generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://api-docs.despegar.com/docs/general-information
derived_from:
- openapi/despegar-booking-openapi.json
- openapi/despegar-hotels-openapi.json
- openapi/despegar-flights-openapi.json
authentication:
  style: api-key
  header: x-apikey
  notes: One API key per client, provisioned at onboarding; separate test and production keys. JWT bearer also declared.
  ref: authentication/despegar-authentication.yml
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v3
  base_path: /v3
  ref: lifecycle/despegar-lifecycle.yml
media_type: application/json
localization:
  parameter: lang
  supported: [pt, en, es]
idempotency:
  supported: false
  notes: No idempotency-key header or idempotent-retry contract is documented; booking flows instead use a prebook->book two-step (createPrebook then createBooking) with server-issued choice_id/prebook context tokens to bind a quote before purchase.
pagination:
  documented: false
  notes: Suggestion/geo endpoints accept query filters; no cursor/offset pagination envelope is documented.
error_envelope:
  format: json
  problem_json: false
  ref: errors/despegar-problem-types.yml
rate_limiting:
  signaled: true
  evidence: HTTP 429 declared on hotels/flights/activities/geo operations
  ref: errors/despegar-problem-types.yml
environments:
  test: [https://api-dev.despegar.com/v3, https://apis-uat.despegar.com/v3]
  production: https://api.despegar.com/v3
  ref: sandbox/despegar-sandbox.yml