XML-Interface-v2

The XML-Interface is the core of the VA Integration Kit. It has been designed to give VA Administrators with the knowledge of dynamic web techniques the possibility to create their own layout and perfectly integrate the information into their own website using data from FSAirlines.

This version of the XML interface is now released as beta.

Changes from the previous version

Compared to the previous version of the XML-Interface the following change were made.

• Change from domain registration to API keys.
• Rate limits added.
• Json output format added.
• Output properly supports UTF-8 character set.
• Additional functions for packages added.

Rate limits

The access to the interface is limited by the number of calls an VA can make each hour and each day. An airline with a gold account can make 100 calls each hour and 1200 call each day. An airline with a platinum account can make 500 calls each hour and 6000 call each day. If an airline has multiple members then those limits are added together for each premium account. Example if an airline has one platinum member and two gold member there limits are 700 an hour and 8400 per day. Functions related to pilots booking flights do not count against the rate limits.

Access Restriction

In order to be able to access data from the Data-Interface you need to create an API key, this can be done using the 'Api Key Management' page. To find this page on the website go to your VA Overview page and then in the options select 'Edit VA Settings' and then 'Api Key Management'.

There are two types of API keys that can be created.

Site key: This key is to be used by your main website/service and may be use the full rate limit allowed by your VA. After one hundred calls using a site api key, the key will be locked to the IP address used. If in the future you need to change the IP address all you need to do is delete the old key and create a new one.

Developer key: This key is used to help you create and test your website on a different machine than your main site. It will not be limited to a single IP address but will be limited to the number of calls each day your VA is normally allowed each hour. Usage of the developer key does apply against your VA's total rate limit.

Basic Usage

The data can be received using HTTP calls to the interface script and add the desired function to the parameters. Here is an example request:

http://www.fsairlines.net/va_interface2.php?function=getPilotList&va_id=7&apikey=xxxxx

As you can see there is the interface script va_interface.php, the function getPilotList and the parameters va_id=7 and apikey=xxxxx. Some functions require additional parameters, these can be appended after the other parameters.

The result of the request will be given in xml format with the base-tag being <fsa_output>. This tag has the attributes version and success which show the version number of the interface and if the request succeeded or not. In case of a failure the success-attribute shows the error message. The following example shows the return text of the above function:

<fsa_output version="1.0" success="SUCCESS">
  <data id="1" name="Konrad" surname="Pustka" va_user="SNA101" location="EDDM" lastactive="1287330550" budget="198144" />
  <data id="2" name="Claudio" surname="Gusmini" va_user="SNA102" location="EDDM" lastactive="1286366261" budget="216405101" />
</fsa_output>

Inside the fsa_output-tag there are the data-tags which contain all the information.

When calling using this method the default output format is XML, you can get the out in JSON format by adding a format=json parameter to the request. Example:

https://www.fsairlines.net/va_interface2.php?function=getPilotList&va_id=7&format=json&apikey=xxxxx

The output will be:

{
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "data": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Konrad",
            "surname": "Pustka",
            "va_user": "SNA101",
            "location": "ETSE",
            "lastactive": 1600285079,
            "budget": 2400628
        },
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "Claudio",
            "surname": "Gusmini",
            "va_user": "SNA102",
            "location": "LIMG",
            "lastactive": 1605458811,
            "budget": 216631042
        }
    ]
}

If you need something to get started here's a small example PHP-script showing a list of your pilots' names. Just replace the va_id by your own.

<?php
  $ch = curl_init("https://www.fsairlines.net/va_interface2.php?function=getPilotList&va_id=7&format=json&apikey=xxxxxx");
  curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
  $http_status_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
  $http_text = curl_exec($ch);

  $objDOM = new DOMDocument();
  $objDOM->loadXML($http_text);

  $dataNodes = $objDOM->getElementsByTagName("data");
  foreach( $dataNodes as $node )
  {
    $name = $node->getAttribute("name");
    $surname = $node->getAttribute("surname");
    echo "{$name} {$surname} <br/>";
  }

Here is a sample of a PHP script reading the same data in JSON format.

<?php

    $ch = curl_init("https://www.fsairlines.net/va_interface2.php?function=getPilotList&va_id=7&format=json&apikey=xxxxxx");
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    $http_status_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
    $http_text = curl_exec($ch);
    $json_data = json_decode($http_text, true);
    if ($json_data['status'] == 'SUCCESS') {
        foreach($json_data['data'] as $node) {
            echo "{$node['name']} {$node['surname']}<br/>\n";
        }
    }

Here is a sample of a Python script reading the same data in json format.

    #!/usr/bin/python
    import requests

    r = requests.get("https://www.fsairlines.net/va_interface2.php?function=getPilotList&va_id=7&format=json&apikey=xxxxxx")
    json_data = r.json()
    if json_data['status'] == 'SUCCESS':
        for node in json_data['data']:
            print('{} {}'.format(node['name'], node['surname'])

Pilot Login

Several of the functions require that the pilot calling be logged in. Previous versions of the interface required the call passed the pilots username and a hashed password as parameters. That method has now been discontinued, in this version you will need to call the pilotLogin to create a token that can be used to call functions for that pilot. Unlike other calls in the interface, the pilotLogin function is also a HTTP POST call rather than a GET call. Here is an example of calling the pilotLogin function.

<?php

$post = [
    'user' => 'username',
    'password' => 'xxxxxxxx'
];

$ch = curl_init("https://www.fsairlines.net/va_interface2.php?function=pilotLogin&va_id=7&format=json&apikey=xxxxxx");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post);

$http_text = curl_exec($ch);
$data = json_decode($http_text, true);

if ($data['status'] == 'SUCCESS') {
    $fsa_token = $data['data']['token'];
} else {
    die("Login failed");
}

The data returned in this request includes:

Parameter	Meaning
token	The pilots login token.
alt_code	The alternate ICAO code of the airport they are currently located based on there default simulator.
budget	The pilots current budget
default_sim	The pilots default simulator.
location	The FSA offical ICAO code of the airport the pilot is located.
name	The pilots first name
pilot_id	The id number of the pilot.
premium	1 of the pilot is a premium member, 0 if not.
rank	The code for the pilots rank within their VA
rank_id	The id of the pilots rank within their VA
surname	The pilots last or given name
va_id	The ID of the pilots VA
va_status	The pilots within there airline
va_user	The pilots ID within their VA.
weightunit	The pilots default unit of measure (kg or lb).

Data

The following section contains a detailed list of all the request-functions with their return values. Lately added options are marked green.

Parameters

All the request functions use parameters which need to be appended. The following table shows all the parameters and their meaning.

Parameter	Meaning
ac_id	ID of the aircraft. Is part of the data received from other functions (e.g. getAircraftList).
accept_pp	Must be set '1' if Privacy Policy is accepted.
acdb_id	ID of the aircraft type. Is part of the data received from other functions (e.g. getAircraftList).
airport	Starting airport. Where the user should be placed first.
arr	ICAO code of the arrival airport.
count	Number past flights which should be displayed.
country	Name of the country.
days	Number of past days from now which should be displayed.
dep	ICAO code of the departure airport.
email	E-Mail of the user.
fleet_id	ID of the fleet. Is part of the data received from other functions.
from_ts	UNIX timestamp of the date where the listing should start.
givenname	Given name of the user.
icao	ICAO code of the airport.
pilot_id	ID of the pilot. Is part of the data received from other functions.
report_id	ID of the report. Is part of the data received from other functions.
surname	Surname of the user.
to_ts	UNIX timestamp of the date where the listing should end.
user	Username of the pilot.
token	Login token created by the pilotLogin function.
va_id	ID of the Virtual Airline. Is displayed on the Overview page.

Aircraft Data

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
getAircraftData	va_id, ac_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, va_id, acdb_id, location, va_id, user_id, lease_id, fleet_id, status, value, registration, fuel, state, ac_name, stateeng1, stateeng2, stateeng3, stateeng4, stategear, statehull, img_path, pax_economy, pax_business, pax_first, config_name
getAircraftDBData	va_id, acdb_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, manufacturer, type, icao, passengers, price, fuel, dow, mtow, speed, engines, cargo, mzfw, market_only, range
getAircraftDBList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, manufacturer, type, icao
getAircraftList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, acdb_id, icao, value, location, registration, state, ac_name, status, fleet_id, fuel
getAircraftStats	va_id, ac_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	flights, hours, distance
getFleetAircraftList	va_id, fleet_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, acdb_id, icao, value, location, registration, state, ac_name, status, fleet_id, fuel
getFleetList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name
getFleetStats	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax
getLeasedAircraftList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, acdb_id, icao, value, location, registraion, state, ac_name, status, fleet_id, fuel, va_id, name, expire
getPeriodFleetStats	va_id, from_ts, to_ts	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax

Airport Data

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
getAirportData	va_id, icao	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, iata, icao, city, country, la_g, la_p, la_s, la_d, lat, lo_g, lo_p, lo_s, lo_d, lon, altitude, length, fuel, size
getAirportList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	icao, name, city, country, fuel, lat, lon

Airline Data

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
getAirlineData	va_id, id (=va_id)	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, base, code, budget, homepage, logo_l, logo_s, price (deprecated, will be removed in next release), reputation, pilotcharge, multiplier, mission
getAirlineStats	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, rating, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, pax, cargo_kg
getCountryStats	va_id, country	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	va_name, id, flights, rating hours, profit, distance, last, fuel_used, pax, cargo_kg
getRankList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, short, settings, pilots, aircrafts, fleet, flights, partnerships, advertisements, fleet_id

Financial Data

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
getLast10Transactions	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	ts, value, reason
getNegTransactionSums	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	value, reason
getPosTransactionSums	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	value, reason

Flight Data

Function	Parameters in brackets are optional	Return Codes	Data
getActiveFlights	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	departure, arrival, passengers, cargo, user_id, ac_id, flightstate, timestamp, number, lon, lat, pax_economy, pax_business, pax_first
getBookedFlights	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	departure, arrival, passengers, cargo, user_id, ac_id, number, pax_economy, pax_business, pax_first
getFlightReports	va_id, (acdb_id), (ac_id), (pilot_id), (days), (count)	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, dep, arr, pln_arr, ts, pax, ac_type, distance, rating, salary, income, pilot_id, pic, pid, fuel_used, flighttype, hours, ac_id, number, deptime, arrtime, pln_deptime, pln_arrtime, route_id, va_id, va, pax_economy, pax_business, pax_first
getReportDetail	va_id, report_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, ac_type, ac_id, pic, pilot_id, number, dep, pln_arr, arr, deptime, loc_deptime, arrtime, loc_arrtime, hours, ts, flightstate, rating, ratingreasons, distance, pax, ticket, crew, salary, fuelprice, fuel_bought, fuel_used, profit, version, simrate, multiplier, bonus, cargo, cargo_kg, flighttype, comment, cheat, vs, pax_economy, pax_business, pax_first, ticket_business, ticket_first, fuel_start, fuel_dep, fuel_takeoff, fuel_land, fuel_finish, ticket_factor, interface, simversion, os
getRouteData	va_id, route_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, va_id, cs_vaid, number, dep, arr, deptime, arrtime, simrate, days, price, state, flighttype, acdb_list, ac_id, remarks, route, limit_pax, limit_cargo
getRouteList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, number, dep, dep_country, arr, arr_country, deptime, arrtime, simrate, days, price, state, flighttype, acdb_list, ac_id

Pilot Data

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
getPeriodPilotStats	va_id, from_ts, to_ts	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, rating, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax
getPilotData	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, surname, user, va_user, rank_id, location, budget, lastactive, active, sigac, timezone, weightunit, language, msgmail, rank, flights, rating, hours, distance, pax, cargo_kg, picture
getPilotHours	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, manufacturer, type, icao, hours
getPilotList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, surname, user, va_user, rank_id, location, last_active, status, budget
getPilotRatings	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, training, manufacturer, type
getPilotStats	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, rating, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax
getPilotStatus	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	ac_id, route_id, departure, arrival, dep_time, dist, duration, status, lon, lat, flightstate, passengers, income, ticket, timestamp, cargo, multiplier, flighttype

Flight Booking

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
bookFlight	va_id, pilot_id, token, route_id, ac_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, FLIGHT BOOKED, GROUNDED, SUSPENDED, VA INACTIVE	success, message, codeshare, codeshare_msg
cancelFlight	va_id, pilot_id, token	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	result, loss
getBookableRoutes	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, FLIGHT BOOKED, GROUNDED, SUSPENDED, VA INACTIVE	number, dep, arr, deptime, arrtime, id, state, simrate, flighttype, training, price, list, ac_id
getBookableAircraft	va_id, pilot_id, route_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, FLIGHT BOOKED, GROUNDED, SUSPENDED, VA INACTIVE	type, registration, state, id, name, fuel
getBookStatus	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	status

Miscellaneous User Functions

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
createAccount	va_id, givenname, surname, username, email, password, airport, accept_pp	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	success, message, code
getPilotID	va_id, user, token	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id
getPrivacyPolicy	va_id	SUCCESS	policy
getTransferCost	va_id, arr, dep	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	cost
transferPilot	va_id, pilot_id, token, icao	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, INSUFFICIENT FUNDS	cost
getDistance	va_id, icao_from, icao_to	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	distance
getMetar	va_id, icao	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	metar

Package Functions

Function	Parameters	Return Codes	Data
getAirportPackageSummary	va_id, icao	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND
getVaPackageSummary	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND
getAircraftPackages	va_id, ac_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND
getCenterPackages	va_id, center_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND

Notes

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Requested additional functions

The following list contains all the functions which were requested by users but aren't implemented yet.

• Create, edit and delete routes