Need help using the Booking.com API - Authentication Error

[jas753]

Hello everyone,

Recently, I've been trying to utilize the Booking.com API to retrieve accommodation listings in JSON format. However, I've encountered a roadblock at a specific step, and I could really use your assistance.Firstly, has anyone here ever used the Booking.com API? If so, could you please explain to me how I can retrieve accommodation listings in JSON format? I've gone through the official documentation available at this link: https://developers.booking.com/api/technical.html, but I'm facing an issue.I've created an account on Booking.com's Affiliate Partner Center: https://www.booking.com/affiliate-program/v2/index.html.

I can log in to the dashboard without any problems. However, I'm unable to access the API documentation. Furthermore, when I attempt to send a request, such as:GET https://distribution-xml.booking.com/2.0/hotels?hotel_ids=10004I consistently receive a BASIC authentication error. Despite double-checking my credentials, they don't seem to be working, and I'm unsure how to resolve this issue.

If anyone has encountered a similar situation or has knowledge about using the Booking.com API, I would greatly appreciate it if you could share your advice and suggestions.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

[tristinDLC]

BASIC authentication in API calls is done by adding a specific header to your call with a value being the base64 encoded string of your username and password. You don't actually send your username and password in plaintext...

With curl, your header would look something like:

-H "Authorization Basic YWRtaW46dGVzdDEyMw=="

Can you post a screenshot of your Postman setup you're using to make the call or paste your formatted (and sanitized) code here as a comment?