Developers

Free read-only JSON API

Serves only what is already in our database, never a live call to a vendor. Every response carries attribution, an as-of timestamp and the research-only disclaimer. CORS is open; responses are cached for five minutes. Please identify your application in the User-Agent and keep requests under one per second.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Returns
/api/v1/destinations?tag=&continent=&country=	Destination catalogue with daily cost tiers (USD, dated)
/api/v1/destination/{slug}	Costs, climate normals, lifestyle fit, scores, nomad facts
/api/v1/countries	Country facts incl. the current U.S. advisory level
/api/v1/costs/{slug}	Cost rows: tier, category, unit, as-of, source, method, confidence
/api/v1/climate/{slug}	WMO monthly normals with station and producer
/api/v1/routes, /api/v1/route/{slug}	Route library and stops
/api/v1/visas?passport=&country=&purpose=	Visa rule summaries with official links and last-verified dates
/api/v1/programs?country=&passport=	Working-holiday and nomad-visa programmes
/api/v1/fx	Latest indicative exchange rates per USD with observation dates
/api/v1/guides, /api/v1/news?limit=	Guide index; latest linked headlines
/api/v1/money-last?savings=&tier=	Travel days a savings figure buys per destination
/api/v1/search?q=	Search destinations, countries, routes, guides

Example

curl -s "https://digitalbackpacker.com/api/v1/money-last?savings=20000&tier=midrange" | head -c 600

Embeddable widgets (planned)

The same endpoints are designed to back future embeddable widgets (destination cost calculator, nomad comparison, best time to visit, route map, trip budget estimator) with attribution back to this site. Publishers who want early access can write to us.

Research and information only. Cost figures are dated editorial estimates; exchange rates indicative; visa data a research summary to verify at the official source. Attribution: WMO WWIS (climate), Financial Modeling Prep (FX), U.S. Department of State (advisories), our research desk (costs, scores).