# Booking.com Demand API vs ETG API (RateHawk) (slim)

> ETG API (RateHawk) scores 53 (D) on agent readiness against Booking.com Demand API's 38.1 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do travel stays. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08

ETG API (RateHawk) scores 53 (D) on agent readiness against Booking.com Demand API's 38.1 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do travel stays.

- Booking.com Demand API: E 38.1, rank #697 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/booking-demand-api.min.md
- ETG API (RateHawk): D 53, rank #554 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ratehawk.min.md
- Booking.com Demand API, good for An affiliate that already holds Booking.com credentials and wants its agent to book stays, cars and attractions.
- ETG API (RateHawk), good for A travel company with an ETG contract that wants wholesale hotel rates behind its agent, with a documented sandbox for the build. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 33; Schema & documentation, 85 against 57; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 53; Security & auth, 41 against 36; Payments & pricing, 10 against 5; Maintenance & community, 65 against 28; Transparency & trust, 56 against 49.

| Category | Booking.com Demand API | ETG API (RateHawk) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 33 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 57 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 53 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 36 | 41 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 5 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 28 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 49 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Booking.com Demand API | ETG API (RateHawk) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Booking.com | Emerging Travel Group |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://demandapi-sandbox.booking.com/3.2` | `https://api.ratehawk.com` |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under a signed partner agreement that is not published. The Python and PHP SDKs on GitHub are MIT |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-05-08 |
| Popularity | none | 9 stars, 12 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 1.5/5 (2) | none |