GET /validate — CLIA Member Validation API

GET /validate

Combined Validation — Validates membership for either a travel agent or a travel agency.

The membership type is determined by the required membertype parameter. This endpoint is intended for integrations that can only be configured with a single API URL; responses are identical to the dedicated endpoints.

For integrations targeting only agents or only agencies, consider using the dedicated endpoints instead: GET /agent-validate or GET /agency-validate.

Base URL https://api-membervalidation.cruising.org

Parameters

The API key is supplied via the x-api-key request header — see Authentication.

Required for all requests

Parameter	Description
`membertype`	Membership type to validate: `agent` or `agency`

Additional parameters — Agent (when membertype=agent)

Parameter	Required	Description	Validation Rules
`personalID`	Required	The agent's personal ID	Max 10 digits, numbers only
`firstName`	Required	The agent's first name (collected but not used for record matching)	Cannot be empty
`lastName`	Required	The agent's last name	Cannot be empty; must match the record (case-insensitive)

Additional parameters — Agency (when membertype=agency)

Parameter	Required	Description	Validation Rules
`agencyIndustryID`	Required	The agency's industry ID	Exactly 8 digits, numbers only

Response Fields

Common Fields

Field	Type	Description
`Success`	Boolean	Indicates whether the request was processed successfully
`ResponseCode`	Integer	Membership validity status: `0` = no valid record, `1` = expired or non-member, `2` = fully valid
`Message`	String	A human-readable description of the validation result
`MembershipType`	String	`Agent` or `Agency` when a Travel-Trade member record is found (valid or expired); `Non-Member` when the record is not a Travel-Trade member or no record is found. See Response Conventions.

Agent-Specific Fields

Field	Type	Description
`FirstName`	String	Agent's first name (valid and expired membership responses)
`LastName`	String	Agent's last name (valid and expired membership responses)
`PersonalID`	String	Agent's personal ID (mirrors the value sent in the request)
`DuesPaidThru`	String or null	Date through which dues are paid (YYYY-MM-DD). `null` when the record has no dues date — treated as expired.
`MemberTypeID`	String	Internal CLIA member type identifier; included in all responses where a record is found

Agency-Specific Fields

Field	Type	Description
`Name`	String	Agency name
`CLIA_CompanyID`	String	CLIA's internal company ID
`IndustryID`	String	Agency's industry ID (mirrors the value sent in the request)
`City`	String	Agency's city (member responses only)
`State`	String	Agency's state (member responses only)
`ZipCode`	String	Agency's postal code (member responses only)
`DuesPaidThru`	String or null	Date through which dues are paid (YYYY-MM-DD). `null` when the record has no dues date — treated as expired. Member responses only.
`MemberTypeID`	String	Internal CLIA member type identifier. Contact CLIA if your integration needs a key to these values. Member responses only.

Response Codes

Code	Description
`0`	No valid record found (includes last name mismatch)
`1`	Record found but with limitations (expired dues, missing dues date, or not a Travel-Trade member)
`2`	Valid, active membership

Example Requests and Responses

Agent Validation

Request

HTTP Request

GET /validate?membertype=agent&personalID=00002595&firstName=Jane&lastName=Doe
Headers:
  x-api-key: your-api-key

Valid Membership

200 OK — ResponseCode 2

{
  "Success": true,
  "ResponseCode": 2,
  "Message": "Valid membership",
  "FirstName": "Jane",
  "LastName": "Doe",
  "PersonalID": "00002595",
  "DuesPaidThru": "2026-12-31",
  "MembershipType": "Agent",
  "MemberTypeID": "5"
}

Expired Dues

200 OK — ResponseCode 1

{
  "Success": true,
  "ResponseCode": 1,
  "Message": "Dues are expired",
  "FirstName": "Jane",
  "LastName": "Doe",
  "PersonalID": "00002595",
  "DuesPaidThru": "2024-12-31",
  "MembershipType": "Agent",
  "MemberTypeID": "5"
}

Expired — Expired Travel-Trade Member Type

The record carries CLIA's expired Travel-Trade member type; the membership is expired regardless of dues date. The response carries the same full payload as other member outcomes.

200 OK — ResponseCode 1

{
  "Success": true,
  "ResponseCode": 1,
  "Message": "Dues are expired",
  "FirstName": "Jane",
  "LastName": "Doe",
  "PersonalID": "00002595",
  "DuesPaidThru": "2025-12-31",
  "MembershipType": "Agent",
  "MemberTypeID": "53"
}

Not a Travel-Trade Member

200 OK — ResponseCode 1

{
  "Success": true,
  "ResponseCode": 1,
  "Message": "Agent/Individual is not a Travel-Trade Member.",
  "PersonalID": "00002595",
  "MembershipType": "Non-Member",
  "MemberTypeID": "10"
}

Agency Validation

Request

HTTP Request

GET /validate?membertype=agency&agencyIndustryID=12345678
Headers:
  x-api-key: your-api-key

Valid Membership

200 OK — ResponseCode 2

{
  "Success": true,
  "ResponseCode": 2,
  "Message": "Valid membership",
  "MembershipType": "Agency",
  "Name": "Global Travel Agency",
  "CLIA_CompanyID": "98765",
  "IndustryID": "12345678",
  "City": "Miami",
  "State": "FL",
  "ZipCode": "33101",
  "DuesPaidThru": "2026-12-31",
  "MemberTypeID": "17"
}

Expired Dues

200 OK — ResponseCode 1

{
  "Success": true,
  "ResponseCode": 1,
  "Message": "Dues are expired",
  "MembershipType": "Agency",
  "Name": "Global Travel Agency",
  "CLIA_CompanyID": "98765",
  "IndustryID": "12345678",
  "City": "Miami",
  "State": "FL",
  "ZipCode": "33101",
  "DuesPaidThru": "2024-12-31",
  "MemberTypeID": "53"
}

Not a Travel-Trade Member

Address and dues fields are not included for non-member records.

200 OK — ResponseCode 1

{
  "Success": true,
  "ResponseCode": 1,
  "Message": "Agency/Company is not a Travel-Trade Member",
  "MembershipType": "Non-Member",
  "Name": "Global Travel Agency",
  "CLIA_CompanyID": "98765",
  "IndustryID": "12345678"
}

Error Responses

Authentication Error

401 Unauthorized

{
  "Success": false,
  "Message": "Invalid or missing API Key"
}

Missing or Invalid Parameters

400 Bad Request

{
  "Success": false,
  "Message": "membertype parameter is required and must be either 'agent' or 'agency'."
}

400 Bad Request

{
  "Success": false,
  "Message": "personalID must be at most 10 digits and contain only numbers."
}

Not Found

404 Not Found

{
  "Success": false,
  "ResponseCode": 0,
  "Message": "No valid record found.",
  "MembershipType": "Non-Member"
}

404 Not Found — Name Mismatch (agent only)

{
  "Success": false,
  "ResponseCode": 0,
  "Message": "No valid record found - Name Lookup Incorrect.",
  "MembershipType": "Agent"
}

Quota Limit Reached

429 Too Many Requests

{
  "Success": false,
  "Message": "Quota limit reached"
}

Server Error

Error details are captured in CLIA's server-side logs and are not exposed in the response. MembershipType reflects the entity type being validated (Agent or Agency).

500 Internal Server Error

{
  "Success": false,
  "Message": "An error occurred while processing the request.",
  "MembershipType": "Agent"
}

Notes

A valid membership requires an active Travel-Trade member record with dues paid through a future date.
“Dues are expired” is returned when the dues date is in the past, when no dues date exists on the record (DuesPaidThru is null), or when the record carries CLIA's expired Travel-Trade member type.
MemberTypeID values are internal CLIA member type identifiers. Contact CLIA if your integration needs a key to these values.
Last name matching for agent validation is case-insensitive. First name is required but not used for matching.
All date fields follow ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).