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Using Geo APIs with Get Vehicle Availability

Geo Auto Complete API

The Geo Auto Complete API is a RESTful service that can be used to obtain latitude and longitude values during the GetVehAvail process.

How to use

Required Input Parameters:

  • Query - Used to input search data
  • ClientID - Used to input the travel agency’s Pseudo City Code (PCC)
  • Category - Used to describe the type of query above.

GetVehAvailRQ Terminology

  • POI – Point of Interest
  • RAIL – Rail station name
  • CITY – City name

GetVehAvailRQ

To find the latitude and longitude of the Eiffel Tower, which is a point of interest (POI), the request would look like the following:

Request:

`http://hotvlp211.sabre.com:8170/nggp-autocomplete-services/geo_autocomplete/select?query=eiffel%20tower&limit=10&clientId=pcc&category=POI`

Response:

{
 "responseHeader":{
  "status":0,
  "QTime":2},
 "grouped":{
  "category:POI":{
   "matches":6,
   "doclist":{"numFound":4,"start":0,"docs":[
    {
     "name":"Eiffel Tower",
     "country":"FR",
     "countryName":"France",
     "category":"POI:Historical Monument",
     "id":"801890088",
     "dataset":"POI",
     "datasource":"POI",
     "confidenceFactor":"1",
     "latitude":"48.8586",
     "longitude":"2.29398",
     "ranking":0},
    {
     "name":"Eiffel Tower",
     "city":"Paris",
     "country":"FR",
     "countryName":"France",
     "stateName":"le-De-France",
     "state":"le-De-France",
     "category":"POI:HISTORICAL MONUMENT/CEMETERY:HISTORICAL MONUMENT",
     "dataset":"POI",
     "datasource":"POI",
     "confidenceFactor":"1",
     "latitude":"48.85793",
     "longitude":"2.29526",
     "ranking":0},
    {
     "name":"Eiffel Tower Tour",
     "city":"Las Vegas",
     "country":"US",
     "countryName":"United States Of America",
     "stateName":"Nevada",
     "state":"NV",
     "category":"POI:TOURIST ATTRACTION:TOURIST ATTRACTION",
     "dataset":"POI",
     "datasource":"POI",
     "confidenceFactor":"1",
     "latitude":"36.11185",
     "longitude":"-115.17142",
     "ranking":0},
    {
     "name":"Eiffel Tower Tour",
     "city":"Uninc Clark County",
     "country":"US",
     "countryName":"United States Of America",
     "stateName":"Nevada",
     "state":"Nevada",
     "category":"POI:Tourist Attraction",
     "id":"19408882",
     "dataset":"POI",
     "datasource":"POI",
     "confidenceFactor":"1",
     "latitude":"36.11183",
     "longitude":"-115.1714",
     "ranking":0}]
}}}}

Geo Auto Correct

Geo AutoCorrect is used in conjunction with GetVehAvail to get a successful response in the latitude and longitude for a search point.

Geo AutoCorrect automatically prioritizes the most viewed location to the top. It reviews the response, selects the location that applies, and displays the latitude and longitude in the GetVehAvialRQ.

Since the Geo AutoCorrect response is used in conjunction with GetVehAvail, the rest of the response is ignored.

Geo Search Request API

GeoSearchRQ is used to request information about car rental locations, hotel properties, or airports.

How to use?

The GeoSearchRQ API  is used to get latitude and longitude values for use with the GetVehAvailRQ API.

Required Input Parameters:

  • Radius - it is used to determine the size of the search area to find the category of information.
  • Unit of Measure – it is used in conjunction with GetVehAvail, and the default value is set to MI.

Ensure to select one of the AddressRef features below to determine the Geo point:

AddressRef

  • Street
  • County
  • StateProv
  • PostalCode
  • CountryCode
  • City

Optional Input Parameters:

  • Category - the default value is HOTEL.

MaxResults:

It is the limit of  number of responses which the user wants, while using GeoSearch for getting latitude or longitude for GetVehAvail the MaxResults can be set to 1.

To achieve MaxResults, refer the below section:

XML Request Structure

<GeoSearchRQ>

  <GeoRef Radius=" " UOM=" " MaxResults=" " OffSet=" " Category=" ">

  <AddressRef Street=" " City=" " PostalCode=" " County=" " StateProv=" " CountryCode=" "/>

  </GeoRef>

</GeoSearchRQ>

XML Request Definitions

<GeoSearchRQ>

This field is the beginning of the request for GeoSearch.

<GeoRef Radius=" " UOM=" " MaxResults=" " OffSet=" " Category=" ">

The Geo Reference element and attributes are used to describe the number of miles or kilometers radius to search around the reference point, the maximum number of results, and the type of information to be returned.

 

Name
Description
Radius=" "
  • The Radius attribute is a mandatory field and it must be 1-3 numeric.
  • The Radius in conjunction with Unit of Measure (UOM) determine the size of the search area to find the category of information.
  • Radius value defaults to 10 when used in conjunction with GetVehAvail.
UOM=" "
  • The Radius, in conjunction with Unit of Measure, determines the size of the search area to find the category of information.
  • The Unit of Measure (UOM) attribute is a mandatory field .
  • The UOM must be MI or KM for miles or kilometers.
  • When used in conjunction with GetVehAvail, the default value is set to MI.
MaxResults=" "
  • It determines the maximum amount of responses if there are many in the search area, the locations returned will always be the closest locations.
  • The Maximum Results attribute is an optional field and defaults to 300.
  • The maximum results can be between 1-3 numeric (a number from 1 to 300).
  • When used in conjunction with GetVehAvail, the default value  is set to 1.
Category=" "
  • The Category determines the type of locations returned.
  • The Category attribute is a mandatory field.
  • The category must be either CAR, HOTEL, or AIR.

CAR - Car rental locations.

HOTEL - Hotel property locations.

AIR – Airport locations.

 
Street=" "
  • The Street attribute is an optional field between 1-50 characters.
  • We strongly suggest using this attribute in conjunction with GetVehAvail.
City=" "
  • The City attribute is an optional field and is between 1-50 characters.
  • This attribute is mandatory when used in conjunction with GetVehAvail.
OffSet=" " The OffSet attribute is an optional field and is used for internal Sabre use only. Do not use if you are a third-party Developer.
PostalCode=" " The Postal Code attribute is an optional field between 1-50 characters, but is usually 5-11 alpha-numeric
County=" "
  • County is primarily used in countries that have the same City name used repeatedly in a state or province.
  • The County attribute is an optional field between 1-50 characters
StateProv=" "
  • Abbreviation for the state code or province code. For example, NY = New York.
  • The State Province attribute is an optional field between 1-50 characters but is usually 2-3 characters.
  • When used in conjunction with GetVehAvail and the CountryCode = US, this attribute is a mandatory field.
CountryCode=" "
  • The Country Code attribute is a mandatory field between 2-50 characters, but usually is the a 2-character country code abbreviation.For example, US = United States.
  • When used in conjunction with GetVehAvail, the default value is CAR.

<AddressRef Street=" " City=" " PostalCode=" " County=" " StateProv=" " CountryCode=" "/>

Address Reference

  • The Address Reference element is an optional field, but it is the most used element when searching for car rental locations except for CountryCode.
  • The more attributes which are used, the more accurate the location information is returned.

Sample Request:

<GeoSearchRQ>

  <GeoRef Radius="10" UOM="MI" MaxResults="1" Category="CAR">

  <AddressRef Street="3150 Sabre Drive" City="Southlake" PostalCode="76092" County=" " StateProv="TX" CountryCode="US"/>

  </GeoRef>

</GeoSearchRQ>

 

Sample Response:

<GeoSearchRS">
<ApplicationResults status="Complete"">
<Success timeStamp="2019-01-16T15:54:26.364-06:00"/>
<ApplicationResults>
<GeoSearchResults Radius="10.0" UOM="MI" Category="CAR" Latitude="32.982263" 

Longitude="-97.161872" MaxSearchResults="12" OffSet="1">

<GeoSearchResult Distance="5.39" Direction="SW" Latitude="32.934204" 

Longitude="-97.235146">

<Name>DFWW055 KELLER</Name>
<Id>ETDFWW055</Id>
<Street>830 KELLER PKWY</Street>
<Zip>76248-2400</Zip>
<City>KELLER</City>
<State>TX</State>
<Country>US</Country>
<ConfidenceFactor>1</ConfidenceFactor>
<Attribute Name="vendor" Value="ET"/>
<GeoSearchResult>
<GeoSearchResults>
<GeoSearchRS>

GeoSearch Response

GeoSearch is used in conjunction with GetVehAvail to display the latitude and longitude of  the search point and NOT  for the latitude and longitude of the rental location.

<GeoSearchRS>

This field is the beginning of a request for GeoSearch response.

<ApplicationResults status="Complete">

The Application results status attribute must be Complete.

If  application is Complete skip directly to GeoSearchResults latitude and longitude.

<GeoSearchResults Radius="10.0" UOM="MI" Category="CAR" Latitude="32.982263" Longitude="-97.161872" MaxSearchResults="12" OffSet="1">

For the purpose of using GeoSearchResults in conjunction with GetVehAvail, use the latitude and longitude.

  • Do NOT use the latitude and longitude from GeoSearchResult.
  • Do use the latitude and longitude from GeoSearchResults.

Note:

  • The S at the end of GeoSearchResults marks the difference between GeoSearchResult. For example, the rest of the response is ignored.