Tutorial: Create a test reservation
In this tutorial, you'll learn to create a test reservation for your test property.
What is a test reservation?
A test reservation is a simulated booking that you can create for your test property in our system. It is not a real reservation, but it has most of the same information that real reservations have. You can also modify or cancel them according to your testing purpose. This then allows you to check various functions of the system without having to make a real reservation.
Who is this for?
You should read this if you're any of the following:
- a developer who works for a company that wants to become a certified Booking.com Connectivity Partner;
- a developer who works for an existing Connectivity Partner, but is new to the Booking.com Connectivity APIs;
- a developer who wants to estimate the time needed to implement the API.
Before you start
You will need the following to complete the tutorial:
| Description | Notes |
|---|---|
| A test property with the Reservations, Rates and Availability connection types enabled. | To create a test property, see the Create a test property tutorial. If you are a non-content API provider, you’ll need to contact the Booking.com Connectivity Support team for your region. Click here to find out how. |
| A machine account with the correct permissions. | To create a machine account, log in to the Connectivity Portal. To get the right permissions, you’ll need to contact the Booking.com Connectivity Support team for your region. Click here to find out how. |
| An understanding of our authentication and security methods. | Your requests will not work unless you use the correct headers and protocols. |