A flight-search side project hit 12M requests and $1K MRR
OtherwiseWeekend2222 · reddit · 2026-07-20
A solo builder says a flight-search side project has grown to more than 12 million API requests in the last 90 days.
- Most usage comes from people connecting the MCP to Claude to build flight-scanning agents that check for cheap fares 24/7.
- Another major use case is embedding real-time flight search and pricing into other apps.
- The project recently crossed $1,000 MRR with zero marketing spend.
The creator says the tool started as a personal travel aid while backpacking through Central America and is now being used in ways they hadn’t expected.
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