Concepts

This section delves into domain-specific topics related to the Mews system. An understanding of these will help you to make the most effective use of the API.

Terminology

Some of the terms used in the API, such as enterprise, customer or resource may not be familiar. For example, we use resource to describe guest rooms and other types of bookable space. For a full description of all the terms used, see the Mews Glossary for Open API users.

Contents

• Multi-property An explanation of multi-property operation with Portfolio Access Tokens.

• Restrictions An explanation of the algorithms used to support setting and clearing restrictions.

• Taxation An explanation of the different tax environments and how they impact your integration.

• Time units A detailed explanation of the time units used to describe service reservations.