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v1.0.0OpenAPI 3.1.1

Demo: Orbit Travel API

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Search destinations, flights and seat maps, book and pay, manage saved passengers and Orbit Miles, and receive booking and payment events by webhook or from the Events API.

Every request needs an API key in the x-api-key header, or an OAuth access token from Create an access token in Authorization: Bearer …. Each credential can make 60 requests a minute.

Server
Local
Authentication Required
Your API key. The sample server accepts `otk_test_4f9a2c1b8e7d6a5f`.
x-api-key:
Client Libraries
Shell

Authentication

Create an access token

Get a seat map

Auth Required

Returns the seat map of a flight: every cabin, row and seat, with what is free right now. Seats in the exit row cost extra.

Path Parameters

idstringrequired

Flight id.

Example: flt_2031_proxima

Query Parameters

cabinstring

Only this cabin.

Enum values:economybusinesscryosleep

Responses

200OK
application/json
flightIdstringrequired

Flight id.

Example: flt_2031_proxima
vesselstringrequired

Vessel type.

Example: Orbit Clipper OC-9
holdDurationSecondsnumberrequired

How long a seat hold lasts, in seconds.

Example: 900
cabinsCabinSeatMapDto[]required

One map per cabin the flight sells.

Show child attributes
cabinstringrequired

Cabin.

Example: economy
layoutstring[]required

Column letters, left to right; an empty string marks an aisle.

Example: ["A","B","C","","D","E","F"]
rowsSeatRowDto[]required

Rows, front to back.

Show child attributes
numbernumberrequired

Row number.

Example: 24
seatsSeatDto[]required

Seats in the row, left to right.

Show child attributes
statusstringrequired

Whether the seat can be held.

Example: available
featuresstring[]required

What makes this seat different.

Enum values:windowaisleextra_legroomexit_rowviewport
Example: ["window","extra_legroom"]
priceSeatPriceDtorequired

Extra charge for this seat; null when it is included in the fare.

Show child attributes
amountnumberrequired

Extra charge in cents.

Example: 4900
currencystringrequired

ISO 4217 currency code.

Example: USD
numberstringrequired

Seat number: row and column.

Example: 24A
columnstringrequired

Column letter.

Example: A
Headers
X-RateLimit-Limitinteger

Requests allowed per minute for this credential.

Example: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaininginteger

Requests left in the current window.

Example: 59
X-RateLimit-Resetinteger

When the window resets, in Unix seconds.

Example: 1949398800
400The request is invalid: a parameter or body field failed validation.
application/json
statusCodeintegerrequired

HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

Example: 404
messagestring | string[]required

What went wrong, for people. Validation failures list one entry per problem. Do not branch on this text.

Example: Booking not found
errorstring

Short name of the status.

Example: Not Found
401Authentication is missing or invalid.
application/json
statusCodeintegerrequired

HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

Example: 404
messagestring | string[]required

What went wrong, for people. Validation failures list one entry per problem. Do not branch on this text.

Example: Booking not found
errorstring

Short name of the status.

Example: Not Found
403Authenticated, but not allowed to do this.
application/json
statusCodeintegerrequired

HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

Example: 404
messagestring | string[]required

What went wrong, for people. Validation failures list one entry per problem. Do not branch on this text.

Example: Booking not found
errorstring

Short name of the status.

Example: Not Found
404No flight with this id.
application/json
statusCodeintegerrequired

HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

Example: 404
messagestring | string[]required

What went wrong, for people. Validation failures list one entry per problem. Do not branch on this text.

Example: Booking not found
errorstring

Short name of the status.

Example: Not Found
429Too many requests: more than 60 a minute. Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
application/json
statusCodeintegerrequired

HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

Example: 404
messagestring | string[]required

What went wrong, for people. Validation failures list one entry per problem. Do not branch on this text.

Example: Booking not found
errorstring

Short name of the status.

Example: Not Found
Headers
Retry-Afterinteger

Seconds to wait before retrying.

Example: 42
X-RateLimit-Limitinteger

Requests allowed per minute for this credential.

Example: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaininginteger

Requests left in the current window.

Example: 59
X-RateLimit-Resetinteger

When the window resets, in Unix seconds.

Example: 1949398800
500Something failed on the server. Retry with backoff.
application/json
statusCodeintegerrequired

HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

Example: 404
messagestring | string[]required

What went wrong, for people. Validation failures list one entry per problem. Do not branch on this text.

Example: Booking not found
errorstring

Short name of the status.

Example: Not Found
GET/v1/flights/{id}/seats
curl http://localhost:3010/v1/flights/flt_2031_proxima/seats \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
{
  "flightId": "flt_2031_proxima",
  "vessel": "Orbit Clipper OC-9",
  "holdDurationSeconds": 900,
  "cabins": [
    {
      "cabin": "economy",
      "layout": [
        "A",
        "B",
        "C",
        "",
        "D",
        "E",
        "F"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "number": 24,
          "seats": [
            {}
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Hold seats

Models

BankTransferInstructionsDto
BankTransferPaymentRequestDto
BoardingGroup Boarding group, called in order.
BoardingPassDto
BoardingPassFormat
BoardingPassPassengerDto
BookingDto
BookingListDto
BookingStatus Where the booking is in its life.
CabinClass Cabin.
CabinSeatMapDto
CancelBookingDto
CardBrand Card network.
CardDetailsDto
CardPaymentRequestDto
Climate
CreateBookingDto
CreatePassengerDto
CreateRedemptionDto
CreateRefundDto
CreateSeatHoldDto
CreateWebhookEndpointDto
DestinationDto
DestinationListDto
DocumentKind What the document is, detected from the scan.
DocumentStatus Review status. Boarding needs a verified passport.
EventDataDto
EventDto
EventListDto
FareDto
FlightDto
FlightListDto
GrantType Always `client_credentials`.
LegacyFlightSearchDto
LoyaltyAccountDto
LoyaltyTier Current tier, from lifetime points.
LoyaltyTransactionDto
LoyaltyTransactionListDto
LoyaltyTransactionType
MealPreference Meal served on board.
OAuthErrorCode Machine-readable error code.
OAuthErrorDto
PageInfoDto
PassengerDto
PassengerListDto
PassengerProfileDto
PassportDto
PaymentDto
PaymentMethodDetailsDto
PaymentMethodType How the payment was made. Exactly one of the objects below is set.
PaymentStatus Where the payment is in its life.
RedemptionDto
RedemptionStatus Redemptions complete immediately.
RefundDto
RefundReason Why the money went back.
RefundStatus Bank transfer refunds stay `pending` for a few days.
RewardType Reward to buy. Costs: `cabin_upgrade` 40,000, `booking_credit` 10,000 ($100 off), `extra_baggage` 8,000, `lounge_access` 5,000.
SeatDto
SeatFeature What makes this seat different.
SeatHoldDto
SeatHoldStatus Active until it is used on a booking or expires.
SeatMapDto
SeatPreference Preferred seat, used when seats are auto-assigned.
SeatPriceDto
SeatRowDto
SeatStatus Whether the seat can be held.
TestWebhookEndpointDto
TierProgressDto
TokenRequestDto
TokenResponseDto
TravelDocumentDto
TravelDocumentListDto
TravelPreferencesDto
UpdateBookingDto
UpdatePassengerDto
UpdateTravelPreferencesDto
UploadDocumentDto
WalletPaymentRequestDto
WalletType Wallet the token comes from.
WebhookDeliveryDto
WebhookDeliveryStatus `succeeded` when your endpoint answered with a 2xx status.
WebhookEndpointDto
WebhookEndpointListDto
WebhookEvent