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.

Aviation Data

Upstream sources catalog

Transparency report — see every data source Norba uses, with license and sync status.

GET/v1/reference/sourcesRequires X-API-Key

Full transparency into Norba's aviation data pipeline. Lists every upstream data source the Aviation API consults.Sources:
- OurAirports — Public Domain (CC0). Provides airports, runways, radio frequencies, and navigation aids.
- FAA Aircraft Registry — US Public Domain. Provides aircraft registrations, dimensions, engine data, and operational statistics. Covers N-registered aircraft only.
- Norba Internal Seed — Proprietary. Canonical airline and airport mappings curated by the Norba team.Each source entry includes:
- Name, type (open-data, official, internal-normalized)
- URL and license information
- Usage restrictions (if any)
- enabled status — whether the source is currently active
- last_synced timestamp — when data was last refreshedUse this for compliance documentation, data provenance audits, and understanding the freshness of the data your application depends on.

Request example

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.norba.io/v1/reference/sources \
  --header "X-API-Key: $NORBA_KEY"

Response example

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "ourairports",
      "name": "OurAirports",
      "source_type": "open-data",
      "url": "https://ourairports.com/data/",
      "license": "Public Domain (CC0)",
      "license_url": "https://ourairports.com/data/",
      "enabled": true,
      "status": "syncing",
      "last_synced": "2026-05-30T13:30:29Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "faa-registry",
      "name": "FAA Aircraft Registry",
      "source_type": "official",
      "url": "https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download/",
      "license": "U.S. Government work (Public Domain in U.S.; check destination jurisdiction)",
      "restrictions": "Covers U.S.-registered (N-) aircraft only.",
      "enabled": true,
      "status": "syncing"
    },
    {
      "id": "internal-seed",
      "name": "Goordian internal seed catalog",
      "source_type": "internal-normalized",
      "license": "Proprietary",
      "enabled": true,
      "status": "ready"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "1d8e09e831a0c5be",
    "count": 4,
    "total": 4
  },
  "errors": []
}

Authorization

X-API-KeystringRequired

Opaque API key issued from the Norba dashboard. Sent on every request as the X-API-Key HTTP header. Missing or invalid keys are rejected with 401 Unauthorized.