30-Day Trial Access to the Travelport Universal API Sandbox

Universal API is no longer being offered for sale except under extreme circumstances. Alternatively, we suggest you try our latest API product, Trip Services. You can review the help documentation here.

The content on this page otherwise remains for informational purposes for existing customers. Thank you for your understanding.

Legacy Universal API Sandbox and trial details

Note: Credentials are intended for evaluation purposes only. If you like Universal API and want to sign a contract, request a sales call through MyTravelport. Refer to the Support page for more information.

Requesting 30-Day Trial Credentials

If you want to sample Universal API, you can request trial credentials to Universal API:

1. Go to the Travelport Developer site.
2. From the Developer Tools menu, select Travelport Universal API.
3. Select the Try Travelport Universal API button under the Resources section.
4. Fill in the form and select Submit.

Shortly after you fill out and submit the form, you will receive two emails from webmaster@travelport.com:

• An email with your new credentials
• An email with your MyTravelport account invitation

After you register for Trial Access to Travelport Universal API, you receive a Welcome letter that provides you with credentials to access Universal API's Test system.

Getting Started with Your Credentials

For detailed information on using your credentials to access Universal API, we recommend that you review the following sections:

• Getting Started

  Includes an overview of Universal API; information about our data sources (providers and suppliers); design considerations; and recommendations for using Universal API in combination with Travelport’s legacy API products.

  Also provides detailed information to access Universal API, including:

  • Using your trial credentials in a ping request to confirm application connectivity.

    Important! When using Sandbox trial credentials, ensure the OriginApplication value is F8C867BC-Sandbox.

  • Sending a sample request to make a hotel reservation.

  • Using the appropriate SOAP endpoints for each service.

  • Implementing gzip compression to reduce response sizes.

  • Using Branch Codes (Target Branches) for emulation, which allows a Universal API client to assume the identity of another entity for which it has been provisioned to act.

  • High-level workflows that illustrate basic business processes to search, price, book, and fulfill travel segments.

• Sample XML transactions are provided for various Universal API functions.
• The Universal API Demo Site allows you to see and work with an application that is built over Universal API.
• C# proxy classes are provided to show how to consume the Universal API WSDL in C# (C Sharp) code. Download the zip file.
• A github repository provides sample application code in several languages, and instructions for step-by-step tutorials that help you connect to Universal API.

Additional Help sections provide more detailed information about specific Universal API services and their associated business processes.

The Travelport Developers Support Site

When you request your 30-Day Trial, you receive an invitation to your MyTravelport account. Click the link in the MyTravelport invitation email to access MyTravelport.

The Developer site provides you with access to the latest news and events, forums, support and help links, advisories, white papers, and other information to get started with Universal API. It also provides a Getting Started page to help guide your trial experience with Universal API.

Next Steps

If you like Universal API and want to sign a contract, please contact Jan-Paul Ephithite.