Plus Channel Opening

How to open a Plus channel (channel_type=hub), where ONDA handles the OTA contract on your behalf. The vendor submits the request to ONDA through the HUB API.

Unlike direct channels, Plus channels have no mapping or authorization step. Once the document prerequisite below is met, they open on the request alone.

Prerequisite — license approval

The property's license document (permit) and business registration (business) must both be approved (confirm) before a Plus channel can be opened. See Initial Setup — License Submission.

Step by step

1. List all channels — GET /gds/vendor/channels
2. List channels available for the property — GET .../properties/{vendor_property_id}/channels
3. Submit the opening request — POST .../properties/{vendor_property_id}/channels/{channel_id}
4. Check the request status — GET .../properties/{vendor_property_id}/channels/{channel_id}

Checklist

• Review the full channel list and usage notes
• Check which channels the property can open
• Track request status and history after submitting
• Confirm whether rates and availability must be sent before opening completes
• Verify the property and room conditions are met beforehand — requests are auto-rejected otherwise
• Confirm the property's settings.extra_adult_price is applied as the extra-occupancy charge on Plus channels

Opening conditions

Opening requests validate the property and room conditions below. A request is automatically rejected if any one of them fails.

Property conditions

Check	Requirement
Duplicate request	Rejected if an open request is sent for a channel that is already ON, or a stop-sale request for one that is already OFF
Sales status	Active in both ONDA Hub and the vendor's own system
Deleted	Deleted properties are excluded
Property name	Rejects invalid values such as null or a single character
Images	At least 3
Address	A correct address must be entered
Category	At least 1 assigned

Room conditions

Check	Requirement
Sellable rooms	At least 1
Room name	Rejects invalid values
Room images	At least 3
Bookable dates	At least one date within D+0 to D+30 that meets all three conditions: rate, availability, and business day

How requests are processed

Processing depends on the processing_mode value in the channel metadata.

processing_mode	Behavior
auto_approve	Activated immediately — request_status: "confirm"
external_review	Awaits operator approval — request_status: "pending" → confirm or reject

For external_review channels, poll the request status to find out the result.

Endpoints

All paths are prefixed with /gds/vendor.

Method	Path	Description
GET	/channels	Channel metadata (channel_type, processing_mode, requires_cms_authorization)
GET	/properties/{vendor_property_id}/channels	Channels available for the property, with request status
POST	/properties/{vendor_property_id}/channels/{channel_id}	Submit an ON request (request_type: "on")
GET	/properties/{vendor_property_id}/channels/{channel_id}	Request status and history