The data behind AwardClaw's alerts, as JSON: ranked saver drops in business and first, every open date on a route, and trip watches that email you when your dates open. Build a Slack bot, a spreadsheet, a home dashboard or your own agent.
Create a key in Settings (Pro+). Send it as a Bearer token. Keys start with ac_live_, are shown once, and can be revoked any time.
Authorization: Bearer ac_live_YOUR_KEYEvery response carries X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining. Over the limit returns 429. Routes are rescanned several times a day, so polling more often than hourly gains nothing.
Base URL https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1. Machine-readable spec: openapi.json.
Live award drops, ranked by quality. A drop is a route with saver space: its open dates both ways, miles, programs and booking links.
originAirport code(s), comma-separated. Omit for your tracked cities; "any" for every city.destinationAirport code(s), comma-separated.cabinbusiness or first.max_milesCheapest date at or under this.round_triptrue for drops with return space.limit1-50, default 20.curl "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/drops?origin=JFK,EWR&cabin=business&max_miles=80000" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY"One drop with every open date in both directions.
curl "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/drops/DROP_ID" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY"Every open saver date on a route within a date window, cheapest program first per date. One direction per call.
originRequired. Up to 3 codes, comma-separated.destinationRequired. Up to 3 codes, comma-separated.date_from / date_toYYYY-MM-DD. Default and max window: 60 days. A wider window is trimmed, and the note says where to continue.cabinbusiness (default) or first.seatsTravelers, 1-9. Default 1.max_milesPer person.curl "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/availability?origin=MIA&destination=EZE&date_from=2026-12-01&date_to=2026-12-10&seats=2" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY"Trip watches: AwardClaw emails you when saver space opens on a route inside your dates. POST a JSON body; DELETE with ?id=.
origin, destinationRequired, one code each.date_from, date_toRequired. Window of 60 days or less.cabinBusiness (default) or First.seats1-9, default 2.max_milesOptional, per person.curl -X POST "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/watches" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"origin":"EZE","destination":"MIA","date_from":"2027-03-15","date_to":"2027-03-20","seats":2}'Today's points and miles briefing: deals that expire soon, live transfer bonuses, and the top news, deals and data points with why each matters.
curl "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/briefing" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY"Search recent points and miles news, deals, guides and data points from the major blogs and forums, deduplicated.
qKeywords; every word must match. Omit for everything recent.categorynews, deal, guide or data_point.days1-30, default 7.limit1-25, default 10.curl "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/news?q=alaska+atmos&days=14" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY"Credit card welcome offers: this month's offer news first, then cards ranked by estimated bonus value with fees, earn rates and best-ever offers.
issuere.g. Chase, Amex, Capital One.currencye.g. Chase UR, United, Hyatt.categoryFlexible Points, Airline, Hotel, Cash Back or Other.card_typepersonal or business.max_annual_feeDollars.limit1-25 cards, default 10.curl "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/cards?currency=united&card_type=personal" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY"Your plan, tracked cities and requests used today.
curl "https://www.awardclaw.com/api/v1/me" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AWARDCLAW_KEY"Miles are per person, one way. seats is null when the program doesn't publish a count. booking_url opens the program's own award search for that date.
{
"origins": ["JFK", "EWR"],
"total": 14,
"drops": [
{
"id": "d7b3860e-…",
"url": "https://www.awardclaw.com/drops/d7b3860e-…",
"origin": "JFK",
"destination": "LHR",
"cabin": "Business",
"round_trip": true,
"best_miles": 55000,
"programs": ["Alaska Atmos Rewards", "United MileagePlus"],
"outbound": {
"date_range": "2026-10-21 – 2027-02-01",
"dates": [
{
"date": "2026-10-21",
"miles": 55000,
"seats": 9,
"taxes_usd": 25.6,
"program": "alaska",
"program_name": "Alaska Atmos Rewards",
"airlines": "AA, BA",
"booking_url": "https://www.alaskaair.com/…"
}
]
},
"return": { "date_range": "…", "dates": [ … ] },
"detected_at": "2026-10-06T22:19:36Z",
"last_seen_at": "2026-10-06T22:19:36Z",
"score": 71
}
]
}The same data is available as a remote MCP server at https://www.awardclaw.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP, same Bearer key). Setup guides for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and custom agents are on the AI agents page.
Keys are for your own use: your trips, tools and agents. Don't resell the data or republish it as a public feed. Award space changes fast, so confirm on the program's site before you transfer points. Questions: [email protected].