trips

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Deprecated
Trips v2 Endpoint is Deprecated, please use /trips v3

Trips is the latest and greatest endpoint in the sherpa° Requirements API with ongoing development focused on adding and improving features to make it simple, effective, and easy to use.

This page outlines the parameters of a Trips request, as well as the various attributes found in a Trips response.
You can also find examples of both of these JSON structures.

Sections

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Trips Requests

Trips Responses

Unsupported Cases

We provide a graceful way of handling unsupported cases and invalid itineraries for which we don't have data available.

Read more in our unsupported cases guide.

Trips Requests

Below you will find an example request to the Trips endpoint of the sherpa° Requirements API.

A request can be separated into two parts. The query and the body. See the Query and Body sections for more information about how they should look and what parameters must be included in each.

Query Parameters

Below is an example query using the Trips endpoint:
https://requirements-api.sandbox.joinsherpa.com/v2/trips?affiliateId=YOUR_AFFILIATE_ID&key=YOUR_API_KEY&language=en-US&include=restriction,procedure

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This example uses the Sherpa Sandbox
When using a Production API key, please use the following URL instead:
https://requirements-api.joinsherpa.com

Parameter	Type	Description
affiliateId	string	Your organization’s unique affiliate ID as provided by Sherpa.
key	string	Your organization’s unique API key as provided by Sherpa.
language	string	The desired language for the response data. See Language Support for a list of supported languages and their respective codes.
include	string	Comma-separated list of desired results to include in the response. Possible values: `restriction` `procedure` We recommend including both for the most complete picture of the travel requirements for a given trip.

Body Parameters

The body of the request is the JSON payload containing the specifics of the trip you are defining. Use the following format to ensure the request is able to be interpreted correctly.

{
    "data": {
        "type": "TRIP",
        "attributes": {
            "category": "ROUND_TRIP",
            "travellers": [{
                "vaccinations": [{
                    "type": "COVID-19",
                    "status": "FULLY_VACCINATED"
                }],
                "nationality": "CAN"
            }],
            "segments": [
                {
                    "segmentType": "OUTBOUND",
                    "segmentSubType": "TRANSIT",// <---- only the segment travelling to the connection 
                    "origin": {                 //       location gets the segementSubType of TRANSIT
                        "countryCode": "CAN",
                        "regionCode": "CA-ON",// <---- all 3 parameter can be included but only the 
                        "airportCode": "YYZ"  //       most specific is technically necessary 
                    },
                    "destination": {
                        "countryCode": "USA"
                    },
                    "travelMode": "AIR",
                    "departureDate": "2022-07-22",
                    "departureTime": "12:59",
                    "arrivalDate": "2022-07-22",
                    "arrivalTime": "12:59"
                },
                {
                    "segmentType": "OUTBOUND",
                    "origin": {
                        "countryCode": "USA"
                    },
                    "destination": {
                        "countryCode": "MEX"
                    },
                    "travelMode": "AIR",
                    "departureDate": "2022-07-22",
                    "departureTime": "12:59",
                    "arrivalDate": "2022-07-22",
                    "arrivalTime": "12:59"
                },
                {
                    "segmentType": "RETURN",
                    "origin": {
                        "countryCode": "MEX"
                    },
                    "destination": {
                        "airportCode": "YYZ"// <---- countryCode and/or regionCode not necessary if 
                    },                     //        if airportCode us used 
                    "travelMode": "AIR",
                    "departureDate": "2022-07-27",
                    "departureTime": "12:59",
                    "arrivalDate": "2022-07-27",
                    "arrivalTime": "12:59"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

Parameter	Type	Description
type	string	`TRIP`
category	string	Describes the type of trip being created. Possible values: `ROUND_TRIP`: Includes both `OUTBOUND` and `RETURN` segments. `ONE_WAY_TRIP`: Includes only `OUTBOUND` segments.
travellers	array	A list of travellers. See Traveller Model.
segments	array	A list of segments. See Segment Model.

Segment Model

Each Segment of a trip can be described using the following model.

Parameter	Type	Description
segmentType	string	Describes the type of the trip segment. Possible values: `OUTBOUND`: Travelling towards the final destination. `RETURN`: Travelling back from the final destination.
segmentSubType	string	Only used for the segment where the connecting location is the destination. The segment from the connecting location to the final destination does not need this parameter. Possible values: `TRANSIT`: Used for layovers/connections.
origin	object	Describes the origin location for this segment. See Location Model.
destination	object	Describes the destination location for this segment. See Location Model.
travelMode	string	Possible values: `AIR` `LAND` `SEA`
departureDate	string	Date of departure from the segment origin in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
departureTime	string	Time of departure from the segment origin in `HH:MM` format.
arrivalDate	string	Date of arrival at the segment destination in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
arrivalTime	string	Time of arrival at the segment destination in `HH:MM` format.

Traveller Model

Each traveller on a trip can be described using the following model.

Parameter	Type	Description
vaccinations	string	Describes the traveller’s current vaccinations. See Vaccination Model.
nationality	string	The ISO-3 country code for the traveller’s passport.

Vaccination Model

A traveller’s vaccinations can be described using the following model.

Parameter	Type	Description
type	string	The type of vaccination. Possible values: `COVID-19`
status	string	The status of the vaccination. Possible values: `FULLY_VACCINATED` `NOT_VACCINATED`

Location Model

Segment origin or destination locations can be described using the following model.

Parameter	Type	Description
countryCode	string	The ISO-3 code for the desired country (e.g. `CAN`, `USA`).
regionCode	string	The code for the desired region (e.g. `CA-ON`, `US-NY`).
airportCode	string	The code for the desired airport (e.g. `YYZ`, `JFK`).

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Only the most specific parameter is necessary when defining a location
If you want to define a segment origin as a particular airport, you do not need to include the countryCode or regionCode, only the airportCode as it is the most specific parameter.

Trips Responses

In this section, you will find an example API response from the sample request found above in the Trips Requests section, with details about each attribute and its possible values.

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In the example response below, the various sections have been collapsed to allow for a better overall view of the response structure.
Comments have been added to indicate where objects were collapsed, and you can see the contents of each of the collapsed sections later on this page.

{
    "meta": {
        "copyright": "Sherpa",
        "version": "2.8.4"
    },
    "data": {
        "id": "1175946f-e080-4502-820e-837bffd4cc58",
        "type": "TRIP",
        "attributes": {
            "category": "ROUND_TRIP",
						"segments": [...], // <---- segments of the trip
						"summary": [...], // <---- important summarized facts about this trip
						"outbound": {...}, // <---- summarized outbound segment incl. connections
						"return": {...}, // <---- summarized return segment incl. connections
				},
				"relationships": {...}, // <---- list of all restriction and procedure IDs for the trip
		},
		"included": [...] // <---- all restriction/procedure details relevant to this trip
}

A response from the Trips endpoint can be broken down into the data and included structures. See the Data and Included sections below for more information on what can be found in each.

Data

Attribute	Type	Description
id	string	This trip’s unique identifier.
type	string	`TRIP`
category	string	Describes the variety of trip that was requested. Possible values: `ROUND_TRIP`: Includes both `OUTBOUND` and `RETURN` segments. `ONE_WAY_TRIP`: Includes only `OUTBOUND` segments.
segments	array	A list of all the trip’s segments. See Segments.
summary	array	A list of the trip’s important headlines. See Summary.
outbound	object	A summarized outbound segment, incorporating connections. See Context Segments.
return	object	A summarized return segment, incorporating connections. See Context Segments.
relationships	object	A list of all the trip's applicable restriction and procedure IDs. See Relationships.

Segments

The segments attribute is an array of segment objects, each containing all the details for that particular leg of the trip. An example of one such segment object can be found below.

"segments": [
                {
                    "segmentType": "OUTBOUND",
                    "origin": {
                        "countryCode": "CAN",
                        "countryName": "Canada"
                    },
                    "destination": {
                        "countryCode": "EGY",
                        "countryName": "Egypt"
                    },
                    "travelMode": "AIR",
                    "departureDate": "2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z",
                    "departureTime": "12:59",
                    "arrivalDate": "2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z",
                    "arrivalTime": "12:59",
                    "borderCrossing": "INTERNATIONAL",
                    "summary": {
                        "headline": "Most travelers from Canada can enter Egypt, but there are restrictions.",
                        "travelOpenness": "NO_INFORMATION",
                        "groupings": [
                            {
                                "type": "ORIGIN_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                                "label": "MANDATORY_ORIGIN_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                                "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                                "included": []
                            },
                            {
                                "type": "ORIGIN_DOCUMENTS",
                                "label": "MANDATORY_ORIGIN_DOCUMENTS",
                                "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                                "included": []
                            },
                            {
                                "type": "DESTINATION_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                                "label": "NOT_REQUIRED_DESTINATION_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                                "enforcement": "NOT_REQUIRED",
                                "included": [
                                    {
                                        "id": "generated-procedure-unknown-covid"
                                    }
                                ]
                            },
                            {
                                "type": "DESTINATION_DOCUMENTS",
                                "label": "MANDATORY_DESTINATION_DOCUMENTS",
                                "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                                "included": []
                            },
                            {
                                "type": "LOCAL_RESTRICTIONS",
                                "label": "MANDATORY_LOCAL_RESTRICTIONS",
                                "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                                "included": [
                                    {
                                        "id": "1015360c-e391-466c-ae8a-f168f5103e15"
                                    }
                                ]
                            },
                            {
                                "type": "UPCOMING",
                                "label": "MANDATORY_UPCOMING",
                                "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                                "included": []
                            },
                            {
                                "type": "VISAS",
                                "label": "Visa required",
                                "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                                "included": [
                                    {
                                        "id": "7380c214-1e0e-404a-bcd9-a8bbc87c6337"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "id": "490639a9-effe-47f4-8c0c-839d46fc8529"
                                    }
                                ]
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ],

Attribute	Type	Description
segmentType	string	Describes the type of the trip segment. Possible values: `OUTBOUND`: Travelling towards the final destination. `RETURN`: Travelling back from the final destination.
segmentSubType	string	Only used for the segment where the connecting location is the destination. The segment from a connecting location to the final destination will not have this attribute. Possible values: `TRANSIT`: Used for layovers/connections.
origin	object	Describes the origin location for this segment. Contains name(s) and code(s) for the origin country and/or region and/or airport.
destination	object	Describes the destination location for this segment. Contains name(s) and code(s) for the destination country and/or region and/or airport.
travelMode	string	Possible values: `AIR` `LAND` `SEA`
departureDate	string	Date of departure from the segment origin in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
departureTime	string	Time of departure from the segment origin in `HH:MM` format.
arrivalDate	string	Date of arrival at the segment destination in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
arrivalTime	string	Time of arrival at the segment destination in `HH:MM` format.
borderCrossing	string	Possible values: `INTERNATIONAL` `REGIONAL` `NO_BORDER_CROSSING`
summary	object	Contains a summary headline for the segment and all relevant restriction/procedure IDs in groups. See Segment Summary.

Segment Summary

Attribute	Type	Description
headline	string	A short description of the level of restriction(s) applicable to this leg of the trip.
travelOpenness	string	Represents the destination country's entry restrictions, COVID-19 testing requirements, quarantine requirements, and vaccination requirements based on the origin country. Possible values: `LEVEL_1`: Travel is open `LEVEL_2`: Test & travel `LEVEL_3`: Test & quarantine `LEVEL_4`: Borders are closed
groupings	string	A list of groups of restrictions/procedures that apply to this leg of the trip. See Groupings.

Groupings

Attribute	Type	Description
type	string	A title that describes the sort of restrictions or procedure that can be found in the group. The group contains restrictions or procedures of this type that may be relevant to this trip. Possible values: `ORIGIN_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS`: Restrictions and Procedures related to the EXIT from the origin. This group is often empty as few countries or regions impose exit restrictions. `ORIGIN_DOCUMENTS`: Collection of relevant documents related to the EXIT from the origin. This group is often empty as few countries or regions impose exit documents. `DESTINATION_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS`: Restrictions and Procedures related to ENTRY of a destination. This group contains often entry restrictions, COVID-19 testing, as well as quarantine information for the destination. `DESTINATION_DOCUMENTS`: Collection of relevant documents related to the ENTRY of a destination. `LOCAL_RESTRICTIONS`: Collection of local restrictions such as PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) e.g. mask requirements. `UPCOMING`: Restrictions/procedures taking effect within 30 days of the segment's travel dates. `VISAS`: Collection of required visa documentation as a dedicated grouping.
label	string	Combination of the `enforcement` and `type` attributes of the grouping.
enforcement	string	The highest level of enforcement among all the restrictions/procedures in the group. Possible values: `MANDATORY` `RECOMMENDED` `MAY_BE_REQUIRED` `OPTIONAL` `NOT_REQUIRED`
included	array	A list of the unique IDs of all restrictions/procedures within the group.

Summary

The summary attribute is an array of objects intended to highlight various important requirements of the trip.

"summary": [
                {
                    "type": "COVID_19_TEST",
                    "headline": "COVID-19 test is required for one or multiple parts of your trip. View detailed information below.",
                    "enforcement": "MANDATORY"
                },
                {
                    "type": "QUARANTINE",
                    "headline": "No Quarantine",
                    "enforcement": "NOT_REQUIRED"
                },
                {
                    "type": "DOC_REQUIRED",
                    "headline": "Documents are required for one or multiple parts of your trip. View detailed information below.",
                    "enforcement": "MANDATORY"
                },
                {
                    "type": "VISA",
                    "headline": "No visa required",
                    "enforcement": "NOT_REQUIRED"
                }
            ],

Attribute	Type	Description
type	string	Describes the sort of requirement being highlighted. Possible values: `COVID_19_TEST` `QUARANTINE` `DOC_REQUIRED` `VISA`
headline	string	A sentence that describes the requirement in general terms.
enforcement	string	Describes the level of enforcement for this particular requirement. Possible values: `MANDATORY` `RECOMMENDED` `MAY_BE_REQUIRED` `OPTIONAL` `NOT_REQUIRED`

Context Segments

The outbound and return attributes are created segment objects that incorporate details from all outbound or return segments respectively into context segments describing the entire outbound or return portion of the trip.

Besides the inclusion of the segmentSubType attribute being CONTEXT, these context segment objects follow the same structure as those within the segments attribute described here.

"outbound": {
                "segmentType": "OUTBOUND",
                "segmentSubType": "CONTEXT", // <---- this identifies it as a CONTEXT SEGMENT
                "origin": {
                    "regionCode": "CA-ON",
                    "regionName": "Ontario",
                    "countryCode": "CAN",
                    "countryName": "Canada",
                    "airportCode": "YYZ",
                    "airportName": "Toronto"
                },
                "departureDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z",
                "departureTime": "12:59",
                "destination": {
                    "countryCode": "MEX",
                    "countryName": "Mexico"
                },
                "arrivalDate": "2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z",
                "arrivalTime": "12:59",
                "travelMode": "AIR",
                "borderCrossing": "INTERNATIONAL",
                "summary": {
                    "headline": "Most travelers from Toronto, YYZ with proof of full COVID-19 vaccination can enter Mexico via United States.",
                    "travelOpenness": "LEVEL_1",
                    "groupings": [
                        {
                            "type": "ORIGIN_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                            "label": "MANDATORY_ORIGIN_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                            "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                            "included": []
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "ORIGIN_DOCUMENTS",
                            "label": "MANDATORY_ORIGIN_DOCUMENTS",
                            "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                            "included": [
                                {
                                    "id": "d46ce91b-c8ba-4125-932b-456cb2374236"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "DESTINATION_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                            "label": "NOT_REQUIRED_DESTINATION_TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS",
                            "enforcement": "NOT_REQUIRED",
                            "included": [
                                {
                                    "id": "57ab7fb3-ec16-4f01-8da2-fbd9c1301d96"
                                },
                                {
                                    "id": "bf14a075-ac7b-4e78-bc8f-3f546f85ff55"
                                },
                                {
                                    "id": "47e625dd-110b-4ce2-97b8-f46330fc957d"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "DESTINATION_DOCUMENTS",
                            "label": "RECOMMENDED_DESTINATION_DOCUMENTS",
                            "enforcement": "RECOMMENDED",
                            "included": [
                                {
                                    "id": "7eec65a1-603b-4ac9-8506-d9e9d311a2ad"
                                },
                                {
                                    "id": "74d49e05-4410-480c-b158-eba3049d5736"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "LOCAL_RESTRICTIONS",
                            "label": "MANDATORY_LOCAL_RESTRICTIONS",
                            "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                            "included": [
                                {
                                    "id": "2cf83da6-3b2b-4809-a6df-49305934fae1"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "UPCOMING",
                            "label": "MANDATORY_UPCOMING",
                            "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                            "included": []
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "VISAS",
                            "label": "No visa required",
                            "enforcement": "NOT_REQUIRED",
                            "included": [
                                {
                                    "id": "79343e59-e231-4898-a5f1-fb51771f54d6"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },

Relationships

The relationships object contains both a restrictions and procedures object within it. These show the complete list of applicable restrictions and procedure IDs respectively for the trip.

"relationships": {
            "restrictions": {
                "meta": {
                    "count": 3
                },
                "data": [
                    {
                        "id": "8675bb5f-1ae8-43e5-afab-80de64c0b665",
                        "type": "RESTRICTION"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "57ab7fb3-ec16-4f01-8da2-fbd9c1301d96",
                        "type": "RESTRICTION"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "e09d1ff6-e22e-47b4-bea9-14b0bf3faf6c",
                        "type": "RESTRICTION"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "procedures": {
                "meta": {
                    "count": 17
                },
                "data": [
                    {
                        "id": "72b16890-9e85-4804-9ab5-c7890b039b04",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "8c29aed6-fa2f-407b-9d98-cb6feefe11db",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "generated-procedure-mandatory-covid-USA",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "d46ce91b-c8ba-4125-932b-456cb2374236",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "bf14a075-ac7b-4e78-bc8f-3f546f85ff55",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "47e625dd-110b-4ce2-97b8-f46330fc957d",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "74d49e05-4410-480c-b158-eba3049d5736",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "7eec65a1-603b-4ac9-8506-d9e9d311a2ad",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "2cf83da6-3b2b-4809-a6df-49305934fae1",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "79343e59-e231-4898-a5f1-fb51771f54d6",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "4794a440-db77-4f38-bacf-83136a33b4ef",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "4b76c85f-871b-4288-ab5c-361ff74e6bb9",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "bf49195e-7698-4f4e-90d0-1caa3a4fe08c",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "a6b0f451-6001-457b-8546-62f075f231e7",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "bb39892f-14ea-4a77-b1ae-7df6d5aed382",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "796db632-063b-47e0-84bd-0e93193c3fb0",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "generated-procedure-notRequired-visa-CAN",
                        "type": "PROCEDURE"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }

Included

The included attribute is an array containing all the details about each restriction and/or procedure mentioned by their IDs throughout all the previous parts of the response.

Procedures:

Below is an example of a single procedure object from the included array.

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Not every procedure will include every attribute
The included attributes depend on the type of procedure.

{
            "id": "490639a9-effe-47f4-8c0c-839d46fc8529",
            "type": "PROCEDURE",
            "attributes": {
                "country": "EGY",
                "title": "Electronic visitor visa",
                "description": "Travelers need a visa to visit Egypt for Business or Tourism.\n\nAn eVisa is the fastest and easiest way of obtaining a visa for Egypt because travelers can submit their application and supporting documents online. Once the application is approved, travelers receive their eVisa confirmation electronically. \n\nA valid visa is required to board the flight. If the visa is expired or doesn’t match the traveler’s passport information, travelers will not be able to board their flight.",
                "more": [],
                "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
                "documentType": [
                    "E_VISA"
                ],
                "documentLinks": [
                    {
                        "type": "LINK",
                        "url": "https://sherpa-widget.joinsherpa.io/applications/products/EGY_EVISA?affiliateId=sherpa",
                        "title": "Apply online",
                        "intent": "apply-product",
                        "provider": "sherpa",
                        "productId": "EGY_EVISA"
                    }
                ],
                "tags": [
                    "international",
                    "land",
                    "air",
                    "sea",
                    "tourism"
                ],
                "source": {
                    "sourceType": "GOVERNMENT",
                    "title": "Arab Republic of Egypt in the UK",
                    "url": "https://egyptconsulate.co.uk/visas/"
                },
                "lastUpdatedAt": "2022-11-03T15:45:00.000Z",
                "createdAt": "2021-07-27T03:27:00.000Z",
                "startDate": null,
                "endDate": null,
                "lengthOfStay": [
                    {
                        "type": "DAYS",
                        "value": 30,
                        "text": "30 days"
                    }
                ],
                "travelPurpose": [
                    "TOURISM"
                ],
                "numberOfEntries": [
                    {
                        "value": "SINGLE",
                        "label": "Single"
                    },
                    {
                        "value": "MULTIPLE",
                        "label": "Multiple"
                    }
                ],
                "included": [...],
                "category": "DOC_REQUIRED",
                "subCategory": "BEFORE_ARRIVAL"
            }
        },

Attribute	Type	Description
id	string	The unique identifier for this procedure.
type	string	`PROCEDURE`
country	string	ISO-3 code of the country that implemented this procedure.
region	string	The code for the specific region this procedure applies to within that country (if applicable).
title	string	The title of the procedure.
description	string	The complete description of the procedure.
more	array	Any additional paragraphs of text that outline a more detailed description. Mostly used for additional exemptions, edge cases, instructions or references.
enforcement	string	Describes the level of enforcement for this particular procedure. Possible values.
severity	integer	A value from `0` to `5` representing the severity level of this restriction.
documentType	array	Only applies to procedures requiring documentation. List of applicable document types Possible values.
documentLinks	array	Details and URLs for any documents or forms that relate to this procedure.
medicalRequirementType	array	Currently only applies to COVID-19 testing procedures. List of acceptable COVID-19 test types for this procedure. Possible values.
testWindow	array	Currently only applies to COVID-19 testing procedures. List of acceptable test windows for each type of acceptable COVID-19 test for this procedure. See Test Windows.
tags	array	List of keywords describing the content area of the procedure. Possible values.
source	object	See Sources.
lastUpdatedAt	string	Timestamp for when this procedure was last updated.
createdAt	string	Timestamp for when this procedure was added to the database.
startDate	string	Date when this procedure will take effect. If `null` then the procedure is already in effect.
endDate	string	Date when this procedure will end. If `null` then there is no information on when this procedure will end.
travelPurpose	string	Indicates the purpose of travel this procedure applies to. If empty, no particular purpose is included or excluded. Possible values: `BUSINESS`: For business purposes. `MEDICAL`: For medical purposes such as attending surgery, staff of a surgical team, etc. `TOURISM`: For touristic purposes only.
included	array	List of location objects with the name and code of the origin countries and/or nationalities subject to this procedure.
category	string	The category or variety of the procedure. Possible values.
subCategory	string	Describes which stage of travel the procedure applies to. Possible values.
defaultDurationInDays	int	Currently only applies to quarantine procedures. The number of days required for quarantining as part of this procedure.

Restrictions:

Below is an example of a single restriction object from the included array.

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Not every restriction will include every attribute
The included attributes depend on the type of restriction.

{
            "id": "e09d1ff6-e22e-47b4-bea9-14b0bf3faf6c",
            "type": "RESTRICTION",
            "attributes": {
                "country": "CAN",
                "title": "Travel is allowed with restrictions for vaccinated travelers",
                "description": "...",
                "more": [
                    "..."
                ],
                "severity": 1,
                "documentLinks": [],
                "tags": [
                    "international",
                    "fully_vaccinated",
                    "air"
                ],
                "source": {
                    "sourceType": "GOVERNMENT",
                    "title": "Government of Canada",
                    "url": "https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/flying#health-check"
                },
                "lastUpdatedAt": "2022-04-26T20:29:00Z",
                "createdAt": "2021-09-22T14:31:00Z",
                "startDate": "2021-09-27T00:00:00Z",
                "endDate": null,
								"travelPurpose": [],
                "included": [...],
								"category": "RESTRICTED_ENTRY",
                "subCategory": "ENTRY"
					}

Attribute	Type	Description
id	string	The unique identifier for this restriction.
type	string	`RESTRICTION`
country	string	ISO-3 code of the country that implemented this restriction.
region	string	The code for the specific region this restriction applies to within that country (if applicable).
title	string	The title of the restriction.
description	string	The complete description of the restriction.
more	array	Any additional paragraphs of text that outline a more detailed description. Mostly used for additional exemptions, edge cases, instructions or references.
severity	object	A value from `0` to `5` representing the severity level of this restriction.
documentLinks	array	List of URLs leading to any documents or forms that relate to this restriction.
tags	array	List of keywords describing the content area of the restriction. Possible values.
source	object	See Sources.
lastUpdatedAt	string	Timestamp for when this restriction was last updated.
createdAt	string	Timestamp for when this restriction was added to the database.
startDate	string	Date when this restriction will take effect. If `null` then the restriction is already in effect.
endDate	string	Date when this restriction will end. If `null` then there is no information on when this restriction will end.
travelPurpose	array	Indicates the purpose of travel this restriction applies to. If empty, no particular purpose is included or excluded. Possible values: `BUSINESS`: For business purposes. `MEDICAL`: For medical purposes such as attending surgery, staff of a surgical team, etc. `TOURISM`: For touristic purposes only.
included	array	List of location objects with the name and code of the origin countries and/or nationalities subject to this restriction.
category	string	Describes the level of restrictiveness in place and what the restriction applies to. Possible values.
subCategory	string	Describes which stage of travel the restriction applies to. Possible values.

Test Windows

Test windows can either be in days or hours and are used to specify when various COVID-19 tests must be taken by a traveller for the purpose of conforming to a particular procedure as part of their trip.

Attribute	Type	Description
condition	string	Refers to when the test needs to be taken. Possible values: `BEFORE_ARRIVAL` `BEFORE_DEPARTURE` `BEFORE_FINAL_BOARDING` `AFTER_ARRIVAL` `AFTER_DEPARTURE` `AFTER_FINAL_BOARDING`
type	string	Possible values: `DAYS` `HOURS`
value	integer	Number of days/hours.
text	string	Translated `value` and `type` attributes into a single string.
medicalRequirementType	string	List of acceptable COVID-19 test types for this procedure. Possible values.

Sources

Each procedure or restriction object includes a source object to identify where Sherpa obtained the rest of the information about the procedure or restriction. Each source object follows this format.

Attribute	Type	Description
sourceType	string	Possible values: `GOVERNMENT` `AIRLINE` `AIRPORT`
title	string	The name of the source.
url	string	The direct link to the source of the restriction/procedure.