Retrieve property attributes

Retrieve the following property attribute details for one or all properties using the OTA_HotelSearch endpoint:

Property creation and last change dates along with supported currency code
Property status
Property content score

If you enable the feature: Include hotel connections in HotelSearch (hotel_search_include_connections) in the Provider Portal, you can also see the details of all the connection types available for the property.

Viewing property attributes

POST https://supply-xml.booking.com/hotels/ota/OTA_HotelSearch

Request body parameters

The following table describes the elements you must add in the request body:

Element	Attribute	Description	Type	Required/ Optional	Notes
`OTA_HotelSearchRQ`		Root element.	object	required	-
> `Criteria`		Contains search criteria.	object	optional	By omitting `Criteria`, you can retrieve the attributes of all properties that you manage. Consider using `Pagination` to paginate the results. If you specify a property ID using `Criteria`, you cannot specify pagination details using `TPA_Extensions`.
>> `Criterion`		Contains search criteria for one property.	object	optional	-
>>> `HotelRef`		Contains the property ID of the property you want to retrieve status details for.	string	optional	-
	`HotelCode`	Specifies the property ID.	string	optional	-
> `TPA_Extensions`		Contains pagination details.	object	optional	Because the number of properties that you manage can get quite high, retrieving attribute information for all of them at once can cause pagination issues. You can request property attributes in batches by specifying the `TPA_Extensions`->`Pagination` object in the request body.
>> `Pagination`		Specifies pagination details.	object	optional	If you specify pagination details using `TPA_Extensions`, you cannot specify property ID using `Criteria`. Results are sorted in ascending order of `HotelCode`.
	`Page`	Specifies the number of pages you want to see the results in.	string	required	-
	`PageSize`	Specifies the number of properties per page.	string	required	The response contains the attribute details of only the number of properties specified per each page. We recommend using 100 as PageSize.

Request body example

The following request body example retrieves property attributes for one specified property:

<OTA_HotelSearchRQ xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05" Version="2.001">
  <Criteria>
    <Criterion>
      <!-- Replace the {PlaceHolder} in the following line! -->
      <HotelRef HotelCode="{PropertyID}"/>
    </Criterion>
  </Criteria>
</OTA_HotelSearchRQ>

Response body example

<OTA_HotelSearchRS
    xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05 OTA_HotelSearchRS.xsd" TimeStamp="2023-12-02T15:07:34-00:00" Target="Production" Version="3.000">
    <Properties LastChange="2023-12-01 12:00:00">
        <Property HotelCode="{PropertyID}" HotelName="The Best Hotel" CurrencyCode="EUR">
            <TPA_Extensions HotelStatus="XML: Being built" Created="2023-11-19 07:13:06" LastChange="2023-12-01 16:41:53" ContentScore="67" ConnectionStatus="XML Active">
                 <Connections>
                    <Connection ConnectionType="Reservations" ConnectionState="XML Active" />
                    <Connection ConnectionType="Rates and Availability" ConnectionState="XML Active" />
                    <Connection ConnectionType="Content" ConnectionState="XML Active" />
                </Connections>
            </TPA_Extensions>
        </Property>
    </Properties>
</OTA_HotelSearchRS>

Response body elements

The following table describes the response elements:

Element	Attribute	Description	Type	Notes
`OTA_HotelSearchRS`		Root element.	object
> `TPA_Extensions`		Contains pagination details.	object	-
>> `Pagination`		Contains pagination details.	object	Results are sorted in ascending order of `HotelCode`.
	`TotalAmount`	Specifies the total number of properties found.	integer	-
	`PageCount`	Specifies the total number of pages of current `PageSize`	integer	-
	`Page`	Specifies the number of requested pages.	integer
	`PageSize`	Specifies the number of properties per page.	integer
> `Properties`		Contains a collection of attributes for all properties.	array of Property
>> `Property`		Contains the attribute details of each property.	object	-
	`HotelCode`	Specifies the Booking.com property ID.	string	-
	`HotelName`	Specifies the property name.	string	-
	`CurrencyCode`	Specifies the currency code.	currencycode	Booking.com defines the currency for each property. Retrieve a list of all currency codes with /xml/currencies.
>>> `TPA_Extensions`		Contains additional details.	object	-
	`HotelStatus`	Contains the current property status.	string	To find the list of all supported property status, see property status.
	`Created`	Specifies the property's creation date and time (CE(S)T).	string	Format: `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:DD`
	`LastChange`	Specifies the date and time the property status last changed (CE(S)T).	string	Format: `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:DD`
	`ContentScore`	Specifies the property page content score as a percentage.	string	The `ContentScore` is calculated periodically. It may take a while for your changes to reflect on the score.
	`ConnectionStatus`	Specifies the property connection status.	string	For more information on all the possible connection status, see Connections status.
>>>> `Connections`		Contains information about connection types and their current status.	object	To view the details, enable the feature: Include hotel connections in HotelSearch (`hotel_search_include_connections`) in Provider Portal.
>>>>> `Connection`		Contains information about each connection type.	object	-
	`ConnectionType`	Specifies the connection type allowed for the property.	string	-
	`ConnectionStatus`	Specifies the connection status for the specific connection type.	enumerated string	For more information on all the possible connection type status, see Connections status.

Connections status

The Connections array contains information about connection types and their current status. The endpoint does not return connection details, by default.

To view the details, you must enable the feature: Include hotel connections in HotelSearch (hotel_search_include_connections) in Provider Portal.

The ConnectionState element can contain the following values:

Pending Connection: Connection is pending on provider side
Pending Property: Connection is pending on property side
XML Active: Connection is active

Pagination - Request Example

<OTA_HotelSearchRQ xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05" Version="2.001" >
    <TPA_Extensions>
        <Pagination Page="1" PageSize="100"/>
    </TPA_Extensions>
</OTA_HotelSearchRQ>

Pagination - Response Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OTA_HotelSearchRS xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05 OTA_HotelSearchRS.xsd" TimeStamp="2019-12-23T14:18:06+00:00" Target="Test" Version="3.000">
    <TPA_Extensions>
        <Pagination TotalAmount="3500" PageCount="35" Page="1" PageSize="100"/>
    </TPA_Extensions>
    <Properties>
        <Property HotelCode="{PropertyID}" HotelName="The Best Hotel" CurrencyCode="EUR">
            <TPA_Extensions HotelStatus="XML: Being built" Created="2023-11-19 07:13:06" LastChange="2023-12-01 16:41:53" ContentScore="67" ConnectionStatus="XML Active">
                 <Connections>
                    <Connection ConnectionType="Reservations" ConnectionState="XML Active" />
                    <Connection ConnectionType="Rates and Availability" ConnectionState="XML Active" />
                    <Connection ConnectionType="Content" ConnectionState="XML Active" />
                </Connections>
            </TPA_Extensions>
        </Property>
        ...
        <Property HotelCode="{PropertyID}" HotelName="The Best Hotel 2" CurrencyCode="EUR">
            <TPA_Extensions HotelStatus="XML: Being built" Created="2023-12-15 03:23:01" LastChange="2016-12-01 16:41:53" ContentScore="68" ConnectionStatus="Pending Property"/>
            <Connections>
                <Connection ConnectionType="Content" ConnectionState="Pending Property" />
            </Connections>
        </Property>
    </Properties>
</OTA_HotelSearchRS>