# Official hotel websites

Best for: Direct booking rates and parity checks. Category: Hotel websites.

The rate a hotel sells at on its own website: its rooms and rate plans for a stay. Give the hotel's booking URL; the booking engine behind it is detected for you. The API supports over 50 booking engines, with more added regularly.

- Look up by: The hotel's website or booking-engine URL
- Coverage: Worldwide, wherever a supported booking engine runs
- Cost: 4 credits a call; failed and empty calls are free
- Answers: Prices, Rooms and rate plans

## Endpoints

- `POST /v1/official`: Official site rates, 4 credits. https://scrapercompany.com/docs/reference/official

## Example

Official site rates (`POST /v1/official`):

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.scrapercompany.com/v1/official" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SCRAPERCOMPANY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/us/en/new-york/nychc/hoteldetail",
    "check_in": "2026-12-25",
    "nights": 1,
    "currency": "USD"
  }'
```

## Good to know

- Most calls answer in a few seconds; a call can take up to a minute.
- Pair it with the OTA sources for rate parity monitoring.

## Guides

- [Official site rates](https://scrapercompany.com/docs/guides/official-site-rates)
- [Compare OTA rates for one night](https://scrapercompany.com/docs/guides/compare-ota-rates)

- [All data sources](https://scrapercompany.com/docs/data-sources)