Following are instructions for including the KAYAK search widget on your site:
1. We offer a number of different official premade KAYAK widgets. Please select a widget type, or refer to our API documentation to create a widget of your own.
2. Enter your affiliate information to be embedded into the widget.
| Parameter | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| ai |
Affiliate identifier provided by Kayak.com. Please, no embedded whitespace or special characters. |
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| p |
Optional Sub-Affiliate identifier. This is a pass-through value from Kayak's perspective;
it can be used by you for internal promotion tracking if desired. Please, no embedded whitespace or special characters. |
3. Customize the widget by setting additional parameters.
| Parameter | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| cars | Answers the question "Show cars search?" | |
| cruises | Answers the question "Show cruises search?" | |
| deals | Answers the question "Show deals search?" | |
| flights | Answers the question "Show flights search?" | |
| hotels | Answers the question "Show hotels search?" | |
| vacations | Answers the question "Show vacations search?" | |
| tab | Answers the question "Which search to display initially?" | |
| l1 |
Pre-filled origin location. String to insert as a default value in search forms. If the string is "!", we will attempt to determine the nearest airport based on the user's IP address. |
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| l2 |
Pre-filled destination location. String to insert as a default value in search forms. If the string is "!", we will attempt to determine the nearest airport based on the user's IP address. |
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| clickTAG |
Redirect URL. If provided, widget searches will be sent through this URL with the search URL passed as a GET parameter named "url". |
Double Encoded |
| Parameter | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| cars | Answers the question "Show cars search?" | |
| cruises | Answers the question "Show cruises search?" | |
| deals | Answers the question "Show deals search?" | |
| flights | Answers the question "Show flights search?" | |
| hotels | Answers the question "Show hotels search?" | |
| vacations | Answers the question "Show vacations search?" | |
| tab | Answers the question "Which search to display initially?" | |
| l1 |
Pre-filled origin location. String to insert as a default value in search forms. If the string is "!", we will attempt to determine the nearest airport based on the user's IP address. |
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| l2 |
Pre-filled destination location. String to insert as a default value in search forms. If the string is "!", we will attempt to determine the nearest airport based on the user's IP address. |
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| clickTAG |
Redirect URL. If provided, widget searches will be sent through this URL with the search URL passed as a GET parameter named "url". |
Double Encoded |
| There are no additional parameters for this widget |
| There are no additional parameters for this widget |
| There are no additional parameters for this widget |
4. Create your widget. Press the "Create Widget" button below to get the code for your widget and see an interactive sample. Paste the code below into your webpage where you want the widget to appear.
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We offer a set of APIs for conducting Kayak searches. The following pages describe each one:
