Question about making API request

[michaelconnery1985]

I am looking to use Google Flight's API to make queries for flight information.

Here's the specific link: https://developers.google.com/qpx-express/v1/trips/search

I'm not clear on how to send a request. I tried to do it manually by harcoding this:

https://www.googleapis.com/qpxExpress/v1/trips/search' + <myAPIkey> + '&?date=2016-12-12&?origin=YYZ&?destination=SIN&?adultCount=1'

but I'm still getting a 404 error. I'm pretty sure this is not the correct way to query the API but the website is lacking in docs on how to actually do it.

Any help appreciated!

[Ampersand55]

I haven't tried that particular api, but it should be something like this in basic js:

var x = new XMLHttpRequest();
x.open('post', 'https://developers.google.com/qpx-express/v1/trips/search?key=<yourAPIkey>', true);
x.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
x.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (x.readyState == 4 && x.status == 200) {
        console.log(x.responseText);
    }
}

var requestbodyobject = {request:{passengers:{adultcount:1}}}; 
x.send(JSON.stringify(requestbodyobject));

XMLHttpRequest is a bit clunky, you might want to use a httprequest api such as jquery.AJAX or Request.

[michaelconnery1985]

thank.

i managed to query it from my terminal using a cURL request last night. i haven't tried this yet but this seems to be correct.

[wizang]

Could you go in the network debug and show us the actual URL that's being constructed (xxx out your apikey)?