Hostelworld: scrapers and the official API, compared

Hostel listings with ratings, nightly prices, room types, locations and guest reviews from Hostelworld.

Short answer

For most Hostelworld jobs, start with Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder: it covers 5 of 7 core fields (name, rating, city, country and 1 more) at $0.99 per 1,000 results on Apify's Free plan. The top published score for Hostelworld goes to Hostelworld Scraper by rl1987 (96 of 100), a Store tool from another publisher, listed for reference.

From published Store listings, output schemas and the official documentation. Checked 2026-11-02. How the ranking works.

Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder: inputs, code and cost Open in Apify Store

1 catalogue Actor 8 other Store tools Official API: Partner only Lowest rate $0.99 per 1K

Route map

Each line is one way to get Hostelworld data; each stop is a field you probably need. Green lines are catalogue Actors, ranked by the published formula.

1 Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder 11 output fields, pay per event 5 of 7 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
+ 6 other Store tools, combined Reference only 7 of 7 core fields
from $0.99 / 1K
API Hostelworld Affiliate Programme (feed and Partner API) Partner only fields not compared

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Catalogue Actors for Hostelworld

Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder

Search Hostelworld hostels by city and dates, fetch specific property pages, or list top hostel cities, with ratings breakdown, prices, amenities,…

5/7 core fields 11 output fields $0.99 per 1K Open in Apify Store

Field matrix: who returns what

Every tool with a published output schema, against the 7 fields most Hostelworld jobs need. A dot means the field name appears in the schema; rows can still leave it empty.

Which tools return each core Hostelworld field, from published output schemas
Tool	name	rating	price	city	country	room	review	Fields
Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder	●	●	–	●	●	●	–	5/7
Hostelworld ScraperReference only, by rl1987	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	7/7
Hostelworld Reviews ScraperReference only, by shahidirfan	●	–	–	●	–	–	●	3/7
Hostelworld ScraperReference only, by lulzasaur	●	●	●	●	–	–	–	4/7
Hostelworld Reviews ScraperReference only, by knagymate	–	●	–	–	–	–	–	1/7
Hostelworld Reviews ScraperReference only, by stealth_mode	–	●	–	–	–	–	–	1/7
Hostelworld Hostel ScraperReference only, by parseforge	●	●	–	●	●	–	–	4/7
Tools returning it	5	6	2	5	3	2	2

Field dictionary: the exact keys

The same core field has a different key in each Actor's output. Map these before you merge datasets; a dash means the published schema has no matching key. Need a field that is not listed here, such as email? Search every Hostelworld Actor by field.

Output keys for each core Hostelworld field in the top catalogue Actors
Core field	Hostelworld Property Ratings…
name	name, roomName
rating	rating
price	–
city	city
country	country
room	roomName
review	–

All 9 tools, scored

Catalogue Actors link to their detail pages; the score (0 to 100) is the published formula, identical for every tool. Other Store tools follow in their own table, for reference. Price is the published primary-result rate per 1,000 (the Free-plan rate where the price is tiered; higher Apify plans pay less); start events and platform usage are excluded.

Catalogue Actors for Hostelworld, ranked by the published method
		Sample fields
80	Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder Catalogue Actor, pay per event	name, rating, city	11	$0.99	10 runs, too few to rate	Nov 2026

Other Store tools, for reference

Scored with the same published formula and listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.

Other Store tools for Hostelworld, for reference
		Sample fields
96	Hostelworld Scraper Reference only, by rl1987	name, overallRating, totalPrice	117	$2.40	100% of 547 runs	Nov 2026
78	Hostelworld Reviews Scraper Reference only, by shahidirfan	property_name, property_city, review_text	12	$0.99	100% of 33 runs	Sep 2026
76	Hostelworld Scraper Reference only, by lulzasaur	name, rating, price	9	$10	100% of 31 runs	Oct 2026
70	Hostelworld Reviews Scraper Reference only, by easyapi	No published schema	–	$4.99	100% of 187 runs	Apr 2026
69	Hostelworld Listings Scraper Reference only, by easyapi	No published schema	–	$2.99	84% of 56 runs	Mar 2026
67	Hostelworld Reviews Scraper Reference only, by knagymate	ratings, reviewId, reviewDate	11	$5.00	100% of 5,166 runs	Nov 2026
67	Hostelworld Reviews Scraper Reference only, by stealth_mode	score, summary, date_submitted	5	$3.00	100% of 30 runs	May 2026
62	Hostelworld Hostel Scraper Reference only, by parseforge	name, rating, city	12	$21	100% of 30 runs	Oct 2026

Official API route

Hostelworld Affiliate Programme (feed and Partner API)

Hostelworld affiliates can use deep links, a property and destination feed, and an API for live property data. The API is offered on a case by case basis.

Price. No public self-serve price is published.

Limits. API access is granted case by case after contacting Hostelworld. Limits are not published.

Official documentation

Terms and personal data

Hostelworld's terms prohibit robots, spiders, scrapers and commercial use outside permitted purposes. This is general information, not legal advice.

Read Hostelworld's terms. Keep to public data, do not bypass logins or access controls, and check whether personal data is involved before you collect it. The can-I-scrape checklist walks through it.

How to start

Open Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder and start from its default input; its Actor page has the full example input and code.
Set the Hostelworld search, profile, listing or URL you need and a result limit; the required input is mode.
Run it and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from the Apify API.

Call Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder from code

The example input uses the Actor's published defaults; set your own Hostelworld query before you run it. You need an Apify API token.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQueries": [
        "London"
    ],
    "countries": [],
    "propertyUrls": [],
    "propertyIds": [],
    "numNights": 2,
    "guests": 2,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "language": "en",
    "propertyType": "all",
    "freeCancellationOnly": False,
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "includeDetails": False,
    "includeReviews": False,
    "reviewsPerProperty": 10,
    "reviewsSort": "-date",
    "allLanguages": True,
    "requireReviewText": False,
    "roomCategory": "all",
    "maxItems": 3
}

run = client.actor("xyrelith-data/hostelworld-property-ratings-and-price-finder").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQueries": [
        "London"
    ],
    "countries": [],
    "propertyUrls": [],
    "propertyIds": [],
    "numNights": 2,
    "guests": 2,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "language": "en",
    "propertyType": "all",
    "freeCancellationOnly": false,
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "includeDetails": false,
    "includeReviews": false,
    "reviewsPerProperty": 10,
    "reviewsSort": "-date",
    "allLanguages": true,
    "requireReviewText": false,
    "roomCategory": "all",
    "maxItems": 3
};

const run = await client.actor("xyrelith-data/hostelworld-property-ratings-and-price-finder").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/xyrelith-data~hostelworld-property-ratings-and-price-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"search","searchQueries":["London"],"countries":[],"propertyUrls":[],"propertyIds":[],"numNights":2,"guests":2,"currency":"EUR","language":"en","propertyType":"all","freeCancellationOnly":false,"sortBy":"relevance","includeDetails":false,"includeReviews":false,"reviewsPerProperty":10,"reviewsSort":"-date","allLanguages":true,"requireReviewText":false,"roomCategory":"all","maxItems":3}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=xyrelith-data/hostelworld-property-ratings-and-price-finder",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

Questions people ask

What is the cheapest catalogue Actor for Hostelworld data?

Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder lists $0.99 per 1,000 results (pay per event), with 11 fields in its published output schema. Start events and platform usage are billed separately. Checked 2026-11-02.

Which Hostelworld scraper returns the most core fields?

Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder covers 5 of the 7 core Hostelworld fields this page tracks (name, rating, price, city, country, room, review), based on its published output schema.

Does Hostelworld have an official API?

Partner only: Hostelworld affiliates can use deep links, a property and destination feed, and an API for live property data. The API is offered on a case by case basis. No public self-serve price is published.

Is it legal to scrape Hostelworld?

It depends on what you collect and how. Hostelworld's terms prohibit robots, spiders, scrapers and commercial use outside permitted purposes. Read Hostelworld's terms (https://www.hostelworld.com/legal/hostel-terms-and-conditions/) before you collect, and check whether personal data is involved. This is general information, not legal advice.

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Sources

Data checked 2026-11-02

Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "How to get Hostelworld data." https://scraperfinder.com/sites/hostelworld/ (data checked 2026-11-02).

Highest-scoring catalogue Actor

Hostelworld Property Ratings & Price Finder: 5 of 7 core fields, $0.99 per 1,000 results, score 80. The highest score overall is 96 (Hostelworld Scraper, a Store tool from another publisher); both are in the table above.

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