What is NDC and why do I need an aggregator?

NDC (New Distribution Capability) is IATA's XML messaging standard for selling airline products. Every airline implements it differently. An aggregator gives you one integration that handles all those quirks.

How does pricing work?

You pay per request for data lookups (€0.01/request, first 50 free each month) and transaction fees when bookings, seats, or ancillaries are completed.

Changelog

What's new

Stay up to date with the latest Norba API updates, new features, and improvements.

American Airlines live in production

Airline Code Hub Network Capabilities
American Airlines AA DFW 350+ destinations globally Shopping, Pricing, Ancillaries, Seats, Orders, Servicing
American Airlines implements all 11 NDC operations: AirShopping, OfferPrice, ServiceList, SeatAvailability, OrderCreate, OrderRetrieve, OrderChange, OrderCancel, OrderReShop, OrderQuote, and OrderCommit.

Airline	Code	Hub	Network	Capabilities
American Airlines	`AA`	DFW	350+ destinations globally	Shopping, Pricing, Ancillaries, Seats, Orders, Servicing

Orders API — initial release

Create order endpoint (`POST /v1/orders`) now available for American Airlines.
Retrieve, pay, change, reshop, refund, and cancel order endpoints operational.
Order history and list endpoints added for agency-level audit.
Full audit trail with `order_events` for every state transition.

Shopping API — seat maps & services

Seat availability endpoint (`POST /v1/shopping/seats`) returns per-segment seat maps with pricing and features.
Service list endpoint (`POST /v1/shopping/services`) returns full ancillary catalogue — bags, meals, lounges, Wi‑Fi, priority boarding, fast track, upgrades.
Price offer endpoint (`POST /v1/shopping/offers/price`) locks an offer for 5–15 minutes.

Shopping API — search & aggregation

Search offers endpoint (`POST /v1/shopping/offers`) fans out to all connected airlines in parallel.
Supports one-way and round-trip, multi-passenger (ADT/CHD/INF), cabin class, currency, and airline filtering.
Results aggregated, deduplicated by OfferID, ranked cheapest-first.

Aviation Data API — full catalogue

Airport endpoints: list, get, full unified profile, runways.
Airline endpoints: list with fleet summary.
Aircraft types endpoint with IATA/ICAO lookup, manufacturer, model, engine class.
Upstream sources catalog for transparency on data provenance.

Norba API — public beta

Public REST API launched at `api.norba.io/v1`.
Auth via `X-API-Key` header with dashboard-issued keys.
Health check, airport autocomplete, and airline listing live.
Documentation site and API explorer deployed.