Make your first request

// Save as first-request.mjs, then run: node first-request.mjs
const base = process.env.AJAR_API_URL?.replace(/\/$/, "");
const token = process.env.AJAR_CONNECTOR_TOKEN;
if (!base || !token) throw new Error("Set AJAR_API_URL and AJAR_CONNECTOR_TOKEN first.");

async function post(path, input, sessionHeaders = {}) {
  const response = await fetch(base + path, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      ...sessionHeaders,
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(input),
  });
  const payload = await response.json();
  if (!response.ok || payload.ok === false) {
    throw new Error("Request failed (HTTP " + response.status + "): " + JSON.stringify(payload));
  }
  return payload.ok === true ? payload.data : payload;
}

// 1. Start a Booking.com guest session. No Booking.com login needed.
const guest = await post("/v1/connections/booking/guest", {});
const sessionHeaders = guest.connection_ref
  ? { "x-connection-ref": guest.connection_ref }
  : { "x-booking-token": guest.access_token };
if (!guest.connection_ref && !guest.access_token) throw new Error("Guest session was not returned.");

// 2. Resolve New York City. Use the returned reference, never a made-up ID.
const places = await post("/v1/operations/booking.place.predict", { query: "New York" }, sessionHeaders);
const city = places.items.find(place =>
  place.country_code === "US" && place.place_type === "city" &&
  /new york/i.test(place.name ?? place.display_name ?? "")
);
if (!city) throw new Error("New York City was not found. Inspect the prediction items before continuing.");

// Use the upcoming Friday–Sunday, calculated in New York's time zone.
const today = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-CA", {
  timeZone: "America/New_York", year: "numeric", month: "2-digit", day: "2-digit",
}).format(new Date());
const checkinDate = new Date(today + "T00:00:00Z");
const daysToFriday = (5 - checkinDate.getUTCDay() + 7) % 7 || 7;
checkinDate.setUTCDate(checkinDate.getUTCDate() + daysToFriday);
const checkoutDate = new Date(checkinDate);
checkoutDate.setUTCDate(checkoutDate.getUTCDate() + 2);
const checkin = checkinDate.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
const checkout = checkoutDate.toISOString().slice(0, 10);

// 3. Find stays for two adults, one room, with prices in USD.
console.log("Searching New York:", checkin, "to", checkout, "— 2 adults, 1 room");
const hotels = await post("/v1/operations/booking.hotel.search", {
  place_ref: city.place_ref, checkin, checkout,
  adults: 2, rooms: 1, children_ages: [], currency: "USD",
}, sessionHeaders);
console.log(JSON.stringify(hotels, null, 2));