API Access

If you're in development, trying out the program, experimenting with the API, or want to test without committing to signing up for an EAN Affililate account, API authentication takes place by using CID 55505 along with an API key. When you sign up for a Developer account, a key is automatically generated for you to use in all requests in beta status.

Beta status means that

1. Sales aren't tracked to you
2. You can't make live bookings
3. Access quotas are low to prevent accidental abuse of the system while coding
4. Authentication takes place only with your API key and CID 55505.

Manage your key or create any new keys by logging into your EAN API account.

All keys are associated with a corresponding application where you manage your access. By giving your application a meaningful name, you can easily manage all keys and their uses in your Developer account, including the EAN affiliiate account you will be using with each key once you've been approved to launch. An application name simply gives you an easy, friendly way to identify and distinguish each API key in your account (if you have more than one).

Only one EAN affiliate account ID/CID can be associated to any one key when set to live access. However, an application can have more than one API key.

• To edit an application associated with a key, navigate to the Applications page from within your Devleoper account.
• To add any new applications, click on "Create New Application". Creating a new application will also create a new API Key associated with that application.

While in Beta status, use CID 55505 with all test calls, from searching to booking.  When you're ready to launch your application and make live bookings, apply for a site review. We'll review your site against the Launch Requirements and set your key to live status. (IP Pro or Signature Pro)

Once you've been approved to go live and your key is set to live access, use your own CID in all requests instead of CID 55505 to have sales tracked to your EAN affiliate account.  When your account is set live, you will not only have all sales tracked to your CID, but your access quota limits are also raised for live traffic (40 calls per second/75,000 calls per hour). Authentication takes place by recognizing the CID and API key along with either your requesting IPs or digital signature depending on the choice you made in your Go Live request.