Flight API rate limits, caching and IP whitelisting: a guide for developers
Why flight APIs limit traffic, how to handle HTTP 429, what is safe to cache and how to whitelist server IPs without breaking a serverless deployment.
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Guides for people who sell flights and build with flight APIs
Practical guides to selling flights and building with flight APIs: how flight search and booking APIs work, the routes to selling without your own accreditation, GDS, NDC and aggregators compared, and the engineering behind rate limits, caching and whitelisting. No invented numbers.
How to add a flight search API to your website: a step-by-step integration guide
A practical build order for flight search on your own site: server-side architecture, validation, results, caching, price re-checks and safe booking retries.
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GDS vs NDC vs aggregator APIs: which one does a small travel agency need?
A plain comparison of GDS, NDC and aggregator APIs: what each one is, what it demands from you, and which fits a small travel agency.
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How to sell flights without IATA accreditation
A plain guide to the legitimate ways a new agency can sell airline tickets without its own accreditation, and what stays your job.
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What is a flight API? How flight search and booking APIs actually work
A plain-English guide to what a flight API is, where its fares come from, and what happens between a search request and an issued ticket.
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