About Orbis Travel Mcp
Orbis Travel MCP exposes travel data APIs for AI agents, covering airports, flights, hotels, and trip planning. Calls are billed individually in USDC via x402 on Base, without an API key or account.
Key features
- 01Airport and airline lookups
- 02Flight search
- 03Hotel search and availability
- 04Visa and baggage information
- 05Currency and carbon estimates
Use cases
- 01Find flights between cities
- 02Check hotel rates and availability
- 03Review visa requirements
- 04Compare airline baggage fees
MCP support
Provides a remote MCP server at https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel, exposing travel APIs to MCP clients. Usage is billed per call in USDC via x402 on Base.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travelclaude mcp add --transport http travel https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel{"mcpServers":{"travel":{"type":"http","url":"https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"travel":{"type":"http","url":"https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"travel":{"type":"http","url":"https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel"}}}{"mcpServers":{"travel":{"serverUrl":"https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
2| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| search | string | No | What Travel API do you need? e.g. "flight search" |
Details
From the project READMEOrbis Travel MCP ✈️
Real airport, flight, hotel, and travel data APIs for AI agents. Pay per call with USDC on Base — no API keys, no accounts, no subscriptions.
What's Actually In Here
These are the most-called APIs in this domain on Orbis:
| API | Calls | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Database API | 220 | Full database of airports worldwide with IATA codes |
| Airport Codes API | 170 | Look up airports by IATA/ICAO code or city |
| Airport Code API | 48 | Resolve airport codes to names and locations |
| Booking.com Hotels API | 46 | Search hotels with availability and pricing |
| Airline Lookup | 43 | Look up airline details by IATA code |
| Airport Code Lookup API | 41 | Detailed airport info from any code |
| Hotel Availability | 40 | Check hotel availability for dates and location |
| Airport Info Lookup | 35 | Full airport details: terminals, gates, facilities |
| Currency Exchange Reference API | 31 | Exchange rates for travel budget planning |
| Travel Destinations Guide | 26 | Destination info, highlights, and travel tips |
| Flight Search API | 23 | Search available flights between cities |
| Seat Pitch Comparator API | 21 | Compare legroom across airlines and seat classes |
| Visa Requirement Lookup | 19 | Check visa requirements between countries |
| Baggage Fee Calculator API | 19 | Calculate baggage fees for any airline |
| Flight Carbon API | 17 | Estimate carbon footprint for a flight route |
Quick Start
No API key needed. No account. Paste into your MCP client:
Claude Desktop / Claude Code
{
"mcpServers": {
"orbis-travel": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel"]
}
}
}
Config path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor / Windsurf / Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"orbis-travel": {
"url": "https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel"
}
}
}
OpenAI Codex CLI
# ~/.codex/config.yaml
mcpServers:
orbis-travel:
type: url
url: "https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel"
Example Prompts
Once connected, try:
- "What's the IATA code for Heathrow and which terminal does British Airways use?"
- "Find hotels in Tokyo available August 10–15 under $200/night"
- "Do I need a visa to visit Japan if I have a US passport?"
- "Search for flights from JFK to LHR next Friday"
- "Compare legroom between economy seats on Delta vs United vs American"
- "What's the baggage fee for a checked bag on Southwest Airlines?"
- "What's the carbon footprint of a round trip from NYC to London?"
- "What's the USD to JPY exchange rate for my Tokyo trip budget?"
Direct x402 Usage (Node.js)
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "x402-fetch";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
import { createWalletClient, http } from "viem";
import { base } from "viem/chains";
const account = privateKeyToAccount(process.env.WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY);
const walletClient = createWalletClient({ account, chain: base, transport: http() });
const fetch = wrapFetchWithPayment(globalThis.fetch, walletClient);
// Airport database — 220 real calls on Orbis
const resp = await fetch(
"https://orbisapi.com/api/proxy/airport-database-api-dc0fd2/lookup",
{ method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ code: "JFK" }) }
);
console.log(await resp.json());
See example.mjs for a full working script.
All Orbis Domain MCPs
| Domain | URL |
|---|---|
| ₿ Crypto & Blockchain | https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/crypto |
| 🔍 Research & Data | https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/research |
| 🛒 Commerce & Retail | https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/commerce |
| ✈️ Travel | https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel |
| 🌐 All 20,000+ APIs | https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp |
Built by Orbis — the API marketplace for AI agents.
Connect
Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"orbis-travel": { "url": "https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel" }
}
}
OpenAI Agents SDK
Python:
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp
from agents import Agent, Runner
mcp = MCPServerStreamableHttp(url="https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel")
agent = Agent(
name="Orbis Travel Agent",
model="gpt-4o",
mcp_servers=[mcp]
)
result = await Runner.run(agent, "Browse available travel APIs")
print(result.final_output)
TypeScript:
import { Agent, run } from "@openai/agents";
import { MCPServerStreamableHttp } from "@openai/agents/mcp";
const mcp = new MCPServerStreamableHttp({
url: "https://orbisapi.com/api/mcp/travel",
});
const agent = new Agent({
name: "Orbis Travel Agent",
model: "gpt-4o",
mcpServers: [mcp],
});
const result = await run(agent, "Browse available travel APIs");
console.log(result.finalOutput);
Calls are billed per-use in USDC via x402 on Base mainnet. No subscription, no API key required.
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