Objective

IATA airline members share the vision to enable any industry API providers to adopt the industry Open Air API standards and best practices in their proprietary APIs beyond the industry standards, leveraging the standard supporting tools, such as the Open Air JSON Library and the IATA Open Air API Linter Ruleset.

The IATA offers the Open Air API certificate to promote the adoption.

Who can apply

Any airline and travel industry API provider can apply for certification free of charge.

Certification Framework

Open

Level 0 Certification

• The API is documented using OpenAPI Specification 3.0.

Level 1 Certification

• All requirements described in section “API Specification” of the Open Air Standards and Best Practices are fulfilled in the API Specification

Level 2 Certification

• API Data model definitions MUST be derived from the Open Air JSON Library following the Consumption Guide

Certification Process

Open

1. API provider is recommended to publish their APIs for industry discoverability purpose (free of charge) on the IATA Open API Hub, even before applying for certification

2. API Provider fills in the application form () and submit it to openair@iata.org, along with the OpenAPI specification.

3. IATA team validates the compliance of the API and provide feedback.

4. Once the API specification is validated, IATA team issues the certificate to the provider. The API will be listed as the Open Air certified APIs on the IATA Open API Hub.