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IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the global trade association representing and serving the airline industry. IATA sets standards for the aviation industry, promotes cooperation among airlines, and operates an Open API Hub providing access to airline-published APIs for flight status, destinations, baggage, ticket validation, cargo, digital identity, and related aviation data services.

IATA publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Airlines, Airports, Aviation, Cargo, and Standards.

IATA’s developer surface includes developer portal, support, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

21.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 5/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
3 APIs
AirlinesAirportsAviationCargoStandardsTravel

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 21.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 5/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

IATA Open API Hub

The IATA Open API Hub aggregates airline-published APIs covering flight status, customer flight info, destinations, port lists, ticket validation, baggage claims, pet travel, an...

IATA ONE Record

ONE Record is IATA's standard for data sharing in air cargo, defining a single record view of shipments accessible across stakeholders via standardized APIs and a shared data mo...

IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC)

NDC is an XML-based data transmission standard that enhances the capability of communications between airlines and travel agents, enabling rich content and personalized offers a...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Iata Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Iata Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Iata Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Iata Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Iata Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: iata
name: IATA
description: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the global trade association representing and serving the
  airline industry. IATA sets standards for the aviation industry, promotes cooperation among airlines, and operates an Open
  API Hub providing access to airline-published APIs for flight status, destinations, baggage, ticket validation, cargo, digital
  identity, and related aviation data services.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iata/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/iata.png
tags:
- Airlines
- Airports
- Aviation
- Cargo
- Standards
- Travel
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: iata:iata-open-api-hub
  name: IATA Open API Hub
  description: The IATA Open API Hub aggregates airline-published APIs covering flight status, customer flight info, destinations,
    port lists, ticket validation, baggage claims, pet travel, and verifiable credential revocation lists from carriers including
    Lufthansa, Air France, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, China Southern, United, Avianca, and IATA itself.
  humanURL: https://api.developer.iata.org/hub/
  tags:
  - Airlines
  - Aviation
  - Flight Status
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.developer.iata.org/hub/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.iata.org/en/
- aid: iata:one-record
  name: IATA ONE Record
  description: ONE Record is IATA's standard for data sharing in air cargo, defining a single record view of shipments accessible
    across stakeholders via standardized APIs and a shared data model.
  humanURL: https://onerecord.iata.org/
  tags:
  - Cargo
  - Logistics
  - Standards
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://onerecord.iata.org/
- aid: iata:ndc
  name: IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC)
  description: NDC is an XML-based data transmission standard that enhances the capability of communications between airlines
    and travel agents, enabling rich content and personalized offers across the airline distribution channel.
  humanURL: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/airline-distribution/ndc/
  tags:
  - Airlines
  - Distribution
  - Standards
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/airline-distribution/ndc/
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/iata-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/iata-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-air-transport-association-iata
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.iata.org/en/
- type: Hub
  url: https://api.developer.iata.org/hub/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.iata.org/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.iata.org/en/contact-us/
- type: Code Samples
  url: https://github.com/airtechzone
- url: https://www.iata.org/api/rss/pressrelease
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com