Bus & rail · Integration
redBus API integration
Bus is the volume product for a great many Indian agencies, and redBus carries the widest operator coverage. Adding it turns a counter that sells flights into one that sells the whole journey.
Live in 3–7 working days from credentialsWhat redBus brings you
- Wide coverage of Indian bus operators and routes
- Live seat availability with seat-layout selection
- Boarding and dropping point selection
- Operator ratings, amenities and bus type detail
- Cancellation policy varying by operator and timing
- High-frequency domestic routes suited to repeat customers
What we connect
- Route and date search with operator and bus-type filters
- Seat layout rendering so passengers pick an actual seat
- Boarding and dropping point selection carried into the booking
- Booking, ticket generation and SMS or WhatsApp delivery
- Cancellation with the operator's charge shown before confirming
- Per-route and per-operator markup rules
Where it plugs in
- Your B2B agent portal, with tier-based markups
- Your B2C consumer site, at retail pricing
- Your corporate self-booking tool
- Your iOS and Android apps, with no separate setup
- The back office — one ledger, one reconciliation
- Turned on or off per market, channel and agent tier
Bus bookings are low value and high frequency, which makes them excellent for customer acquisition and terrible for manual handling. The economics only work if the whole flow is self-service, which is precisely what the integration is for.
Timeline
Three to seven working days.#
Send test credentials, the API documentation and a contact at redBus. We map search, book, cancel and refund, run certification if it is required, and switch to production once you have signed off on UAT.
redBus integration questions#
Is bus worth adding if I mainly sell flights?
Often yes, because it changes the frequency of contact. A customer who books one flight a year might book six bus tickets, and each one is a chance to be the agency they think of first. The margin per booking is small; the retention effect is not.
Can agents book bus tickets on credit?
Yes. Bus uses the same wallet and credit engine as every other product, so an agent's limit and ledger cover it without separate handling.
Does it handle seat selection properly?
Yes, with the actual seat layout for that bus, plus boarding and dropping point selection. Anything less produces support calls that wipe out the margin on the booking.
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