Amadeus Self-Service Shutdown (July 2026): Migration Guide

Amadeus is decommissioning its Self-Service API portal on July 17, 2026. Self-Service API keys will be disabled and the portal will close. Only Enterprise access — through a sales contract — remains.

If you use Amadeus Self-Service for flight search and pricing and want to stay self-serve, this guide maps your integration onto Ignav: sign up, get an API key instantly, and keep searching live fares.

Endpoint mapping

Fare search is a single request — no token endpoint, no test/production environment split. Every itinerary includes an ignav_id you can pass to POST /api/fares/booking-links for direct booking URLs.

Pricing

• Amadeus Self-Service — a free monthly quota, then per-call overage. After the shutdown, flight search access requires an Enterprise contract.
• Ignav — 1,000 free requests, then $2.00 per 1,000 successful requests. No monthly minimums, no rate limits, instant self-serve signup. Failed requests are never billed.

Example: search one-way fares

curl -X POST "https://ignav.com/api/fares/one-way" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"origin":"SFO","destination":"JFK","departure_date":"2026-07-11"}'

What Ignav doesn't replace

Ignav is fare search and booking links only. It does not replace these Amadeus products:

• Flight Create Orders and other ticketing or booking APIs — Ignav never issues tickets.
• Seat maps, fare rules, and branded fares detail.
• Hotel and destination products.

If you need ticketing, you need a booking platform or consolidator. What Ignav returns instead: consumer-accurate itineraries with prices and working booking links — airline-direct where available.