Hold and pay (XML)
Book without collecting payment, then confirm the hold later. Continues from a priced offer (steps 1–2 of Make a test booking).
Currency is USD; use the sandbox Visa test card when paying — see payments.
Booking contacts: leave the primary ContactInfo unreferenced — see contacts.
Step 1 — OrderCreate without payment
POST /ndc/v21.3/OrderCreate
Same CreateOrder and DataLists as a paid create, but omit PaymentFunctions. That is the XML hold.
IATA_OrderCreateRQ (payment omitted — hold)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<IATA_OrderCreateRQ xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersMessage">
<DistributionChain>
<DistributionChainLink xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<Ordinal>1</Ordinal>
<OrgRole>Seller</OrgRole>
<ParticipatingOrg>
<OrgID>BZ</OrgID>
</ParticipatingOrg>
</DistributionChainLink>
<DistributionChainLink xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<Ordinal>2</Ordinal>
<OrgRole>Carrier</OrgRole>
<ParticipatingOrg>
<OrgID>MX</OrgID>
</ParticipatingOrg>
</DistributionChainLink>
</DistributionChain>
<Request>
<CreateOrder xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<AcceptSelectedQuotedOfferList>
<SelectedPricedOffer>
<OfferRefID>OF-6a15d613-70e5-4277-a889-24e5b2acfbae</OfferRefID>
<OwnerCode>MX</OwnerCode>
<SelectedOfferItem>
<OfferItemRefID>OFI-6a15d613-70e5-4277-a889-24e5b2acfbae-0-ADT</OfferItemRefID>
<PaxRefID>PX1</PaxRefID>
</SelectedOfferItem>
</SelectedPricedOffer>
</AcceptSelectedQuotedOfferList>
</CreateOrder>
<DataLists xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<ContactInfoList>
<ContactInfo>
<ContactInfoID>CT1</ContactInfoID>
<EmailAddress>
</EmailAddress>
<Phone>
<PhoneNumber>8015551212</PhoneNumber>
</Phone>
</ContactInfo>
</ContactInfoList>
<PaxList>
<Pax>
<Individual>
<Birthdate>1980-01-01</Birthdate>
<GenderCode>M</GenderCode>
<GivenName>John</GivenName>
<Surname>Doe</Surname>
</Individual>
<PaxID>PX1</PaxID>
<PTC>ADT</PTC>
</Pax>
</PaxList>
</DataLists>
</Request>
</IATA_OrderCreateRQ>
The order view comes back unpaid (outstanding balance / payment time limit on the order). Capture OrderID for the next step.
Step 2 — OrderChange with payment
POST /ndc/v21.3/OrderChange
No ChangeOrderChoice — only Order plus PaymentFunctions. Amount must match the live balance due (CurCode USD):
IATA_OrderChangeRQ
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<IATA_OrderChangeRQ xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersMessage">
<DistributionChain>
<DistributionChainLink xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<Ordinal>1</Ordinal>
<OrgRole>Seller</OrgRole>
<ParticipatingOrg>
<OrgID>BZ</OrgID>
</ParticipatingOrg>
</DistributionChainLink>
<DistributionChainLink xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<Ordinal>2</Ordinal>
<OrgRole>Carrier</OrgRole>
<ParticipatingOrg>
<OrgID>MX</OrgID>
</ParticipatingOrg>
</DistributionChainLink>
</DistributionChain>
<Request>
<Order xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<OrderID>MXYTG780SE6I</OrderID>
<OwnerCode>MX</OwnerCode>
</Order>
<PaymentFunctions xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes">
<PaymentProcessingDetails>
<Amount CurCode="USD">59.00</Amount>
<Payer>
<PayerName>
<IndividualName>
<GivenName>John</GivenName>
<Surname>Doe</Surname>
</IndividualName>
</PayerName>
<PaymentAddress>
<PostalAddress>
<CityName>Los Angeles</CityName>
<CountryCode>US</CountryCode>
<CountrySubDivisionName>California</CountrySubDivisionName>
<PostalCode>90210</PostalCode>
<StreetText>123 Main St</StreetText>
</PostalAddress>
</PaymentAddress>
</Payer>
<PaymentMethod>
<PaymentCard>
<CardBrandCode>VI</CardBrandCode>
<CardNumber>4111111111111111</CardNumber>
<CardSecurityCode>123</CardSecurityCode>
<ExpirationDate>1227</ExpirationDate>
</PaymentCard>
</PaymentMethod>
</PaymentProcessingDetails>
</PaymentFunctions>
</Request>
</IATA_OrderChangeRQ>
A mismatch on Amount is rejected with ERR-3006 and nothing is charged.
Notes
- JSON callers must send
{ "type": "Hold" }explicitly; XML holds by omitting payment. See JSON & XML differences. - To cancel without paying:
ChangeOrderChoice > CancelUnpaidOrder. - JSON walkthrough: Hold and pay (JSON).