{"id":657,"date":"2020-01-24T13:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T08:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectivetours.com\/docs\/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=657"},"modified":"2020-01-24T13:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T08:10:38","slug":"reservation-api","status":"publish","type":"yada_wiki","link":"https:\/\/effectivetours.com\/docs\/wiki\/reservation-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservation API"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Effective Tours will transfer reservations to a property management system (PMS) using a PULL based model. The PMS should use OTAReadRQ<\/code> with a selection criteria to request reservations, modifications or cancellations and OTANotifReportRQ<\/code> to confirm that a reservations, modifications or cancellations has been processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is currently only possible to query undelivered reservations per hotel. Undelivered identifies all reservations, modifications or cancellations which have not been previously acknowledged with an OTA_NotifReportRQ<\/code> message by the PMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exchange involves 5 different messages: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Using the OTA_ReadRQ<\/code> message, the PMS will request reservations, modifications or cancellations from Effective Tours.<\/li>
  2. Using the OTA_ResRetrieveRS<\/code> message, Effective Tours will return reservations, modifications or cancellations which meets the requested criteria.<\/li>
  3. The PMS will process the response and send an OTA_NotifReportRQ<\/code> with success or errors after processing. <\/li>
  4. Effective Tours will then respond with an OTA_NotifReportRS<\/code> to acknowledge the receipt.<\/li>
  5. Using the OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ<\/code>, the PMS sends Effective Tours back the affected ‘Availability’ change.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    General Guidelines for Reservation Retrieval<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    These guidelines must be followed by all connecting property management systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n