Flight status API for metasearch
Enrich metasearch results with operational status where available.
Updated 4 Sept 2026
The problem
Metasearch products want status context without owning airline partnerships for every carrier.
Required capabilities
- On-demand status lookup
- JSON responses for UI enrichment
- Transparent limitations
Implementation approach
- Call status only for flights the user focuses (detail drawer), not every search row.
- Show last-updated timestamps when displaying status.
- Degrade to schedule-only when status is unavailable.
Trade-offs
- Do not promise live status for every result card if coverage is partial.
- Cache aggressively on browse traffic to control cost.
Relevant APIs
Comparisons
Related guides
Next step
Open an API page, try the playground, then create a key when you are ready to integrate.