Seat availability

Check live availability for one train and class.

GET /v1/availability/seats

Scope availability:read · Credits 5 · Plans All plans

Returns normalized availability, waitlist pool, fare, and confirmation probability for a train segment.

Authentication

Send your key in the X-RailCore-Key header. This operation requires the availability:read scope. See the authentication guide.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
`train_number`	query	`string`	Required	Train number, 4 to 6 uppercase letters or digits.
`from`	query	`string`	Required	Boarding station code.
`to`	query	`string`	Required	Destination station code.
`date`	query	`string(date)`	Required	Journey date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
`class`	query	`string`	Required	Travel class code.
`quota`	query	`string`	Optional	Reservation quota.

Code examples

Base URL https://ir.railcore.tech/v1. Keep the key in an environment variable and call from a trusted server-side environment.

cURL

curl -sS -X GET \
  -H "X-RailCore-Key: $RAILCORE_KEY" \
  "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/availability/seats?train_number=12656&from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&class=3A&quota=GN"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/availability/seats?train_number=12656&from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&class=3A&quota=GN", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-RailCore-Key": process.env.RAILCORE_KEY,
  },
});

const body = await response.json();
console.log(response.status, body);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/availability/seats?train_number=12656&from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&class=3A&quota=GN",
    headers={"X-RailCore-Key": os.environ["RAILCORE_KEY"]},
    timeout=20,
)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

Rate limits and credits

This call costs 5 credits and is available on All plans. Per-minute and daily budgets, and the headers reporting remaining quota, are documented in rate limits and credits and billing.

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`train_number`	`string`	Train number.
`from_station_code / to_station_code`	`string`	Requested segment.
`journey_date`	`string(date)`	Requested journey date.
`quota`	`Quota`	Applied quota.
`classes[].class_code`	`ClassCode`	Travel class.
`classes[].status`	`string`	AVAILABLE, RAC, WAITLIST, REGRET, NOT_AVAILABLE, TRAIN_CANCELLED, TRAIN_DEPARTED, or UNKNOWN.
`classes[].availability_text`	`string`	Source availability text normalized for display.
`classes[].available_count`	`integer`	Known available berth count.
`classes[].waitlist_count / rac_count`	`integer`	Known waitlist and RAC positions.
`classes[].wl_pool`	`string \| null`	GNWL, PQWL, RLWL, RSWL, TQWL, NLWL, or CKWL.
`classes[].fare / total_fare`	`integer \| null`	Fare values in INR.
`classes[].confirmation_probability`	`object \| null`	Percentage, LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH label, and explanatory text.
`classes[].last_updated_at`	`string \| null`	Live source update time.

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "train_number": "12656",
    "from_station_code": "BSL",
    "to_station_code": "ADI",
    "journey_date": "2026-08-27",
    "quota": "GN",
    "classes": [
      {
        "class_code": "3A",
        "status": "AVAILABLE",
        "availability_text": "AVAILABLE 24",
        "available_count": 24,
        "waitlist_count": 0,
        "rac_count": 0,
        "wl_pool": null,
        "fare": 1125,
        "total_fare": 1125,
        "confirmation_probability": {
          "percentage": 96,
          "label": "HIGH",
          "text": "High confirmation likelihood"
        },
        "last_updated_at": "2026-08-20T17:12:23.304Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_version": "v1",
    "request_id": "req_01J5Z7Y8N2K4M6P8R0T2V4X6Z8",
    "trace_id": "trc_01J5Z7Y8N2K4M6P8R0T2V4X6Z9",
    "timestamp": "2026-08-20T17:12:23.305Z",
    "freshness": {
      "mode": "live",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-20T17:12:23.305Z",
      "sources": [
        {
          "confidence": "high"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Description	Retry
400	`VALIDATION_ERROR`	A required field is missing or invalid.	Not retryable
401	`MISSING_API_KEY / INVALID_API_KEY`	The credential is absent, unknown, disabled, or expired.	Not retryable
403	`SCOPE_MISSING / PLAN_ENDPOINT_DISABLED`	The key lacks the required scope or plan entitlement.	Not retryable
402	`CREDITS_EXHAUSTED`	The account balance cannot cover this operation.	Not retryable
429	`RATE_LIMITED`	Minute or daily request budget is exhausted. Honor Retry-After.	Retryable
410	`API_VERSION_SUNSET`	This API version has reached its announced sunset date. Migrate to a supported major version.	Not retryable
502	`UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE`	Live data could not be retrieved. Retry with backoff.	Retryable
504	`UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT`	The live-data request exceeded its deadline. Retry with backoff.	Retryable
503	`METERING_UNAVAILABLE`	Credit settlement is temporarily unavailable and no data was returned.	Retryable

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