XML-Interface-v2

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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 official.

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 500 calls each hour and 6000 call each day. An airline with a platinum account can make 2500 calls each hour and 30000 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 3500 an hour and 42000 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
getDailyTransactions va_id SUCCESS, NOT FOUND id ts value reason partner_id fleet_id object_id

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, token 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, token 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

Sample Responses

getAirportPackageSummary 

{
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "data": {
        "arr": {
            "EDDK": {
                "100000": 1,
                "200": 12,
                "2000": 2,
                "bearing": 29.528874983699,
                "city": "Cologne-Bonn",
                "distance": 4872.3920956341,
                "total_kg": 106400
            },
            "KBFL": {
                "200": 16,
                "40": 310,
                "bearing": 128.34209940912,
                "city": "Bakersfield",
                "distance": 207.19199031933,
                "total_kg": 15600
            },
        }
    }
}

getVaPackageSummary 

{
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "data": {
        "aircraft": [
            {
                "ac_id": 129691,
                "earliest_ts": 1622293737,
                "location": "EDDF",
                "packages": 13,
                "registration": "D-AOGT",
                "size_kg": 26000
            }
        ],
        "centers": [
            {
                "center_id": 4347,
                "description": "Himalayan Transport",
                "earliest_ts": 1621459008,
                "location": "VNKT",
                "packages": 82,
                "size_kg": 4080
            }
        ]
    }
}

Response Values

  • earliest_ts: The timestamp the of the oldest package in that aircraft/center
  • packages: The count of packages stored
  • size_kg: The total weight in kg of the packages stored.

getAircraftPackages getCenterPackages 

{
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "data": [
        {
            "ac_id": 129691,
            "arr": "SBGL",
            "arr_city": "Rio De Janeiro",
            "center_id": null,
            "created_ts": 1620830486,
            "delivered": false,
            "dep": "EDDF",
            "fleet_id": 72303,
            "id": 302216085,
            "location": "EDDF",
            "mult": 10,
            "package_type": 0,
            "payment": 59281,
            "payment_fact": null,
            "pilot_id": 98096,
            "size_kg": 2000,
            "start_ts": 1622293737,
            "updated_ts": 1620830486
        },
    ]
}

Response Values

  • ac_id: The id of the aircraft holding the package
  • arr: The ICAO of the destination airport
  • arr_city: The city name of the destination airport
  • center_id: The id center holding the aircraft
  • created_ts: The unix timestamp of the the package was created.
  • dep: The ICAO of the origin airport
  • fleet_id: The fleet that picked up the package
  • location: The airport the package is currently located
  • mult: The VA financial multiplier when the package was picked up
  • package_type: 0 for normal, 1 for priority
  • payment: The base payment for when the package was created.
  • pilot_id: The ID of the pilot who picked up the package.
  • size_kg: The size in kg of the package
  • start_ts: The unix timestamp of when the package was picked up.

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
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