---
title: "Setting Google Hotel Searches Tasks"
url: "https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post/"
date: "2026-05-29"
---

## Setting Google Hotel Searches Tasks

  
Hotel Searches API provides results containing information about different hotels listed on Google. The provided results are specific to the keyword, selected location (see [the List of Locations](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/locations.md)) and language (see [the List of Languages](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/languages.md)) settings.

 

 

 ![checked](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/wp-content/themes/dataforseo/assets/img/icons/checked-circle.svg) POST  https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business\_data/google/hotel\_searches/task\_post     

      

Pricing

  Your account will be charged for setting a task. The cost can be calculated on the [Pricing](https://dataforseo.com/pricing/business-data/google-hotels-api "Pricing") page.

 

 All POST data should be sent in the [JSON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON) format (UTF-8 encoding). Task setting is done using the POST method. When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute, with each POST call containing no more than 100 tasks. If your POST call contains over 100 tasks, the tasks over this limit will return the `40006` error.

You can retrieve the results of completed tasks using the unique task identifier `id`. Alternatively, we can send them to you as soon as they are ready if you specify the `postback_url` or `pingback_url` when setting a task. Note that if your server doesn’t respond within 10 seconds, the connection will be aborted by timeout, and the task will be transferred to the [‘Tasks Ready’](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/tasks_ready.md) list. The error code and message depend on your server’s configuration. See [Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/pingbacks-postbacks-with-dataforseo-api) to learn more about using pingbacks and postbacks with DataForSEO APIs.

Below you will find a detailed description of the fields you can use for setting a task.

**Description of the fields for setting a task:**

| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string | *keyword*   optional field   the keyword you specify is used to search for the list of hotels;   if you don’t use this field, we will return the list of hotels found in a specified location;   you can specify **up to 700 characters** in the `keyword` filed   **all %## will be decoded (plus character ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character)**   if you need to use the “%” character for your `keyword`, please specify it as “%25”;   **Note:** in order to obtain accurate search results, the location name is appended to the keyword automatically learn more about rules and limitations of `keyword` and `keywords` fields in DataForSEO APIs in this [Help Center article](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/rules-and-limitations-of-keyword-and-keywords-fields-in-dataforseo-apis) |
| `priority` | integer | *task priority*   optional field   can take the following values:   1 – normal execution priority (set by default)   2 – high execution priority   You will be additionally charged for the tasks with high execution priority.   The cost can be calculated on the [Pricing](https://dataforseo.com/pricing/business-data/google-hotels-api "Pricing") page. |
| `location_name` | string | *full name of search engine location*   **required field if you don’t specify `location_code` or `location_coordinate`**   **if you use this field, you don’t need to specify `location_code` or `location_coordinate`**   you can receive the list of available locations with `location_name` by making a separate request to `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/locations`   example:   `London,England,United Kingdom`   **Note:** in order to obtain accurate search results, the `location_name` you specify will be automatically appended to the keyword |
| `location_code` | integer | *search engine location code*   **required field if you don’t specify `location_name` or `location_coordinate`**   **if you use this field, you don’t need to specify `location_name` or `location_coordinate`**   you can receive the list of available locations with `location_code` by making a separate request to the `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/locations`   example:   `2840` |
| `location_coordinate` | string | *GPS coordinates of a location*   **required field if you don’t specify `location_name` or `location_code`**   **if you use this field, you don’t need to specify `location_name` or `location_code`**   `location_coordinate` parameter should be specified in the *“latitude,longitude”* format   the maximum number of decimal digits for *“latitude”* and *“longitude”*: 7   **Note**: if the coordinates are used to set a location, the search will occur in the nearest settlement;   example:   `53.476225,-2.243572` |
| `search_this_area` | boolean | *show hotels from the displayed area*   optional field   can take the values: `true`, `false`   default value: `true`   if set to `false` the `search_this_area` mode will be turned off   **Note:** if the `search_this_area` mode is turned off, the `location_name` won’t be appended to the `keyword` during search   learn more about this parameter [on our Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/how-to-use-search_this_area-parameter-in-google-hotel-searches) |
| `language_name` | string | *full name of search engine language*   **required field if you don’t specify `language_code`**   **if you use this field, you don’t need to specify `language_code`**   you can receive the list of available languages with `language_name` by making a separate request to `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/languages`   example:   `English` |
| `language_code` | string | *search engine language code*   **required field if you don’t specify `language_name`**   **if you use this field, you don’t need to specify `language_name`**   you can receive the list of available languages with their `language_code` by making a separate request to `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/languages`   example:   `en` |
| `depth` | integer | *parsing depth*   optional field   number of results in Google Hotels   default value: `18` organic results   max value: `140`   **Note:** your account will be billed per each 18 organic results regardless of paid listings in the response;   thus, setting a depth above `18` may result in additional charges if Google Hotels return more than 18 results;   if the specified depth is higher than the number of results in the response, the difference will be refunded automatically to your account balance |
| `check_in` | string | *check-in date*   optional field   if you don’t specify this field, tomorrow’s date will be used by default;   date format: `"yyyy-mm-dd"`   example:   `"2019-01-15"`   **Note:** the value cannot precede the today’s date |
| `check_out` | string | *check-out date*   optional field   if you don’t specify this field, our system will apply the date of two days from now by default;   date format: `"yyyy-mm-dd"`   example:   `"2019-01-15"`   **Note:** the value cannot be less than or equal to `check_in`;   the range between `check_in` and `check_out` values cannot exceed 30 days |
| `currency` | string | *currency*   optional field   example:   `"USD"` |
| `adults` | integer | *number of adults*   optional field   if you don’t specify this field, the default value of `2` will be applied;   **note** that you can specify up to 6 persons including both adults and children   example:   `1` |
| `children` | array | *number and age of children*   optional field   if you don’t specify this field, no children will be included in the search;   age of child can be from `0` to `17`;   **note** that you can specify up to 6 persons including both adults and children   set the following value if you want to include one 14-year-old child:   `[14]`   set the following value if you want to include one 13-year-old child and one 8-year-old child:   `[13,8]` |
| `stars` | array | *hotel stars*   optional field   set this field to `[5]` if you want to get the list of 5-star hotels only   example:   `[3,4,5]` |
| `min_rating` | float | *minimum rating*   optional field   you can use this field to specify guest rating higher than a certain value   example:   `2.5` |
| `sort_by` | string | *results sorting parameters*   optional field   you can use this field to sort the results   possible types of sorting:   `relevance` – sort by most relevant   `lowest_price` – sort by the lowest price   `highest_rating` – sort by highest rating   `most_reviewed` – sort by most reviewed   default value: `relevance` |
| `min_price` | integer | *minimum price per night*   optional field   the currency of this value depends on the `currency` field   example:   `100` |
| `max_price` | integer | *maximum price per night*   optional field   the currency of this value depends on the `currency` field   example:   `600` |
| `free_cancellation` | boolean | *hotels with a free cancellation*   optional field   set this field to `true` if you want to get the list of hotels with free cancellation of reservations   default value: `false` |
| `is_vacation_rentals` | boolean | *search for vacation rentals*   optional field   set this field to `true` if you want to get the list of vacation rentals instead of hotels   default value: `false` |
| `amenities` | array | *hotel amenities*   optional field   you can use this field to specify different hotel amenities   example:   `  [            "free_parking",            "pets_allowed"        ]`   possible values:   `"air_conditioning","all_inclusive_available","bar","free_breakfast","fitness_center","kid_friendly","free_parking","pets_allowed","pool","restaurant","room_service","spa","free_wifi","parking","indoor_pool","outdoor_pool","wheelchair_accessible","beach_access"` |
| `tag` | string | *user-defined task identifier*   optional field   *the character limit is 255*   you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result   you will find the specified `tag` value in the `data` object of the response |
| `postback_url` | string | *URL for sending task results*   optional field   once the task is completed, we will send a POST request with its results compressed in the `gzip` format to the `postback_url` you specified   you can use the ‘$id’ string as a `$id` variable and ‘$tag’ as urlencoded `$tag` variable. We will set the necessary values before sending the request.   example:   `http://your-server.com/postbackscript?id=$id`   `http://your-server.com/postbackscript?id=$id&tag=$tag`   **Note:** special characters in `postback_url` will be urlencoded;   i.a., the `#` character will be encoded into `%23`learn more on our [Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/pingbacks-postbacks-with-dataforseo-api) |
| `pingback_url` | string | *notification URL of a completed task*   optional field   when a task is completed we will notify you by GET request sent to the URL you have specified   you can use the ‘$id’ string as a `$id` variable and ‘$tag’ as urlencoded `$tag` variable. We will set the necessary values before sending the request.   example:   `http://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id`   `http://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag`   **Note:** special characters in `pingback_url` will be urlencoded;   i.a., the `#` character will be encoded into `%23`learn more on our [Help Center](https://dataforseo.com/help-center/pingbacks-postbacks-with-dataforseo-api) |

  
As a response of the API server, you will receive [JSON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON)-encoded data containing a `tasks` array with the information specific to the set tasks.

**Description of the fields in the results array:**

| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `version` | string | *the current version of the API* |
| `status_code` | integer | *general status code*   you can find the full list of the response codes [here](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors.md)   **Note:** we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions |
| `status_message` | string | *general informational message*   you can find the full list of general informational messages [here](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors.md) |
| `time` | string | *execution time, seconds* |
| `cost` | float | *total tasks cost, USD* |
| `tasks_count` | integer | *the number of tasks in the **`tasks`**array* |
| `tasks_error` | integer | *the number of tasks in the **`tasks`** array returned with an error* |
| **`tasks`** | array | *array of tasks* |
| `id` | string | *unique task identifier in our system*   in the [Universally unique identifier (UUID)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier) format |
| `status_code` | integer | *status code of the task*   generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000 |
| `status_message` | string | *informational message of the task* |
| `time` | string | *execution time, seconds* |
| `cost` | float | *cost of the task, USD* |
| `result_count` | integer | *number of elements in the `result` array* |
| `path` | array | *URL path* |
| `data` | object | *contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request* |
| **`result`** | array | *array of results*   in this case, the value will be `null` |



 

 









> Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access

```
# Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access 
login="login" 
password="password" 
cred="$(printf ${login}:${password} | base64)" 
curl --location --request POST "https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post" 
--header "Authorization: Basic ${cred}"  
--header "Content-Type: application/json" 
--data-raw '[
    {
        "language_code": "en",
        "location_name": "New York,New York,United States",
        "keyword": "cheap hotel",
        "check_in": "2023-06-01",
        "check_out": "2023-06-30",
        "currency": "USD",
        "adults": 2,
        "children" : [14],
        "sort_by": "highest_rating",
        "priority": 2,
        "tag": "example"
    }
]'
```





```php
<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');

$post_array = array();
// example #1 - a simple way to set a task
// this way requires you to specify a location, a language of search, and a keyword.
$post_array[] = array(
	"location_code" => 1023191,
	"language_code" => "en",
	"keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("cheap hotel", "UTF-8")
);
// example #2 - a way to set a task with additional parameters
// high priority allows us to complete a task faster, but you will be charged more money.
// after a task is completed, we will send a GET request to the address you specify. Instead of $id and $tag, you will receive actual values that are relevant to this task.
$post_array[] = array(
	"location_name" => "New York,New York,United States",
	"language_name" => "English",
	"keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("cheap hotel", "UTF-8"),
	"check_in" => "2023-06-01",
	"check_out" => "2023-06-30",
	"currency" => "USD",
	"adults" => 2,
	"children" => [14],
	"sort_by" => "highest_rating",
	"pingback_url" => 'https://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag',
	"priority" => 2,
	"tag" => "example"
);
// this example has 2 elements, but in the case of large number of tasks - send up to 100 elements per POST request
if (count($post_array) > 0) {
	try {
		// POST /v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post
		$result = $client->post('/v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post', $post_array);
		print_r($result);
		// do something with post result
	} catch (RestClientException $e) {
		echo "n";
		print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
		print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
		print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
		print  $e->getTraceAsString();
		echo "n";
	}
}
$client = null;
?>
```





```js
const post_array = [];

post_array.push({
  "location_name": "New York,New York,United States",
  "language_name": "English",
  "keyword": encodeURI("cheap hotel", "UTF-8"),
  "check_in": "2023-06-01",
  "check_out": "2023-06-30",
  "currency": "USD",
  "adults": 2,
  "children" : [14],
  "sort_by": "highest_rating",
  "pingback_url": "https://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag",
  "priority": 2,
  "tag": "example"
});

const axios = require('axios');

axios({
  method: 'post',
  url: 'https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post',
  auth: {
    username: 'login',
    password: 'password'
  },
  data: post_array,
  headers: {
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  }
}).then(function (response) {
  var result = response['data']['tasks'];
  // Result data
  console.log(result);
}).catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});
```





```python
from client import RestClient
# You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/python/python_Client.zip
client = RestClient("login", "password")
post_data = dict()
# example #1 - a simple way to set a task
# this way requires you to specify a location, a language of search, and a keyword.
post_data[len(post_data)] = dict(
    location_code=1023191,
    language_code="en",
    keyword="cheap hotel"
)
# example #2 - a way to set a task with additional parameters
# high priority allows us to complete a task faster, but you will be charged more.
# after a task is completed, we will send a GET request to the address you specify. Instead of $id and $tag, you will receive actual values that are relevant to this task.
post_data[len(post_data)] = dict(
    location_name="New York,New York,United States",
    language_name="English",
    keyword="cheap hotel",
    check_in="2023-06-01",
    check_out="2023-06-30",
    currency="USD",
    adults=2,
    children=[14],
    sort_by="highest_rating",
    priority=2,
    tag="example",
    pingback_url="https://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag"
)
# POST /v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post
response = client.post("/v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post", post_data)
# you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
if response["status_code"] == 20000:
    print(response)
    # do something with result
else:
    print("error. Code: %d Message: %s" % (response["status_code"], response["status_message"]))
```





```csharp
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DataForSeoDemos
{
    public static partial class Demos
    {
        public static async Task business_data_info_task_post()
        {
            var httpClient = new HttpClient
            {
                BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.dataforseo.com/"),
                // Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
                DefaultRequestHeaders = { Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("login:password"))) }
            };
            var postData = new List<object>();
            // example #1 - a simple way to set a task
            // this way requires you to specify a location, a language of search, and a keyword.
            postData.Add(new
            {
                language_code = "en",
                location_code = 1023191,
                keyword = "cheap hotel"
            });
            // example #2 - a way to set a task with additional parameters
            // high priority allows us to complete a task faster, but you will be charged more credits.
            // after a task is completed, we will send a GET request to the address you specify. Instead of $id and $tag, you will receive actual values that are relevant to this task.
            postData.Add(new
            {
                language_name = "English",
                location_name = "New York,New York,United States",
                keyword = "cheap hotel",
                check_in = "2023-06-01",
                check_out = "2023-06-30",
                currency = "USD",
                adults = 2,
                children = [14],
                sort_by = "highest_rating",
                priority = 2,
                tag = "example",
                pingback_url = "https://your-server.com/pingscript?id=$id&tag=$tag"
            });
            // POST /v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post
            var taskPostResponse = await httpClient.PostAsync("/v3/business_data/google/hotel_searches/task_post", new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(postData)));
            var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(await taskPostResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
            // you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
            if (result.status_code == 20000)
            {
                // do something with result
                Console.WriteLine(result);
            }
            else
                Console.WriteLine($"error. Code: {result.status_code} Message: {result.status_message}");
        }
    }
}
```





> The above command returns JSON structured like this:

```
{
  "version": "0.1.20220720",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "0.1620 sec.",
  "cost": 0.00075,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "07311944-1535-0290-0000-bc6863d13229",
      "status_code": 20100,
      "status_message": "Task Created.",
      "time": "0.0047 sec.",
      "cost": 0.00075,
      "result_count": 0,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "business_data",
        "google",
        "hotel_searches",
        "task_post"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "business_data",
        "function": "hotel_searches",
        "se": "google",
        "language_code": "en",
        "location_name": "New York,New York,United States",
        "keyword": "cheap hotel",
        "check_in": "2023-06-01",
        "check_out": "2023-06-30",
        "currency": "USD",
        "adults": 2,
        "children": [
          14
        ],
        "sort_by": "highest_rating",
        "tag": "example",
        "se_type": "hotels",
        "device": "desktop",
        "os": "windows"
      },
      "result": null
    }
  ]
}
```









 

  cURL   php   Node.js   Python   cSharp