Vehicle Shopping and Booking

Required. Provides a generic request for rental vehicles that are available in a certain city between two specific dates.

By default, responses are sorted from low to high rate. Modifiers such as specific vehicle types, features, or rental locations can be used to narrow the response.

Note: Only one or the other of Vehicle Search or Vehicle Matrix is required.

Required. Provides a basic Vehicle Search Availability call that returns a maximum amount of vehicle rates in the fastest time possible. This transaction supports web-based applications that display a table of vehicle rates where the axes represent vehicle suppliers by vehicle types. The Vehicle Matrix response provides the data necessary to complete this grid in one transaction. No follow-up “Get More” transactions are required to obtain additional response data.

Note: Only one or the other of Vehicle Search or Vehicle Matrix is required.

Optional, but recommended. Stand-alone functionality. Requests details about a specific vehicle vendor location for a specific date.

Optional, but recommended. Uses keyword information to detail a vehicle supplier's business policies and services.

Optional. Stand-alone functionality. Requests vehicle images and descriptions. Typically, images and descriptions are requested as part of shopping functions, such as a Vehicle Search or a Vehicle Details request.

Optional, but recommended. Stand-alone functionality. Obtains additional information regarding conditions and charges associated with a vehicle rental.

Required. Reserves a vehicle option that was selected from the Vehicle Search response.