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# InstantBooking

**What it does:** Creates a quote and confirms the booking in a single API call.

**When to call it:** When you want to purchase a policy without a separate Quote step. For example, in a streamlined checkout where the protection price is already known.

{% hint style="info" %}
**PolicyCode required** 

Because there is no separate Quote step, you must supply a `PolicyCode`. Your CSE will provide the codes available for your account.
{% endhint %}

```
POST /insurances/instantBooking
```

## Example request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="POST" %}

```shellscript
curl -i -X POST \
  -H "X_API_KEY: your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "FromDate": "2025-08-01 00:00:00",
    "ToDate": "2025-08-08 00:00:00",
    "CustomerAge": 29,
    "Email": "jane@example.com",
    "FirstName": "Jane",
    "LastName": "Smith",
    "Country": "NZ",
    "DestinationCountry": "NZ",
    "PolicyCode": "FP-NZ-ROW",
    "LanguageCode": "en",
    "Currency": "AUD",
    "PartnerCollectingPayment": true,
    "City": "Auckland",
    "Address1": "1 Queen Street",
    "PostalCode": "1010"
  }' \
  https://api-staging.rentalcover.com/insurances/instantBooking
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}

```graphql
{
    "BookingId": "5805150",
    "Reference": "N7U4-A2JE-INS",
    "Status": "Confirmed",
    "FromDate": "2024-04-19 00:00:00",
    "ToDate": "2024-04-22 00:00:00",
    "TotalAmount": "21.64",
    "ConfirmedOn": "2024-04-17 23:17:41",
    "PartnerSiteCode": null,
    "InsuranceCoverAmount": "92100.00",
    "TotalAmountFormatted": "AU$21.64",
    "InsuranceCoverAmountFormatted": "AU$92,100.00",
    "Disclaimer": "By clicking the button you confirm that you have considered the terms of the <a href=\"https://staging.rentalcover.com/pds/N7U4-A2JE-INS\" target=\"_blank\">PDS</a>. Asservo Mutual (NZBN 9429051103644) is the issuer of the mutual risk products and RentalCover.com, a trading name of Cover Genius Pty Ltd (ABN 43 159 983 598, AFSL No.490058) is its' agent. As a member of Asservo Mutual, you can view the Constitution on its' <a href=\"https://asservoprotection.com/\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>.\n",
    "VehicleTypes": {
        "freecancellationcover": false,
        "freetravelinsurance": false,
        "car": true,
        "motorhome": false,
        "campervan": false,
        "4x4": false,
        "minibus": false,
        "lighttruck": false,
        "bus": false,
        "caravan": false
    },
    "Logos": {
        "DarkFontPng": {
            "Type": "png",
            "Url": "https://files.rentalcover.com/logos/RentalCover.png"
        },
        "DarkFontSvg": {
            "Type": "svg",
            "Url": "https://files.rentalcover.com/logos/RentalCover.svg"
        },
        "LightFontPng": {
            "Type": "png",
            "Url": "https://files.rentalcover.com/logos/RentalCover-inverse.png"
        },
        "LightFontSvg": {
            "Type": "svg",
            "Url": "https://files.rentalcover.com/logos/RentalCover-inverse.svg"
        }
    },
    "Policy": {
        "Code": "FP NZ ROW inc.Baggage - Asservo Mutual",
        "Name": "Full Protection",
        "Type": "FullProtection",
        "PdsUrl": "https://staging.rentalcover.com/pds/N7U4-A2JE-INS"
    },
    "Customer": {
        "CustomerId": "347568",
        "FirstName": "Test",
        "LastName": "Test",
        "Email": "email+123@covergenius.com",
        "BackupEmail": "",
        "DateOfBirth": "1995-01-01",
        "Age": "29",
        "Phone": "0432-488-899",
        "Address1": "abc street",
        "Address2": "",
        "City": "brisbane",
        "Region": "SAN FRAN",
        "PostalCode": "55555",
        "Country": "New Zealand"
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Request parameters

InstantBooking accepts [Group A (Core booking)](https://partner-docs.covergenius.com/rentalcover/endpoints/pages/WVMEVLGGGf8OHDZ9pLSL#group-a.-core-booking), [Group B (Customer)](https://partner-docs.covergenius.com/rentalcover/endpoints/pages/WVMEVLGGGf8OHDZ9pLSL#group-b.-customer), and [Group F (Partner & integration)](https://partner-docs.covergenius.com/rentalcover/endpoints/pages/WVMEVLGGGf8OHDZ9pLSL#group-f.-partner-and-integration), plus the differences listed below.

### Differences from Quote

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th width="184.9595947265625">Parameter</th><th width="150.32666015625">Required?</th><th>Note</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>PolicyCode</code></td><td>Required</td><td>Policy code to purchase. No Quote step means this must be supplied explicitly. Provided by your CSE.</td></tr><tr><td><code>LanguageCode</code></td><td>Required</td><td>Required here; optional in Quote.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Currency</code></td><td>Required</td><td>Required here; optional in Quote.</td></tr><tr><td><code>AgentReference</code></td><td>Optional</td><td>Partner-supplied booking reference ending in <code>-INS</code>. Auto-generated if omitted.</td></tr><tr><td><code>PartnerReference</code></td><td>Optional</td><td>Your internal booking reference for customer service lookup.</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
**Not accepted by InstantBooking**&#x20;

All [Group C (Vehicle)](https://partner-docs.covergenius.com/rentalcover/endpoints/pages/WVMEVLGGGf8OHDZ9pLSL#group-c.-vehicle) fields, `FromLocationName`, `ToLocationName`, `VehiclePickupTime`, `VehicleDropoffTime` and all other pickup/drop-off location fields, `LDWIncluded`, `SLIIncluded`, `OtherEmail`, `OtherDriveAge1`/`2`, `ExpressCode`, `RoadSideAssistanceCoverOption`, `BWCookie`, `UserIpAddress`, `ContactCustomer`, `CoverAmount`, `Type`.
{% endhint %}

## Response

### Booking

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th width="184.87646484375">Field</th><th width="150.45703125">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Reference</code></td><td>string</td><td>Unique booking reference ending in <code>-INS</code>. Use this for Update and Cancel.</td></tr><tr><td><code>BookingId</code></td><td>integer</td><td>Internal booking ID.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Status</code></td><td>string</td><td>InstantBooking returns Confirmed directly.</td></tr><tr><td><code>ConfirmedOn</code></td><td>datetime</td><td>Timestamp of when the booking was confirmed.</td></tr><tr><td><code>PartnerReference</code></td><td>string</td><td>Partner reference from the request, if supplied.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Pricing

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th width="199.513916015625">Field</th><th width="149.7342529296875">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>TotalAmount</code></td><td>float</td><td>Total premium charged.</td></tr><tr><td><code>TotalAmountFormatted</code></td><td>string</td><td>Formatted total premium.</td></tr><tr><td><code>InsuranceCoverAmount</code></td><td>float</td><td>Total cover amount.</td></tr><tr><td><code>InsuranceCoverAmountFormatted</code></td><td>string</td><td>Formatted cover amount.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Disclaimer</code></td><td>string</td><td>Product disclaimer text.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Vehicle coverage

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th width="200.238037109375">Field</th><th width="149.934326171875">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>VehicleTypes.*</code></td><td>boolean</td><td>Flags indicating which vehicle types this product covers. Keys: <code>car</code>, <code>motorhome</code>, <code>campervan</code>, <code>4x4</code>, <code>minibus</code>, <code>lighttruck</code>, <code>bus</code>, <code>caravan</code>, <code>freecancellationcover</code>, <code>freetravelinsurance</code>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Logos

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th width="249.5465087890625">Field</th><th width="150.365478515625">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Logos.DarkFontPng.Url</code></td><td>string</td><td>URL to the dark-font PNG logo.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Logos.DarkFontSvg.Url</code></td><td>string</td><td>URL to the dark-font SVG logo.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Logos.LightFontPng.Url</code></td><td>string</td><td>URL to the light-font PNG logo.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Logos.LightFontSvg.Url</code></td><td>string</td><td>URL to the light-font SVG logo.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Nested objects

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Object type</th><th>Reference</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Policy</code></td><td>Policy object (subset)</td><td>Returns <code>Code</code>, <code>Name</code>, <code>Type</code>, and <code>PdsUrl</code> only. See <a href="/pages/gPbnAI4Xacsb6JMxFWqx#policy-object">Policy object</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Customer</code></td><td>Customer object</td><td>See <a href="/pages/gPbnAI4Xacsb6JMxFWqx#customer-object">Customer object</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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