# Hotels Channel Managers

MONEI integrates with hotel channel managers to securely tokenize payment card information from booking reservations. Card data is received, tokenized, and tokens are returned for secure payment processing — your system never handles raw card numbers.

## How It Works[​](#how-it-works "Direct link to How It Works")

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1. Your **backend** sends a tokenization request specifying the channel manager
2. MONEI retrieves card information from the channel manager as a **PCI-compliant** intermediary
3. Card data is **tokenized** — raw card numbers are never exposed to your system
4. Tokens are returned for use in [payment creation](https://docs.monei.com/apis/rest/payments-create/.md)

## Authentication[​](#authentication "Direct link to Authentication")

Add your [MONEI API Key](https://dashboard.monei.com/settings/api) to the request header:

```
Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Endpoint[​](#endpoint "Direct link to Endpoint")

**URL:** `https://api.monei.com/v1/partner/tokens`

**Method:** `POST`

## Common Parameters[​](#common-parameters "Direct link to Common Parameters")

| Parameter            | Type   | Required | Description                    |
| -------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------ |
| `accountId`          | String | Yes      | Your MONEI account ID (UUID)   |
| `sessionId`          | String | Yes      | A UUID identifying the session |
| `channelManagerType` | String | Yes      | `SITEMINDER` or `CHANNEX`      |

Additional parameters vary by channel manager — see the specific integration guides below.

## Test Mode[​](#test-mode "Direct link to Test Mode")

Enable **test mode** in your [MONEI dashboard](https://dashboard.monei.com/) to use Siteminder and Channex preprod URLs during development.

## Supported Channel Managers[​](#supported-channel-managers "Direct link to Supported Channel Managers")

| Channel Manager                           | Response Format | Documentation                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Siteminder](https://www.siteminder.com/) | XML (SOAP)      | [Integration guide](https://docs.monei.com/hotels/siteminder/.md) |
| [Channex](https://channex.io/)            | JSON            | [Integration guide](https://docs.monei.com/hotels/channex/.md)    |

## Before You Begin[​](#before-you-begin "Direct link to Before You Begin")

1. Create a [MONEI account](https://dashboard.monei.com/register).
2. Get your [MONEI API Key](https://dashboard.monei.com/settings/api).
3. See the [Siteminder](https://docs.monei.com/hotels/siteminder/.md) or [Channex](https://docs.monei.com/hotels/channex/.md) integration guide for channel-specific setup.