like Claude Desktop.
The library handles one-way and round-trip searches, multi-city itineraries, and flexible date ranges. It supports filtering by cabin class (economy through first), airline preferences, alliance restrictions, layover duration, departure time windows, and result sorting. Built-in rate limiting and automatic retries (via tenacity and ratelimit) protect against transient failures. The CLI provides human-readable output; the MCP server exposes two tools (search_flights and search_dates) for programmatic use.
Use it for
- Build a travel booking bot or assistant that queries flight prices on behalf of users without HTML parsing
- Find the cheapest travel dates across a flexible date range for vacation planning
- Automate multi-city itinerary searches for complex trips with multiple legs
- Integrate flight search into a Claude Desktop workflow via the MCP server interface
- Filter flights by airline alliance, cabin class, or layover constraints for specific travel preferences
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need programmatic flight search without web scraping.
The library is actively maintained, has low install friction, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Main caveat: reverse-engineered APIs can break without notice if Google changes its endpoints. Best suited for personal projects, travel automation, or AI assistant integration rather than mission-critical production systems.
Install
flights on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies. Active maintenance (last commit 2026-07-20, 3098 GitHub stars). Requires Python 3.10+. Nine runtime dependencies including httpx, pydantic, and tenacity suggest solid error handling and retry logic.
Requires Python 3.10 or later. Reverse-engineered API access may break if Google Flights changes its internal endpoints.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install flights
from flights import FlightSearch
search = FlightSearch()
results = search.search_flights(
origin='JFK',
destination='LHR',
departure_date='2026-10-25'
)Verify before relying
- Whether the reverse-engineered API access is stable long-term or subject to frequent breaking changes
- Rate limiting behavior and whether free tier has usage quotas or throttling
- Whether multi-city searches work reliably across all route combinations
- Accuracy and freshness of pricing data compared to live Google Flights
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 9 packagesbabelcurl-cffihttpxplotextpydanticpython-dotenvratelimittenacitytyper |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 85 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 226,806 / month, #9,195 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Indexing/SearchTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: flights-0.9.0-py3-none-any.whl
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