Availability blocks
Availability blocks are fixed sets of inventory set aside from public availability for private groups such as wedding parties, travel agencies or corporate clients. If you have access to these private blocks, you can use them in the API. To use an availability block, you will need to obtain its availabilityBlockId.
How to obtain availability block ID
You can obtain a unique availability block ID from the Availability Blocks screen in Mews Operations, under 'Booking engine link'. Multiple IDs can be created, in case you have multiple booking engine instances.
Note: This functionality requires the property to have an Enterprise subscription.
How to work with availability blocks
Use Get availability blocks to fetch details about your availability block. Check that the current date is between StartUtc and EndUtc to see if the availability block is valid, or the block has expired. Then you can supply availabilityBlockId into all the API operations that accept it (see below). To get the appropriate rate, filter Rates with the rateId from the fetched availability block details. Only this rate should be available and bookable for this booking engine session.
Endpoints accepting availability block ID
Further information
For more information about availability blocks, the following guide may be helpful. You can also use the Search function to find other suitable content in the Mews Help system.
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