Transaction (Property Data)

Requests

Syntax

The Transaction (Property Data) message uses the following syntax: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="timestamp"
             id="message_ID"
             partner="partner_key">
  <PropertyDataSet action="[overlay|delta]">
    <!-- (Required) ID that matches the Hotel List Feed -->
    <Property>HotelID</Property>
    <RoomData>
      <!-- (Required) One room ID per RoomData element -->
      <RoomID>RoomID</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="room_name" language="language_code"/>
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="room_description" language="language_code"/>
      </Description>
      <!-- (Optional) Restricts the rate plans allowed for this room type to
        those listed here. If specified, don't specify AllowableRoomIDs. -->
      <AllowablePackageIDs>
        <AllowablePackageID>PackageID</AllowablePackageID>
      </AllowablePackageIDs>
      <Capacity>max_number_of_occupants</Capacity>
      <AdultCapacity>max_number_of_adult_occupants</AdultCapacity>
      <ChildCapacity>max_number_of_child_occupants</ChildCapacity>
      <OccupancySettings>
        <MinOccupancy>min_number_of_occupants</MinOccupancy>
        <MinAge>min_age_of_occupants</MinAge>
      </OccupancySettings>
      <PhotoURL>
        <Caption>
          <Text text="photo_description" language="language_code"/>
        </Caption>
        <URL>photo_location</URL>
      </PhotoURL>
    </RoomData>
    <PackageData>
      <!-- (Required) One package ID per PackageData element -->
      <PackageID>PackageID</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="package_name" language="language_code"/>
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="package_description" language="language_code"/>
      </Description>
      <!-- (Optional) Restricts the room types allowed for this rate plan to
        those listed here. If specified, don't specify AllowablePackageIDs. -->
      <AllowableRoomIDs>
        <AllowableRoomID>RoomID</AllowableRoomID>
      </AllowableRoomIDs>
      <Refundable available="[false|true]" refundable_until_days="
        number_of_days"
        refundable_until_time="time"/>
      <!-- For these next 3 elements, boolean_value can be 0/1 or true/false -->
      <BreakfastIncluded>boolean_value</BreakfastIncluded>
      <InternetIncluded>boolean_value</InternetIncluded>
      <ParkingIncluded>boolean_value</ParkingIncluded>
    </PackageData>
  </PropertyDataSet>
</Transaction>

Elements & Attributes

The Transaction (Property Data) message has the following elements and attributes:
Element / @Attribute Occurrences Type Description
Transaction 1 Complex element In an ARI implementation, this is the root element for a message defining room types and packages for a single property.
Transaction / @timestamp 1 DateTime The creation date and time of this message.
Transaction / @id 1 String A unique identifier for this request message. This value is returned in the response message. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _ (underscore), and - (dash).
Transaction / @partner 1 String The partner account for this message. This string value is the "Partner key" value listed on the Account settings page in Hotel Center.

Note: If you have a backend that provides feeds for multiple accounts, this value needs to match the ID attribute value specified in the <RequestorID> element of your <OTA_HotelRateAmountNotifRQ> and <OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ> messages for the same account.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet 1..n PropertyDataSet A container for defining room types and packages for a single property.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / @action 0..1 Enum

The type of update to apply to room rate definitions.

Valid values are:

  • overlay : Replaces all previously defined <RoomData> and <PackageData> for the property. Only the <RoomData> and <PackageData> in the current message are valid.
  • delta : Adds previously undefined <RoomData> and <PackageData> or modifies existing ones.

This attribute is optional and defaults to delta if not specified.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / Property 1 String The unique identifier for the property. This value must match the Hotel ID specified using <id> in the <listing> element in the Hotel List Feed. The Hotel ID is also listed in Hotel Center.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData 0..n RoomData

Describes a room.

Note: At least one of <RoomData> or <PackageData> is required.

Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / RoomID 1 RoomID A unique identifier for a type of room. This value is referenced using the InvTypeCode attribute in the <StatusApplicationControl> element in <OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ> and <OTA_HotelRateAmountNotifRQ> messages.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Name 1 Name Container for the name of the category of room in one or more languages.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Name / Text 1..n Text Specifies the name of the category of room in one language.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Name / Text / @text 1..n String The name of the category of room in the language specified by the language attribute.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Description 1 Name Container for the description of the category of room in one or more languages.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Description / Text 1..n Text Specifies the description of the category of room in one language.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Description / Text / @text 1..n String The description of the category of room in the language specified by the language attribute.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Description / Text / @language 1..n String A two-letter language code.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / AllowablePackageIDs 0..1 AllowablePackageIDs A container for <AllowablePackageID> elements.

If <AllowablePackageIDs> is specified, the room type identified by the <RoomID> in the parent <RoomData> element can only be combined with the rate plans defined by the <AllowablePackageID> elements.

If <AllowablePackageIDs> isn't specified, the room type identified by the <RoomID> in the parent <RoomData> element can be combined with any rate plan.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / AllowablePackageIDs / AllowablePackageID 1..n AllowablePackageID Specifies the PackageID of a rate plan that can be combined with this room type. A rate plan is defined by a combination of package, rates, and availability. The PackageID corresponds to the RatePlanCode in the OTA_HotelRateAmountNotifRQ and OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ messages.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / Capacity 0..1 Integer The maximum number of adults and children that a room can physically accommodate. This should be greater than or equal to any NumberOfGuests values that you send with rates.

The value of <Capacity> must be a positive integer between 1 and 99, inclusive. See here for an example.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / AdultCapacity 0..1 Integer The maximum number of adults that a room can physically accommodate. This should be greater than or equal to any NumberOfGuests values that you send with rates. This value is only used in conjunction with ExtraGuestCharges.

The value of <AdultCapacity> must be a positive integer between 1 and 99, inclusive. See here for an example.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / ChildCapacity 0..1 Integer The maximum number of children that a room can physically accommodate. This value is only used in conjunction with ExtraGuestCharges.

The value of <ChildCapacity> must be a positive integer between 1 and 99, inclusive. See here for an example.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / OccupancySettings 0..1 OccupancySettings Settings which can restrict or modify the occupancy requirements of a room.

The <OccupancySettings> element takes the following child elements:

  • <MinOccupancy>: The minimum number of guests that can stay in a room. For example, if this is set to 2, this room cannot be booked for a single guest.

    The value of <MinOccupancy> must be a positive integer between 1 and 99, inclusive.

  • <MinAge>: The minimum age for all guests staying in a room. For example, if this is set to 18, this room can only be booked for groups where all guests are of age 18 or above.

    The value of <MinAge> must be a positive integer between 0 and 99, inclusive.

<OccupancySettings>
  <MinOccupancy>2</MinOccupancy>
  <MinAge>16</MinAge>
</OccupancySettings>

Not all child elements need to be included.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / RoomData / PhotoURL 0..n PhotoURL A URL and optional caption for a photo of the given room or Room Bundle. You can specify more than one <PhotoURL> for a room or Room Bundle.

This element takes the following child elements:

  • <URL>: Specifies the location of the photo. The location should be public (not behind a firewall) and should include the protocol (http://).
  • <Caption>: Defines the caption for the photo. This element takes a single child element, <Text>, which has two required attributes, text and language. The text attribute is the caption, and the language attribute specifies a two-letter language code such as "en".
<PhotoURL>
  <URL>http://www.foo.com/static/bar/image1234.jpg</URL>
  <Caption>
    <Text text="A bright and breezy way to enjoy your mornin'
      cuppa tea." language="en"/>
    <Text text="Une façon lumineuse et aérée pour profiter
      de votre journée tasse de thé." language="fr"/>
  </Caption>
</PhotoURL>
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData 0..n PackageData

Container for elements that describe rate features and terms that aren't part of the physical room description.

Note: At least one of <RoomData> or <PackageData> is required.

Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / PackageID 1 String PackageID in these messages corresponds to the RatePlanCode in the OTA_HotelRateAmountNotifRQ and OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ messages.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Name 1 Name Container for the name of the category of package in one or more languages.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Name / Text 1..n Text Specifies the name of the category of package in one language.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Name / Text / @text 1..n String The name of the category of package in the language specified by the language attribute.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Description 1 Name Container for the description of the category of package in one or more languages.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Description / Text 1..n Text Specifies the description of the category of package in one language.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Description / Text / @text 1..n String The description of the category of package in the language specified by the language attribute.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Description / Text / @language 1..n String A two-letter language code.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / AllowableRoomIDs 0..1 AllowableRoomIDs A container for <AllowableRoomID> elements.

If <AllowableRoomIDs> is specified, the rate plan identified by the <PackageID> in the parent <PackageData> element can only be combined with the room types defined by the <AllowableRoomID> elements.

If <AllowableRoomIDs> isn't specified, the rate plan identified by the <PackageID> in the parent <PackageData> element can be combined with any room type.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / AllowableRoomIDs / AllowableRoomID 1..n AllowableRoomID Specifies the RoomID of a room type that can be combined with this rate plan. A room type is defined in a <RoomData> element.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Refundable 0..1 Refundable Enables listing a rate as being fully refundable or providing a free cancellation. If not provided, no information about a refund is displayed.

Note: We recommend setting all of the attributes. A feed status warning message is generated when one or more attributes are not set.

If you do not set any attributes, the rate does not display as refundable.

When setting the attributes, note the following:

  • If available or refundable_until_days isn't set, the rate does not display as refundable.
  • If available is 0 or false, the other attributes are ignored. The rate does not display as refundable even if one or both of the other attributes is set.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Refundable / @available 1 Boolean (Required) Set to 1 or true to indicate if the rate allows a full refund; otherwise set to 0 or false.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Refundable / @refundable_until_days 0..1 Integer (Required if available is true) Specifies the number of days in advance of check-in that a full refund can be requested. The value of refundable_until_days must be an integer between 0 and 330, inclusive.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / Refundable / @refundable_until_time 0..1 Time (Highly recommended if available is true) Specifies the latest time of day, in the local time of the hotel, that a full refund request will be honored. This can be combined with refundable_until_days to specify, for example, that "refunds are available until 4:00PM two days before check-in". If refundable_until_time isn't set, the value defaults to midnight.
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / BreakfastIncluded 0..1 Boolean Specifies whether this room type includes breakfast.

Valid values are 0 (or false) and 1 (or true).

Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / InternetIncluded 0..1 Boolean If the room includes internet access at no charge, while other rooms don't include this amenity. Don't set this element in a hotel that provides free internet to all rooms. This element doesn't apply to in-room wired internet or wireless internet that is not available in guest rooms. Valid values are 0 (or false) and 1 (or true).
Transaction / PropertyDataSet / PackageData / ParkingIncluded 0..1 Boolean Whether a room includes parking at no charge, where parking would otherwise be a paid service at this hotel. Do not specify a value for this element for a hotel that offers free parking. Valid values are 0 (or false) and 1 (or true). The default value is false.

Examples

Example 1

The following is a basic example of how to define a property's room and package data in a Transaction (Property Data) message. The overlay attribute is used to ensure that, if any data unexpectedly exists already, all existing data is deleted and replaced with the data in this message:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2020-05-18T16:20:00-04:00"
             id="12345678"
             partner="partner_key">
  <PropertyDataSet action="overlay">
    <Property>Property_1</Property>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>RoomID_1</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="King" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="Room with a king bed" language="en"/>
      </Description>
      <Capacity>2</Capacity>
      <PhotoURL>
        <URL>http://www.foo.com/static/bar/image.jpg</URL>
        <Caption>
          <Text text="Room with a king bed" language="en"/>
        </Caption>
      </PhotoURL>
    </RoomData>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>RoomID_2</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Double" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional RoomData child elements omitted. -->
    </RoomData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>PackageID_1</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Standard" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="Standard rate" language="en"/>
      </Description>
      <Refundable available="true" refundable_until_days="7" refundable_until_time="18:00:00"/>
      <BreakfastIncluded>0</BreakfastIncluded>
    </PackageData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>PackageID_2</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Free Breakfast" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="Free breakfast rate" language="en"/>
      </Description>
      <Refundable available="true" refundable_until_days="7" refundable_until_time="18:00:00"/>
      <BreakfastIncluded>1</BreakfastIncluded>
    </PackageData>
  </PropertyDataSet>
</Transaction>

Example 2

The following is an example of how to add a room type and package to existing <Transaction> data:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2020-07-18T16:20:00-04:00"
             id="12345678"
             partner="partner_key">
  <PropertyDataSet action="delta">
    <Property>Property_1</Property>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>RoomID_3</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Queen" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional RoomData child elements omitted. -->
    </RoomData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>PackageID_3</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Non-Refundable" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional PackageData child elements omitted. -->
      <Refundable available="false"/>
    </PackageData>
  </PropertyDataSet>
</Transaction>

Example 3

The following is an example of how to remove existing room types and packages. In this scenario, if the messages in Example 1 and Example 2 had been sent to Google previously, the King and Double room types would no longer exist once Google receives the message shown below. Note that removing package data affects the overall rate plan as defined across Transaction (Property Data), OTA_HotelRateAmountNotifRQ, and OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ messages (by referencing the same PackageID value), and thus corresponding updates using the other message types may be required to reflect that PackageID_2 and PackageID_3 are no longer defined here.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2020-08-18T16:20:00-04:00"
             id="12345678"
             partner="partner_key">
  <PropertyDataSet action="overlay">
    <Property>Property_1</Property>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>RoomID_1</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Queen" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional RoomData child elements omitted. -->
      <Capacity>2</Capacity>
      <PhotoURL>
        <URL>http://www.foo.com/static/bar/image.jpg</URL>
        <Caption>
          <Text text="Room with a queen bed" language="en"/>
        </Caption>
      </PhotoURL>
    </RoomData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>PackageID_1</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Refundable" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional PackageData child elements omitted. -->
      <Refundable available="true" refundable_until_days="7" refundable_until_time="18:00:00"/>
      <BreakfastIncluded>0</BreakfastIncluded>
    </PackageData>
  </PropertyDataSet>
</Transaction>

Example 4

The following is an example of how to use the <AllowablePackageIDs> element to restrict the rate plans allowed for a room type. In this example, the Queen room type (RoomID_2) can only be combined with the package and rate plan identified as PackageID_1.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2020-12-18T16:20:00-04:00"
             id="12345678"
             partner="partner_key">
  <PropertyDataSet action="overlay">
    <Property>Property_1</Property>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>RoomID_1</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="King" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional RoomData child elements omitted. -->
    </RoomData>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>RoomID_2</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Queen" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <AllowablePackageIDs>
        <AllowablePackageID>PackageID_1</AllowablePackageID>
      </AllowablePackageIDs>
      <!-- Additional RoomData child elements omitted. -->
    </RoomData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>PackageID_1</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Standard" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional PackageData child elements omitted. -->
      <Refundable available="true" refundable_until_days="7" refundable_until_time="18:00:00"/>
      <BreakfastIncluded>0</BreakfastIncluded>
    </PackageData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>PackageID_2</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Free Breakfast" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <!-- Additional PackageData child elements omitted. -->
      <Refundable available="true" refundable_until_days="7" refundable_until_time="18:00:00"/>
      <BreakfastIncluded>1</BreakfastIncluded>
    </PackageData>
  </PropertyDataSet>
</Transaction>

Example 5

The following is an example of how to use the <Capacity>, <AdultCapacity>, <ChildCapacity> elements to set restrictions on room capacities.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2020-12-18T16:20:00-04:00"
             id="12345678"
             partner="partner_key">
  <PropertyDataSet action="overlay">
    <Property>Property_1</Property>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>RoomID_1</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Double" language="en"/>
      </Name>
      <Capacity>4</Capacity>
      <AdultCapacity>4</AdultCapacity>
      <ChildCapacity>3</ChildCapacity>
      <!-- Additional RoomData child elements omitted. -->
    </RoomData>
  </PropertyDataSet>
</Transaction>

The Double room type (RoomID_1) may have up to 4 guests total. Additionally, it may have up to 4 adults and up to 3 children. All three capacity requirements must be satisfied in order for this room to be bookable. This configuration is representative of a typical room with two beds that each fit two people. The child capacity is one less than the total capacity because the room must have at least one adult present.

Responses

Syntax

The TransactionResponse (Property Data) message uses the following syntax: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<TransactionResponse timestamp="timestamp"
                     id="message_ID"
                     partner="partner_key">
  <!-- Either Success or Issues will be populated. -->
  <Success/>
  <Issues>
    <Issue code="issue_code" status="issue_type">issue_description</Issue>
  </Issues>
</TransactionResponse>

Elements & Attributes

The TransactionResponse (Property Data) message has the following elements and attributes:
Element / @Attribute Occurrences Type Description
TransactionResponse 1 Complex element The root element indicating the success or issues for a received Transaction request message.
TransactionResponse / @timestamp 1 DateTime The creation date and time of this message.
TransactionResponse / @id 1 String The unique identifier from the associated Transaction message.
TransactionResponse / @partner 1 String The partner account for this message.
TransactionResponse / Success 0..1 Success Indicates that the Transaction message was processed successfully without warnings, errors, or failures.

Either <Success> or <Issues> is present in each message.
TransactionResponse / Issues 0..1 Issues A container for one or more issues encountered while processing the Transaction message.

Either <Success> or <Issues> is present in each message.
TransactionResponse / Issues / Issue 1..n Issue The description of a warning, error, or failure encountered while processing the Transaction message. Details on these issues can be found in Feed Status Error Messages.
TransactionResponse / Issues / Issue / @code 1 Integer The identifier for the issue.
TransactionResponse / Issues / Issue / @status 1 Enum

The type of issue encountered.

Valid values are warning, error, and failure.

Examples

Success

The following is a response to a successfully processed Transaction message.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<TransactionResponse timestamp="2020-05-18T16:20:00-04:00"
                     id="12345678"
                     partner="partner_key">
  <Success/>
</TransactionResponse>

Issues

The following is a response to a Transaction message not processed due to errors.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<TransactionResponse timestamp="2020-05-18T16:20:00-04:00"
                     id="12345678"
                     partner="partner_key">
  <Issues>
    <Issue code="1001" status="error">Example</Issue>
  </Issues>
</TransactionResponse>