Can I see which flights have sold out or are running low on seats before my customer tries to book?

Yes, the flight API shows real-time seat availability so you and your customers can see how many seats are left on each flight before booking. This helps you know which flights are popular and which ones might disappear soon, so you can act quickly if a customer is interested in a flight that is selling fast.

The availability updates as bookings happen across all the channels that sell those flights, so the numbers you see are current. This means if a flight is down to its last few seats when your customer searches, they will know that they need to decide quickly or risk missing out. You can use this information to guide your customers toward flights that have good availability, or to explain why a flight they wanted is no longer an option.

Keep in mind that availability depends on what the airline and our suppliers report to us, so in rare cases there can be a small delay between when a seat is actually sold and when the system updates. This is uncommon, but it is worth knowing that a booking can occasionally fail if the last seat sells between the time your customer sees it and the time they complete their purchase.

Check your API documentation or ask your account manager to confirm that real-time seat counts are included in the flight search results your portal receives, since this feature is part of the standard flight data we provide.