Introduction
This documentation details Ventrata's implementation of the OCTo API Specification which is an open API standard initiative for the experiences industry. More information about the OCTo specification and who's part of it can be read here: https://octospec.com/
Ventrata implement's the core specification but also provides 5 optional capabilities:
Pricing
Content
Offers (special offers and promotions)
Cart (multi-booking orders)
Card Payments
OCTo defines core terms that are re-used throughout the specification. A full description of those terms can be found on OCTo Spec Website but we have included a table below to get started.
Name | Description |
Reseller | You are the reseller, connecting via the API |
Supplier | The supplier on Ventrata which you are connecting to |
Product | The attraction, activity or tour |
Option | A variant of the product, all products must have at least one option |
Unit | The ticket type, e.g. Adult, Child, Senior etc. |
Booking | A booking made for a specific product and option and one or more unit items |
Unit Item | A line item per unit within the booking |
Voucher | A single barcode that can be used for the whole booking |
Ticket | A barcode that can be used per unit item |
