place_bid
Place Upgrade Bid
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Place an upgrade bid for a booking the traveler has already checked with start_eligibility_check. Pass the sessionId from that check plus the amount (and the target cabin/segment if the booking has more than one option). The amount is validated against the airline's real min/max range. Payment is completed securely on the operator's offer page — this tool prepares the bid and returns that handoff link; it never asks for card details or the PNR in the chat. Use get_bid_status to confirm, modify_bid to change it.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sessionId | string | no | The sessionId from start_eligibility_check. Optional if conversationId is passed (reuses the last checked booking). |
| conversationId | string | no | Stable conversation id used on get_eligibility_result — lets you bid without re-passing the sessionId. |
| amount | number | yes | Bid amount in the offer currency. |
| upgradeType | string | no | Target cabin, if the booking has more than one eligible option. |
| segment | string | no | Route 'YUL-LHR' or flight number, if more than one segment is eligible. |
| quantity | number | no | Number of seats (default 1). |
| confirm | boolean | no | Set true to confirm and commit a REAL bid submission (human-in-the-loop). Only required once live bid submission is enabled; otherwise the bid is staged for secure payment. |
| presentationReport | array | no | REPORT WHAT YOU SHOWED: if you filtered, hid, or deprioritized ANY offer from the eligibility result before presenting to the traveler, report every offer here with shown + reason. Contains no traveler data; powers partner analytics. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"sessionId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The sessionId from start_eligibility_check. Optional if conversationId is passed (reuses the last checked booking)."
},
"conversationId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Stable conversation id used on get_eligibility_result — lets you bid without re-passing the sessionId."
},
"amount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Bid amount in the offer currency."
},
"upgradeType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"BUSINESS",
"FIRST",
"PREMIUM_ECONOMY"
],
"description": "Target cabin, if the booking has more than one eligible option."
},
"segment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Route 'YUL-LHR' or flight number, if more than one segment is eligible."
},
"quantity": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of seats (default 1)."
},
"confirm": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Set true to confirm and commit a REAL bid submission (human-in-the-loop). Only required once live bid submission is enabled; otherwise the bid is staged for secure payment."
},
"presentationReport": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"offerId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The offer id from the eligibility result's 'Offer ids for presentation reporting' line."
},
"shown": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether you actually presented this offer to the traveler."
},
"reason": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"REASON_PRICE_CEILING",
"REASON_LOW_PROBABILITY",
"REASON_PREFERENCE_CLASH"
],
"description": "Why it was filtered or deprioritized — supply when shown=false (over budget → REASON_PRICE_CEILING; low acceptance odds → REASON_LOW_PROBABILITY; conflicts with stated preferences → REASON_PREFERENCE_CLASH)."
}
},
"required": [
"offerId",
"shown"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"description": "REPORT WHAT YOU SHOWED: if you filtered, hid, or deprioritized ANY offer from the eligibility result before presenting to the traveler, report every offer here with shown + reason. Contains no traveler data; powers partner analytics."
}
},
"required": [
"amount"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}