Ratehawk

Ratehawk API Integration complete video guide

📌 Overview

This guide explains how to integrate the RateHawk API into your PHPTRAVELS-based travel booking system.

The integration allows you to:

• Search hotels in real-time

• Display hotel content locally (fast loading)

• Process bookings with live pricing

• Manage bookings with PNR confirmation

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⚙️ 1. API Authentication & Setup

Steps:

1. Register with RateHawk and get API access

2. Collect the following credentials:

   • API Key

   • Key ID

   • Key Type

3. Go to your admin panel:

Modules > Stays > RateHawk

1. Enter your API credentials

2. Click Test API Connection

✅ Expected Result:

• Search API working

• Booking API working

• Management API working

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🗄️ 2. Database Configuration

To handle large hotel data, a separate database is required.

Steps:

1. Create a new database via:

   • CPanel / CloudPanel / Hosting Panel

2. Save credentials:

   • Database Name

   • Username

   • Password

   • Host

3. Add these details in your system settings

✅ This ensures:

• Secure connection

• Better performance

• Scalable data handling

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📥 3. Database Import & Content Setup

RateHawk provides a large dataset (30GB+) for hotel content.

Steps:

1. Download the database file from RateHawk or from our server https://modules.b-cdn.net/db.jsonl

2. Rename file to:

db.json

1. Upload file to:

/modules/stays/ratehawk/content

1. Go to Admin Panel → Run Import Tool

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⚠️ Important Notes

• Import process can take 12–24+ hours

• Depends on server performance

• Keep process running (do not stop)

• Recommended: Use VPS or dedicated server

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🔍 4. Search, Pricing & Booking Flow

Once data is imported:

🔎 Hotel Search

• Uses local database for:

  • Hotel names

  • Images

  • Descriptions

  • Locations

👉 Result: Fast loading search results

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💰 Pricing & Availability

• Pulled in real-time from RateHawk API

👉 Result: Accurate live pricing

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🛒 Booking Flow

1. User selects hotel

2. System fetches live rates

3. Payment processed (e.g., Stripe)

4. Booking confirmed

✅ Output:

• Booking status: Confirmed

• PNR generated

• Stored in admin panel

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🚀 Best Practices

• Use high-performance server (8GB+ RAM recommended)

• Run import via CLI or background process

• Enable caching for better speed

• Monitor logs during import

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💡 Need a Ready Solution?

We provide a complete travel booking system with:

• Hotels (RateHawk, Hotelbeds, Agoda)

• Flights (Amadeus, Travelport, Duffel)

• Tours (Viator, Tiqets)

• Cars & Transfers

• B2B + B2C system

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