Airbnb contains valuable data -- listing_id and name, price (search only), rating and review_count, beds, baths, bedrooms, and more. Scraping this data directly means dealing with anti-bot detection, CAPTCHAs, IP rotation, and constantly breaking selectors. The Scavio API handles all of that and returns clean, structured JSON from a single POST request.
This tutorial shows you how to scrape Airbnb using Java and the Scavio API. By the end, you will have a working Java script that fetches real-time Airbnb data and parses the results.
Prerequisites
- Java installed on your machine
- A Scavio API key (free tier includes 50 credits on signup -- no credit card required)
Step 1: Install Dependencies
HttpClient is built into Java, so there is nothing to install.
# HttpClient is built into Java 11+Step 2: Make Your First Airbnb Search
Send a POST request to the Scavio Airbnb API endpoint with your query. The API returns structured JSON with listing_id and name, price (search only), rating and review_count, and more.
// This page has no dedicated endpoint yet, so the sample runs a Google web search.
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;
var apiKey = "sk_live_your_key";
var query = "Austin, TX";
var body = "{\"query\":\"" + query + "\"}";
var request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + apiKey)
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body))
.build();
var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
var response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.body());Step 3: Example Response
The API returns structured JSON. Here is an example response for a Airbnb search:
{
"search_parameters": { "q": "cold brew coffee", "hl": "en", "gl": "us" },
"organic_results": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "how do you guys make cold brew? : r/Coffee",
"link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/comments/oi7rm7/how_do_you_guys_make_cold_brew/",
"snippet": "i wanna learn how to make cold brew coffee but theres a lot of ways...",
"source": "Reddit"
}
],
"related_searches": [{ "query": "cold brew ratio", "link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=cold+brew+ratio" }],
"response_time": 2841,
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 4821
}Every field is structured and typed -- no HTML parsing, no CSS selectors, no regex extraction. Your Java code can access any field directly.
Step 4: Full Working Example
Here is a complete, runnable Java script that searches Airbnb and prints the results:
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;
/**
* Search Airbnb data with the Scavio API.
* POST /api/v2/google - rows come back under organic_results. Requires Java 11+.
*/
// This page has no dedicated endpoint yet, so the sample runs a Google web search.
public class AirbnbExample {
private static final String API_URL = "https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google";
private static final String API_KEY = System.getenv("SCAVIO_API_KEY");
public static String searchAirbnb(String query) throws Exception {
var body = "{\"query\":\"" + query + "\"}";
var request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create(API_URL))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_KEY)
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body))
.build();
var response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
if (response.statusCode() != 200) {
throw new RuntimeException("Scavio API error: " + response.statusCode());
}
return response.body();
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
System.out.println(searchAirbnb("Austin, TX"));
}
}Why Use Scavio Instead of Scraping Airbnb Directly?
- No proxy management. Direct scraping requires rotating proxies to avoid IP bans. Scavio handles all of this server-side.
- No CAPTCHA solving. Airbnb aggressively blocks automated requests. Scavio returns clean data every time.
- Structured JSON output. No HTML parsing or CSS selector maintenance. Get typed, consistent data from every request.
- Multi-platform in one API. Search Google, Amazon, YouTube, and Walmart from the same API key with the same authentication pattern.
- Free tier included. 50 credits on signup with no credit card required. Each search costs 1 credit.