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[02-04-2026] Skyscanner Flights Live Pricing Service Outage - RESOLVED

We are glad to report that the service disruption is now RESOLVED.  The recorded impact started at 8:20 AM and ended at 09:49 AM on 02-04-2026. For more information, you can follow our Affiliate Status Page: https://statuspage.incident.io/skyscanner-affiliates/

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[02-04-2026] Skyscanner Website Resolved - RESOLVED

We can confirm that our internal teams have investigated and resolved the issue that was responsible for the degradation of our Skyscanner Website and corresponding data. While the issue is resolved, some systems and data are still stabilizing and will do so over the next hours ,and days. We thank you for your patience and ask that you please reach out to us if you are unable to see signs of recovery in the next 4 hours.

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  2. Affiliate & Flights API
  3. Car Hire API

Car Hire API

  • What is the acceptance criteria for being eligible for the Car Hire API?
  • What is the revenue model associated with the Car Hire API?
  • Can I get access to the SIPP Codes via the Car Hire API?
  • How can I sort the results that I receive via the Car Hire API?
  • What are the use-cases for the Car Hire Indicative API? What can I build with it, and how am I expected to use it?
  • Do I have to provide User IP Addresses in my requests to get access to the Car Hire APIs?
  • What are the rate limits associated with the Car Hire APIs and what happens if I go over them?
  • Can I use the Car Hire API for Market Data Intelligence?
  • Is the Car Hire API a transactional API and can I thus make bookings directly?
  • How do I know when I am supposed to stop using the Live Prices poll request?
  • How should I be utilising the Live Prices create & poll requests, what is the underlining logic there, and how long will it take to surface full Car Hire results for a search?
  • Will I get access to the Vendor Policies?
  • Can I include/exclude certain Agents (Suppliers) from my queries?
  • What is Agent Rating and how is it determined?
  • What is the difference between Vendors & Agents?
  • How can I get access to the Car Hire API Product?
  • Where can I find the Developer Documentation for the Car Hire API Product?
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