--- title: "Kong Hotels for Developers" description: "Content, live availability, pricing and booking for every Kong hotel, through one Partner API." url: "https://portal.konghotels.cloud/" image: "https://portal.konghotels.cloud/_og/d/c_Ocean.takumi,title_Kong+Hotels+for+Developers,description_~Q29udGVudCwgbGl2ZSBhdmFpbGFiaWxpdHksIHByaWNpbmcgYW5kIGJvb2tpbmcgZm9yIGV2ZXJ5IEtvbmcgaG90ZWwsIHRocm91Z2ggb25lIFBhcnRuZXIgQVBJLg,props_eyJ0aGVtZSI6eyJtb2RlIjoibGlnaHQiLCJjb2xvcnMiOnsicHJpbWFyeSI6IiMwRTJBMUYifX19,s_cv0QnAF1z4-IYHjH.png" --- # Build something _bigger_. Content, live rates and bookings for five brands and twelve hotels, from Manhattan to the cliffs of Uluwatu, through one API. [Get started](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/getting-started)[API reference](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/apis) The Kong Hotels Partner API One key. Descriptive content, live availability, guaranteed quotes and reservations for every Kong hotel, with a change feed to keep your copy _fresh_. What's in the API ## [Four parts, _one key._](#four-parts-one-key) Fifty operations across content, shopping, booking and integration. Every `GET` is live today in read-only mode. [ Hotels & rooms Destinations, properties, photos, policies, room types, rate plans and verified reviews. - `GET /destinations` - `GET /properties/{code}` - `GET /properties/{code}/room-types` ](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/apis)[ Rates & availability Live, all-in pricing across properties, rate calendars, promotions and Kong Rewards tiers. - `GET /availability` - `GET /properties/{code}/calendar` - `GET /promotions/{code}` ](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/guides/booking-flow)[ Quotes & reservations Lock a price, hold rooms, book, modify and cancel, plus add-ons and group requests. - `POST /quotes` - `POST /reservations` - `POST /reservations/{number}/cancel` ](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/guides/booking-flow)[ Change feed & webhooks An ordered feed of every change, and signed webhooks so you only refetch what moved. - `GET /changes` - `POST /webhooks` - `GET /webhooks/{id}/deliveries` ](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/guides/staying-in-sync) Quickstart ## [Your first call, _in a minute._](#your-first-call-in-a-minute) The read-only API is live at `https://api.konghotels.cloud`. Send your API key and you'll get real inventory back. 1. Get your credentials Sign in, create an application and request access to the Partner API. Kong Gateway issues your API key. 2. Search availability Ask for two adults in New York for three nights. You get the cheapest all-in offer for each hotel. 3. Follow the booking flow Quote, hold and book. Reservations need an `Idempotency-Key`. [Read the quickstart](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/getting-started) cURL JavaScript Python Response ```bash curl "https://api.konghotels.cloud/availability?destination=new-york&check_in=2026-12-04&check_out=2026-12-07&adults=2" \ -H "apikey: $KONG_HOTELS_API_KEY" ``` ```js const params = new URLSearchParams({ destination: 'new-york', check_in: '2026-12-04', check_out: '2026-12-07', adults: '2', }) const res = await fetch(`https://api.konghotels.cloud/availability?${params}`, { headers: { apikey: process.env.KONG_HOTELS_API_KEY }, }) const { data } = await res.json() ``` ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://api.konghotels.cloud/availability", params={ "destination": "new-york", "check_in": "2026-12-04", "check_out": "2026-12-07", "adults": 2, }, headers={"apikey": os.environ["KONG_HOTELS_API_KEY"]}, ) data = res.json()["data"] ``` ```json { "data": [ { "property": { "code": "KTNYC", "name": "Kong Tower Manhattan", "brand": "kong-tower", "star_rating": 5, "city": "New York" }, "currency": "USD", "offer_count": 16, "lowest_offer": { "room_type_name": "Tower King", "rate_plan_code": "ADV", "average_nightly_rate": "358.33", "tax_total": "169.06", "total": "1244.06" } } ], "meta": { "properties_searched": 2, "properties_available": 2 } } ``` Brands in the API ## [Five ways _to stay._](#five-ways-to-stay) luxury ### [Kong Summit](#kong-summit) Flagship hotels with butler service and destination dining. `kong-summit` upper upscale ### [Kong Tower](#kong-tower) High-rise city hotels with Club Lounge rooms. `kong-tower` resort ### [Kong Lagoon](#kong-lagoon) Beachfront villas with half-board and activity add-ons. `kong-lagoon` boutique ### [Kong Canopy](#kong-canopy) Nature-forward hideaways and treehouse lofts. `kong-canopy` select service ### [Kong Basecamp](#kong-basecamp) Smart, social city hotels with bunk rooms for groups. `kong-basecamp` Built for partners **300/min** Read requests per partner, with `X-RateLimit-*` headers on every response. **15 min** Quotes lock the all-in price, and holds take rooms off sale while the guest pays. **24 h** Idempotent replays for safe retries on `POST /reservations`. **0 fees** Prices are all-in. Kong Hotels never charges resort or destination fees. API catalog ## [Explore _the reference._](#explore-the-reference) ## Kong Hotels Partner API 1.0.0 The Kong Hotels Partner API gives online travel agencies, metasearch engines, wholesalers and corporate booking tools direct access to every Kong hotel: descriptive content, live availability and rates, guaranteed quotes, inventory holds, reservations, and the change feed and webhooks you need to keep your copy of our data fresh. [View reference](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/apis/kong-hotels-partner-api-1/docs) Eight destinations in the API Bali · London · Monteverde · New York City · Paris · San Francisco · Sydney · Tokyo Need a hand? ### [](#guides)[Guides](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/guides) How the booking flow, idempotency, errors and webhooks fit together. ### [](#test-data)[Test data](https://portal.konghotels.cloud/guides/test-data) Property codes, loyalty members, promo codes and demo reservations to build against. ### [](#openapi-spec)[OpenAPI spec](https://konghotels.cloud/openapi.yaml) Download the OpenAPI 3.1 spec to generate a client or import it into Insomnia. ### [Partner support](#partner-support) Contact your partner manager and quote the `X-Request-ID` from the response.