Retrieve the real-time journey status and event history of a checked bag using SITA's BagJourney API.
domain: sita.aero · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Request BagJourney API access and pricing terms from SITA's product manager via the contact form on developer.aero (this requires an existing airline association).
Once provisioned, note your assigned api_key and the BagJourney host (bagjourney.sita.aero).
Call GET https://bagjourney.sita.aero/baggage/history/v1.0/tag/{bagTagNumber}/flightdate/{YYYY-MM-DD}, passing your key in the api_key request header.
Parse the JSON response's events array and match each entry's event code against BagJourney's documented codes (e.g., CHECKED_IN, LOADED_ON_AIRCRAFT, OFFLOADED, MISHANDLED) to build a journey timeline.
Alternatively, query by flight to list all bag tags — including delayed/rush tags — associated with a specific flight instead of a single bag.
Surface the response's flight_info (outbound/inbound/onward legs) and passenger_status fields in your self-service or ground-handling UI.
Known gotchas
BagJourney is airline-partner-gated — SITA's own docs state it's only available to customers that have an existing association with an airline, so you cannot self-serve a key just by registering on the developer.aero portal.
The documented endpoint embeds the flight date in the URL path as tag/{tag}/flightdate/{YYYY-MM-DD} rather than as a query parameter; a malformed date silently returns no match rather than a clear error.
The event code list is extensible — airline administrators can add custom location events beyond the documented set, so treat unrecognized codes as pass-through/unknown instead of hardcoding an exhaustive enum.
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