Travel-hacking-toolkit ignav

Search for flights using the Ignav API. Fast REST API for flight prices and booking links. Use alongside other flight sources for price comparison. Always include in every flight search. Triggers on any flight-related search request.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/ignav" ~/.claude/skills/borski-travel-hacking-toolkit-ignav && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/ignav/SKILL.md

source content

Flight Search via Ignav API

Fast REST API flight search at

https://ignav.com

. Returns structured JSON with prices, itineraries, and booking links. 1,000 free requests, no rate limit.

Setup

Get a free API key at https://ignav.com/signup (1,000 requests, no credit card).

Set

IGNAV_API_KEY

in your environment or

.env

file.

Workflow

Parse the user's request (origin, destination, dates, trip type, passengers, cabin)
Look up airport codes if user gave city names
Search flights (one-way or round-trip)
Present results in markdown table
Get booking links if user wants to book

Endpoints

Search Airports

curl -s "https://ignav.com/api/airports?q=Barcelona&limit=5" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $IGNAV_API_KEY"

One-Way Flights

curl -s -X POST "https://ignav.com/api/fares/one-way" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $IGNAV_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "origin": "SFO",
    "destination": "JFK",
    "departure_date": "2026-05-15",
    "adults": 1,
    "cabin_class": "economy"
  }'

Round-Trip Flights

curl -s -X POST "https://ignav.com/api/fares/round-trip" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $IGNAV_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "origin": "SFO",
    "destination": "JFK",
    "departure_date": "2026-05-15",
    "return_date": "2026-05-20",
    "adults": 1,
    "cabin_class": "economy"
  }'

Booking Links

curl -s -X POST "https://ignav.com/api/fares/booking-links" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $IGNAV_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ignav_id": "the_itinerary_id", "adults": 1}'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`adults`	int	Number of adults (default: 1)
`children`	int	Number of children (default: 0)
`cabin_class`	string	`economy` , `premium_economy` , `business` , `first`
`max_stops`	int	0 (direct only), 1, or 2
`max_price`	int	Maximum price filter
`departure_time_range`	object	`{"earliest_hour": 8, "latest_hour": 20}`
`airlines_include`	array	Only these airline codes
`airlines_exclude`	array	Exclude these airline codes
`market`	string	Country code for pricing (default: "US"). Different markets return different prices.

Response Structure

Each itinerary contains:

```
price
```
:
```
{"amount": 299, "currency": "USD"}
```
```
outbound
```
: carrier, duration_minutes, segments array
```
inbound
```
: same (null for one-way)
```
cabin_class
```
: the cabin class
```
bags
```
:
```
{"carry_on": 1, "checked": 0}
```
```
ignav_id
```
: unique ID for booking links

Each segment:

marketing_carrier_code

flight_number

departure_airport

departure_time_local

arrival_airport

arrival_time_local

duration_minutes

aircraft

Output Format

Always use markdown tables.

#	Airline	Stops	Duration	Depart	Arrive	Price	Bags
1	Vueling	Nonstop	2h 15m	8:30 AM	10:45 AM	EUR 125	1 carry-on
2	Ryanair	Nonstop	2h 20m	6:15 AM	8:35 AM	EUR 89	1 carry-on

After the table, highlight cheapest, fastest, and best value. Call out tradeoffs. Offer booking links.

Notes

Dates are required for all searches
Default to round-trip and economy if not specified
Use airport search endpoint for city name lookups
Market affects prices. Same route can cost significantly less from a different market. Try departure country first, then destination country.
Does NOT include Southwest. Use google-flights skill for SW.