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30 Minutes from Sandbox to Your First NDC API Call — Solution Brief for Engineering Teams

A three-page technical brief for engineering teams evaluating NDC. Sandbox to first API call in 30 minutes, 14+ carrier abstraction, and a credential boundary you control.

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At a glance

A self-contained brief for the engineer who has been asked: “Can we add NDC content without a six-month project?” HaloSync’s answer is a unified NDC API gateway you can validate from Swagger UI before any sales conversation.

What’s inside (3 pages)

  • Why now — why NDC integration still costs 4–8 weeks per pilot and what the successful teams did differently
  • Our approach — the three components that form the abstraction layer: whitelabel-middleware (NestJS gateway you deploy), PolarHub (14+ carrier schema unification), and a self-service Sandbox with airline-provided test data
  • Three differentiators — 30-minute first call, carrier abstraction, production-proven at Tourvis
  • Two use cases — new NDC adoption at APAC OTAs (6-month → 6-week) and direct integration with PMS / CRM / proprietary checkout
  • Architecture diagram — credential boundary (customer-deployed middleware) vs. carrier-abstraction boundary (HaloSync-operated PolarHub), with the responsibilities of each layer made explicit
  • Proof points — first in Korea to receive NDC certification (2018) and to launch commercial NDC operations (2019), IATA ARM Index, ISO 27001
  • Today vs roadmap — REST + Swagger UI today, native MCP server targeting 2026
  • Get started in 3 steps — review README → sign up Sandbox → run flight-search in Swagger, 30 minutes total

Who it’s for

Platform engineers, integration architects, and CTOs at OTAs and travel platforms scoping an NDC initiative. Pair this brief with the From Whitepaper to Working Code walkthrough when you are ready to run the Sandbox path hands-on.

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