# API Overview

### Rooms and Rates <a href="#rooms-and-rates" id="rooms-and-rates"></a>

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#### SM -> PMS <a href="#sm-greater-than-pms" id="sm-greater-than-pms"></a>

`REST/JSON`&#x20;

Retrieve room type and rate plan mappings.

* GET Room Rates

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/rooms-and-rates/sm-to-pms.md)
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#### PMS -> SM <mark style="color:red;">(Beta)</mark> <a href="#pms-greater-than-sm-beta" id="pms-greater-than-sm-beta"></a>

`REST/JSON`&#x20;

Share room type and rate plan mappings.

* GET Room Rates

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/rooms-and-rates/pms-to-sm.md)
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### Availability <a href="#availability" id="availability"></a>

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#### PMS -> SM

`SOAP/XML`&#x20;

Sync room inventory from your PMS to SiteMinder for channel distribution.

* Availability

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/availability.md)
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### Restrictions <a href="#restrictions" id="restrictions"></a>

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#### PMS -> SM <a href="#pms-greater-than-sm" id="pms-greater-than-sm"></a>

`SOAP/XML`

Sync booking restrictions from your PMS to SiteMinder for channel distribution.

* Stop Sell
* Minimum Length of Stay (MinLOS)
* Maximum Length of Stay (MaxLOS)
* Close to Arrival (CTA)
* Close to Departure (CTD)

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/restrictions/pms-to-sm.md)
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#### SM -> PMS <mark style="color:red;">(Beta)</mark> <a href="#sm-greater-than-pms-beta" id="sm-greater-than-pms-beta"></a>

`REST/JSON`&#x20;

Receive restriction updates pushed from SiteMinder directly to your PMS.

* Stop Sell
* Minimum Length of Stay (MinLOS)
* Maximum Length of Stay (MaxLOS)
* Close to Arrival (CTA)
* Close to Departure (CTD)

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/restrictions/sm-to-pms.md)
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### Rates <a href="#rates" id="rates"></a>

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#### PMS -> SM <a href="#pms-greater-than-sm-1" id="pms-greater-than-sm-1"></a>

`SOAP/XML`

Sync pricing from your PMS to SiteMinder for channel distribution.

* Per Day Pricing (PDP)
* Occupancy Based Pricing (OBP)

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/rates/pms-to-sm.md)
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#### SM -> PMS <mark style="color:red;">(Beta)</mark> <a href="#sm-greater-than-pms-beta-1" id="sm-greater-than-pms-beta-1"></a>

`REST/JSON`

Receive rate updates pushed from SiteMinder directly to your PMS.

* Per Day Pricing (PDP)
* Occupancy Based Pricing (OBP)

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/rates/sm-to-pms.md)
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### Reservations <a href="#reservations" id="reservations"></a>

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#### Push (SM -> PMS) <a href="#push-sm-greater-than-pms" id="push-sm-greater-than-pms"></a>

`SOAP/XML`

Receive reservations from SiteMinder directly to your PMS in real time.

* Reservation (Initial Delivery)
* Reservation Multi-Rooms
* Reservation Modifications
* Reservation Cancellations

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/reservations/push.md)
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#### Pull (SM -> PMS) <a href="#pull-sm-greater-than-pms" id="pull-sm-greater-than-pms"></a>

`SOAP/XML`

Retrieve reservations from SiteMinder by polling at regular 2–5 minute intervals.

* Reservation (Initial Delivery)
* Reservation Multi-Rooms
* Reservation Modifications
* Reservation Cancellations

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/reservations/pull.md)
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#### Upload (PMS -> SM) <a href="#upload-pms-greater-than-sm" id="upload-pms-greater-than-sm"></a>

`SOAP/XML`

Sync PMS reservations back to the SiteMinder Platform.

* Walk-in Reservations
* Direct Booking Channel Reservations
* CRS/GDS/Wholesaler Reservations
* SiteMinder Modification/Cancellation

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/reservations/upload.md)
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#### Import <a href="#import" id="import"></a>

`REST/JSON`

Bulk import all active reservations during initial PMS integration setup.

* GET Reservation Import

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/reservations/import.md)
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### Payment Transaction Record <a href="#payment-transaction-record" id="payment-transaction-record"></a>

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#### SM -> PMS <a href="#sm-greater-than-pms-beta-1" id="sm-greater-than-pms-beta-1"></a>

`SOAP/XML`&#x20;

Retrieve payment transaction data from SiteMinder to your PMS.

* Reserve
* Charge
* Refund

View API Specification [→](/pmsxchange-api/reference/payment-transaction-record.md)
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