Book Car Park - DE-Start method

Car Park Booking Request

Method

POST

Endpoint

The endpoint to use is:

https://payment.holidayextras.co.uk/legacy/carpark/CarParkCode

Request Parameters

The parameters must be sent in the body of the request, as x-www-form-urlencoded data.

NB: All parameter names are case sensitive.

Name Data Type Format Mandatory? Additional Information
StartCustomer String [0-9] 6 chars Y This will be assigned to you by your Account Manager during set up.
BusinessUnit String [0-9] 3 chars Y This will be assigned to you by your Account Manager during set up.
Operator String [A-Z] 3 chars Y This always defaults to BJT.
key String [A-Z] 10 chars Y This will be assigned to you by your Account Manager during set up.
token String [0-9] 9 chars Y This is the same token used in the availability request.
ArrivalDate Date YYYY-MM-DD Y Date customer drops vehicle at car park.
ArrivalTime Time HHMM Y Time customer drops vehicle at car park.
DepartDate Date YYYY-MM-DD Y Date customer picks up vehicle from car park.
DepartTime Time HHMM Y Time customer picks up vehicle from car park.
Registration String [A-Z0-9] 15 chars N § Vehicle registration number.
CarMake String [A-Z0-9] 25 chars N § The make of the car, e.g Audi.
CarModel String [A-Z0-9] 25 chars N § The model of the car, e.g. A6.
CarColour String [A-Z] 25 chars N § The colour of the car, e.g. black.
Title String [0-9] 4 chars Y Title of lead passenger.
Initial String [A-Z] 1 chars Y Initial of lead passenger.
Surname String [A-Z] 20 chars Y Surname of lead passenger.
NumberOfPax Integer [0-9] 2 chars Y Number of passengers.
Remarks String [A-Z0-9] 60 chars N Any remarks the agent wishes to add to the booking. Please note, these are not passed through to the supplier.

NB: The fields required by the carpark are returned in the availability request, in the <RequestFlags> element.

Request flags

When you receive the availability response, it will indicate which request flags are required to be sent as part of the booking request.

The request flags differ depending on the product’s region and the supplier’s requirements. A summary is below, but please see the relevant sections in the availability endpoint documentation.

Payment

This existing integration does support direct encashment from retail customers. For more information please see the section on Payment.

Car Park Booking Response

The car park booking response will confirm that a booking has been placed in our system.

For a detailed explanation of the fields returned, please see below:

Booking/BookingRef This is the reference for this booking. It must be referred to in all communication with us concerning this booking.
NB: Our booking references are up to 12 char alphanumeric (including 1/I and 0/O/Q).
Booking/AgentComm Commission you have earned from this booking.
CarDetails Confirmation of the vehicle details that were sent in the booking request.
ClientDetails Confirmation of the lead passenger’s details that were sent in the booking request.
HandlingFee Any booking fees that are applicable for processing this transaction. Currently, we do not charge for processing bookings, so this figure will be zero.
MoreInfoURL The URL for viewing the booking.
CarPark Details of the car park that were sent in the booking request.
API_Header/Request A list of parameters that were sent in the booking request.

Worked Examples

Below are worked examples of both the request and response for booking car parking using the DE-Start method.

Car Park Booking Request - DE-Start method

https://payment.holidayextras.co.uk/legacy/carpark/FRA8

    <Request>
        <StartCustomer>YourStartCustomer</StartCustomer>
        <BusinessUnit>YourBusinessUnit</BusinessUnit>
        <Operator>BJT</Operator>
        <Initials>YourInitials</Initials>
        <key>YourKey</key>
        <token>YourToken</token>
        <ArrivalDate>2017-12-01</ArrivalDate>
        <ArrivalTime>1200</ArrivalTime>
        <DepartDate>2017-12-08</DepartDate>
        <DepartTime>1200</DepartTime>
        <NumberOfPax>1</NumberOfPax>
        <Registration>TE17 STS</Registration>
        <CarMake>Range Rover</CarMake>
        <CarModel>Evoque</CarModel>
        <CarColour>White</CarColour>
        <Title>MR</Title>
        <Initial>T</Initial>
        <Surname>TEST</Surname>
        <Remarks>Car Park Test</Remarks>
    </Request>

Car Park Booking Response - DE-Start method

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<API_Reply Product="CarPark" RequestCode="5" Result="OK">
  <Booking>
    <BookingRef>YourBookingRef</BookingRef>
    <AgentComm>5.47-</AgentComm>
    <VATonComm>0.87-</VATonComm>
    <StartRef>YourStartRef</StartRef>
  </Booking>
  <CarDetails>
    <Registration>TE17 STS</Registration>
  </CarDetails>
  <ClientDetails>
    <Title>MR</Title>
    <Initial>T</Initial>
    <Surname>TEST</Surname>
    <CustomerRef>N/A</CustomerRef>
    <Remarks>Car Park Test</Remarks>
  </ClientDetails>
  <API_Header>
    <Request>
      <StartCustomer>YourStartCustomer</StartCustomer>
      <BusinessUnit>YourBusinessUnit</BusinessUnit>
      <Operator>BJT</Operator>
      <Initials>YourInitials</Initials>
      <key>YourKey</key>
      <token>YourToken</token>
      <ArrivalDate>2017-12-01</ArrivalDate>
      <ArrivalTime>1200</ArrivalTime>
      <DepartDate>2017-12-08</DepartDate>
      <DepartTime>1200</DepartTime>
      <NumberOfPax>1</NumberOfPax>
      <Registration>TE17 STS</Registration>
      <CarMake>Range Rover</CarMake>
      <CarModel>Evoque</CarModel>
      <CarColour>White</CarColour>
      <Title>MR</Title>
      <Initial>T</Initial>
      <Surname>TEST</Surname>
      <Remarks>Car Park Test</Remarks>
      <debug>1</debug>
      <system>de</system>
      <System>ABG</System>
    </Request>
  </API_Header>
  <CarPark>
    <ArrivalDate>01DEC18</ArrivalDate>
    <DepartDate>08DEC18</DepartDate>
    <ArrivalTime>1200</ArrivalTime>
    <DepartTime>1200</DepartTime>
    <Duration>8</Duration>
    <NumberOfPax>1</NumberOfPax>
    <Code>FRA8</Code>
    <BookingURL>/api/carpark/FRA8/debug</BookingURL>
    <MoreInfoURL>/api/product/FRA8/debug</MoreInfoURL>
  </CarPark>
</API_Reply>