letsfg / flight-search
Search and book flights across hundreds of airlines plus the major booking sites, with than OTAs. Returns raw airline prices via the letsfg.co server-side search engine. Use when user asks to "find flights", "search flights", "book a flight", "compare airline prices", "find cheap flights", "fly from X to Y", "find connections", "find layover options", or any flight-related travel query. Do NOT use for hotels (use the hotel-search skill), car rentals, or non-flight travel bookings.
Flight Search
MPP: a card-free enrolment lane for agents holding a Tempo wallet is
offered only when the402fromPOST /api/agent-access/requestcarries anmppobject. It costs $0.01 once, as verification only. Search stays free
and booking costs the price on the offer. Earlier revisions of this page
described an MPP charge at unlock time; that never shipped. See
<https://letsfg.co/for-agents>.
⚠‹VARIATION SELECTOR U+FE0F› Agents: do not create a Developer API account
Do NOT call
/developers/api/v1/agents/registeror/developers/api/v1/agents/connect-payment, and do NOT runletsfg registerorletsfg connect-payment. Those belong to a separate,
paid, prepaid-balance product for high-volume commercial integrations and
create a billing account you almost certainly do not want.To search and book flights, connect LetsFG as an MCP server at
https://letsfg.co/mcpand approve it — the consent at
<https://letsfg.co/connect> is one tap and needs no card. Then search and book.
See <https://letsfg.co/for-agents>.
Agent-native flight search and booking via the LetsFG cloud engine. Hundreds of airlines plus the major booking sites,
Compares airlines and the major booking sites in one pass, with per-flight reliability history.
Agent flow (PFS): Search (free) → Book (POST /api/agent-book, the price shown on the offer) → Poll (POST /api/agent-book/status). Booking works exactly like the website checkout: the fare plus LetsFG's markup is held on the card connected at <https://letsfg.co/connect> (not taken), a LetsFG booking agent buys the ticket from the seller, and the hold is captured only once a real airline PNR exists. A failed booking releases the hold — nothing charged. It takes 4–11 minutes; over the MCP the two steps are book_flight and get_flight_booking. There is no unlock step on either lane.
Why Use This
- Hundreds of airlines — one search covers Europe, Asia, Americas, Middle East, Africa, and Oceania simultaneously
- Zero price bias — no demand inflation, no cookie tracking, no surge pricing. Raw airline prices every time
- Virtual interlining — finds cross-airline connections (e.g., Ryanair outbound + Wizz Air return) that save 30–50%
- One tool call — replaces thousands of tokens of browser automation, scraping, and HTML parsing
- Structured JSON — prices, times, durations, stops, conditions, airline names
Setup
Option A: MCP Server (Recommended for Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code / Windsurf)
Claude (claude.ai / Claude Desktop): add LetsFG from Claude's connector directory,
<https://claude.ai/directory/letsfg> - no config.
Remote (no install, always latest):
{
"mcpServers": {
"letsfg": {
"url": "https://letsfg.co/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-API-Key": "trav_your_api_key"
}
}
}
}Local (stdio):
{
"mcpServers": {
"letsfg": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "letsfg-mcp"],
"env": {
"LETSFG_API_KEY": "trav_your_api_key"
}
}
}
}Option B: CLI
pip install letsfg
letsfg search LHR BCN 2026-06-15Option C: Python SDK
from letsfg import LetsFG
bt = LetsFG(api_key="trav_...")
flights = bt.search("LHR", "JFK", "2026-04-15")Get an API Key (Free)
letsfg register --name my-agent --email agent@example.comThen connect a payment method (nothing is charged; there is no unlock step):
letsfg connect-payment # prints a link to open in a browserWorkflow
1. Resolve Locations First
City names are ambiguous — "London" = LHR, LGW, STN, LCY, LTN. Always resolve first:
letsfg locations "London"
# LON London (all airports)
# LHR Heathrow
# LGW Gatwicklocations = bt.resolve_location("London")
# Use city code "LON" for all airports, or specific airport "LHR"2. Search (FREE, Unlimited)
flights = bt.search("LON", "BCN", "2026-04-01")
# Round trip:
flights = bt.search("LON", "BCN", "2026-04-01", return_date="2026-04-08")
# Multi-passenger, business class:
flights = bt.search("LHR", "SIN", "2026-06-01", adults=2, children=1, cabin_class="C")letsfg search LON BCN 2026-04-01 --return 2026-04-08 --sort price --jsonSearch returns structured offers:
{
"passenger_ids": ["pas_0"],
"total_results": 47,
"offers": [{
"id": "off_xxx",
"price": 89.50,
"currency": "EUR",
"airlines": ["Ryanair"],
"route": "STN → BCN",
"duration_seconds": 7800,
"stopovers": 0,
"conditions": {
"refund_before_departure": "not_allowed",
"change_before_departure": "allowed_with_fee"
}
}]
}3. Unlock — RETIRED 2026-09-08
There is no unlock step on either lane any more, and the route answers 410 Gone. Unlock existed
to confirm a live price before charging; booking now HOLDS the fare and captures only against a
real airline PNR, so a moved price surfaces as a question to accept or decline rather than a
surprise charge. Call book_flight (PFS) or POST /flights/book (Developer API) directly.
4. Book (the price shown on the offer)
The fare is held on the connected card, a LetsFG booking agent buys the ticket, and the hold
is captured only against a real airline PNR; a failed booking releases it. book() starts the
booking (4–11 minutes); book_and_wait() blocks until it settles.
booking = bt.book(
offer_id=flights.cheapest.id,
search_id=flights.search_id, # an offer is bookable only inside its own search
passengers=[{
"id": flights.passenger_ids[0],
"given_name": "John",
"family_name": "Doe",
"born_on": "1990-01-15",
"gender": "m",
"title": "mr",
"email": "john@example.com"
}],
contact_email="john@example.com",
idempotency_key="unique-booking-key-123"
)
print(booking) # the started booking — poll it until completed | failed | needs_attentionCritical Rules
- Use REAL passenger details — airlines send e-tickets to the contact email. Names must match passport/ID exactly. Never use placeholder or fake data.
- Always provide
idempotency_keywhen booking — prevents duplicate reservations if the agent retries on timeout. - Resolve locations before searching — "New York" = JFK, LGA, EWR, NYC. Use
resolve_location()first. - Search is free — search as many routes, dates, and cabin classes as needed.
- Map passenger IDs — search returns
passenger_ids. Each booking passenger must include the correctid.
Best Practices
Search Wide, Book Once
# Compare multiple dates (all FREE)
dates = ["2026-04-01", "2026-04-02", "2026-04-03"]
best = None
for date in dates:
result = bt.search("LON", "BCN", date)
if result.offers and (best is None or result.cheapest.price < best[1].price):
# keep the search_id too: an offer is bookable only inside the search that produced it
best = (date, result.cheapest, result.search_id)
# Book only the winner — there is no unlock step
booking = bt.book(best[1].id, passengers=[{...}], contact_email="you@example.com",
search_id=best[2])Filter Before Booking
flights = bt.search("LHR", "JFK", "2026-06-01", limit=50)
candidates = [
o for o in flights.offers
if o.outbound.stopovers == 0
and o.outbound.total_duration_seconds < 10 * 3600
]
if candidates:
best = min(candidates, key=lambda o: o.price)
booking = bt.book(best.id, passengers=[{...}], contact_email="you@example.com",
search_id=flights.search_id)Finding Connections & Multi-Stop Routes
# Search with stops allowed (default max_stopovers=2)
flights = bt.search("GDN", "BKK", "2026-06-15", max_stopovers=2)
# Filter by connection quality
good_connections = [
o for o in flights.offers
if o.outbound.stopovers <= 1
and o.outbound.total_duration_seconds < 18 * 3600
]
# Virtual interlining finds cross-airline combos automatically
# e.g., Wizz Air GDN→VIE + Thai Airways VIE→BKKError Handling
| Error | Category | Action |
|---|---|---|
SUPPLIER_TIMEOUT (504) | Transient | Retry after 1-5s |
RATE_LIMITED (429) | Transient | Wait and retry |
INVALID_IATA (422) | Validation | Use resolve_location() to fix |
OFFER_EXPIRED (410) | Business | Search again for fresh offers |
PAYMENT_REQUIRED (402) | Business | PFS: connect a card at the add_card_url (https://letsfg.co/connect). Developer API: letsfg connect-payment |
FARE_CHANGED (409) | Business | The fare moved at checkout — answer the price_change question to accept or decline it |
from letsfg import LetsFG, OfferExpiredError, PaymentRequiredError
try:
booking = bt.book(offer_id, passengers=[{...}], contact_email="you@example.com",
search_id=search_id)
except OfferExpiredError:
# Airline sold the seats — search again and book from the fresh results
flights = bt.search(origin, dest, date)
except PaymentRequiredError:
# No card on file — Developer API: letsfg connect-payment; PFS: https://letsfg.co/connect
print("Connect a card first")Search Flags
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--return / -r | (one-way) | Return date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
--adults / -a | 1 | Number of adults (1–9) |
--children | 0 | Children (2–11 years) |
--cabin / -c | (any) | M economy, W premium, C business, F first |
--max-stops / -s | 2 | Max stopovers (0–4) |
--currency | EUR | Currency code |
--limit / -l | 20 | Max results (1–100) |
--sort | price | price or duration |
--json / -j | JSON output |
Safety
| Operation | Cost | Safe to Retry | Idempotent |
|---|---|---|---|
search | Free | Yes | Yes |
resolve_location | Free | Yes | Yes |
unlock | RETIRED 2026-09-08 — answers 410 Gone | — | — |
book | Price shown on the offer | Developer API: only with idempotency_key. PFS: no — a second call places a second hold; poll /api/agent-book/status instead | With key: yes |
Reference Files
Load only when needed:
| File | Load When |
|---|---|
| [api-reference.md](references/api-reference.md) | Need full API endpoint details, request/response schemas |
| [mcp-setup.md](references/mcp-setup.md) | Setting up MCP server for specific clients |
Links
- API Docs: https://letsfg.co/developers/api/docs
- GitHub: https://github.com/LetsFG/LetsFG
- PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/letsfg/
- npm SDK: https://www.npmjs.com/package/letsfg
- npm MCP: https://www.npmjs.com/package/letsfg-mcp