Getting Started with Export API
Overview
Rental Car Manager offers an Export API to export certain datasets. There is a cost to set up these APIs, please contact RCM support (support@rentalcarmanager.com) for more information.
Instructions for Use
All data can be retrieved by calling a single URL, the parameters passed on the querystring will determine the type of data and filtering required.
URL & Querystring
The URL to access is: https://apis.rentalcarmanager.com/export/ReservationsExport.ashx
General format for the querystring is: {URL as above}?key={keyvalue}&method={methodname}&{param1name}={param1value}&{param2name}={param2value}...etc
Key
Your key (an encrypted string of about 20 characters) will be provided when API access is granted. You will be able to find your Key information in the Sandbox. If you do not have a key, contact RCM Support (support@rentlacarmanager.com).
All calls to the URL requires the key. This will identify the caller and match the request to your database.
Shared Secret
There are further steps necessary to secure the request, this is in the form of a Shared Secret.
You will need to sign each request using the HMACSHA256 protocol.
To create the signature:
1. Get the part of the request URL following the domain information (including the entire query string).
2. Use the hash secret to sign the part of the URL using HMACSHA256.
3. Add the hex encoded result to the header of the request as the signature.
Sample VB Code for requesting agencies:
Method
The method name for the data that requires export. Valid method names are "repbookingexport", “bookingextrafees”, "vehicle", "customer", "location", "extraitem", "rentalsource", "salesrep", “agency” and “respayment”. A listing of all of the methods with a description can be found in the following article Export API Methods.
Over time, we may add more methods for exports. If you see a method here that is unavailable in your system, please contact RCM Support (support@rentalcarmanager.com) to request access.
Data Returned
All data will be returned in as a JSON file. The data will be in the form
[{first record},{next record}, {record 3}, {…}, {last record}]
where record = “fieldname1”:”fieldvalue1”,”fieldname2”:”fieldvalue2”, … ,”fieldnameX”:”fieldvalueX”
No records found will return “[]”
Request Rate Limits
From November 2019 each export method has constraints around how many requests may be made per day. In some cases there is also a defined maximum date range. See each method definition in the article Export API Methods for further information. If you require a higher level of access to this API please contact us for pricing details.
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