{
  "service": "Agent Outposts",
  "logging": "Intent registrations are logged in aggregate (brand, intent, result counts, hashed caller id) for demand statistics. No raw IP addresses are stored; free-text fields are stored only as provided.",
  "disclaimer": "Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Delta Air Lines. This Outpost is a demand registry operated by Agent Outposts; door-state data is compiled from public sources (evidence linked per claim) and is not provided, reviewed, or endorsed by Delta Air Lines.",
  "outpost": "deltaairlines",
  "brand": "Delta Air Lines",
  "category": "Airlines",
  "status": "collecting_demand",
  "headline": "Delta has no public developer door: shopping, pricing, inventory and booking run through a pilot, partner-gated NDC program (full launch planned end of 2026) and GDS partners, and flight status is human web/app only - though its robots.txt explicitly permits AI crawlers on content.",
  "wall_summary": "Delta has no public developer door: shopping, pricing, inventory and booking run through a pilot, partner-gated NDC program — with a full launch planned by the end of 2026 — and its GDS partners, and flight status is human web and app only. Its robots.txt does explicitly permit AI crawlers on content, but that allowance opens no transactional API.",
  "door_state_version": "census-2026-11-01",
  "door_state": {
    "inventory": {
      "state": "partner_gated",
      "via": "Delta NDC (pilot) / GDS (Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport)",
      "evidence_url": "https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/gb/en/news/news-archive/2018/october-2018/delta-achieves-ndc-standard-18-1.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Availability is exposed through the same gated GDS/NDC partner channels as shopping; Delta states it works with global agencies, online booking tools and intermediaries on third-party retail. No direct public availability API found."
    },
    "menu_browse": {
      "state": "partner_gated",
      "via": "Delta NDC (pilot program, via Accelya FLX and GDS partners Amadeus/Sabre/Travelport); Delta Business Global Sales Consulting",
      "evidence_url": "https://business.delta.com/for-your-business/account-resources/global-sales-consulting",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "No public developer portal or self-serve API signup found. Delta's official business site routes NDC/OBT help through its consulting team and an account manager. Delta achieved IATA NDC Level 3 (standard 18.1) and is running partner pilots; trade press (Aug 2026) reports live agency testing with a full NDC launch planned by end of 2026, so shopping today is effectively through GDS/partner channels, not a direct open door."
    },
    "ordering": {
      "state": "partner_gated",
      "via": "Delta NDC (pilot, Accelya FLX) / GDS partners",
      "evidence_url": "https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/gb/en/news/news-archive/2018/october-2018/delta-achieves-ndc-standard-18-1.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Booking via NDC was in pilot/testing with industry partners (full launch reported as planned by end of 2026); today agents book Delta programmatically only through established GDS/agency partnerships. Duffel's changelog names Delta among airlines supported for offer/order conditions, corroborating aggregator reach, but the direct door is the gated NDC program."
    },
    "prices": {
      "state": "partner_gated",
      "via": "Delta NDC (pilot; GDS partners Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport)",
      "evidence_url": "https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/gb/en/news/news-archive/2018/october-2018/delta-achieves-ndc-standard-18-1.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Fares are distributed to travel professionals via GDS and pilot NDC connections; Delta's official agency site documents NDC Level 3 certification for distributing products with more choice. No public fare API. NDC offers/pricing were still in testing as of late 2026 reporting."
    },
    "tracking": {
      "state": "human_only",
      "via": "delta.com / Fly Delta app flight status (human channels)",
      "evidence_url": "https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/gb/en/news/news-archive/2018/october-2018/delta-achieves-ndc-standard-18-1.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Checked developer-portal angle (none public), NDC program pages (shopping/servicing focused, no status API offered), and agent-native surfaces. No sanctioned flight-status API found; flight status is offered on delta.com/app for humans. Third-party flight-data resellers carry Delta status, but no Delta-sanctioned programmatic tracking door was verified from official sources."
    }
  },
  "official_channels": [
    {
      "name": "Delta NDC via GDS partners (Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport) and Accelya FLX",
      "kind": "partner_program",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory",
        "ordering"
      ],
      "gate": "Access runs through the pilot NDC program and established GDS or agency partnerships, with NDC and online-booking-tool help routed through Delta Business Global Sales Consulting and an account manager rather than a self-serve signup.",
      "evidence_url": "https://business.delta.com/for-your-business/account-resources/global-sales-consulting"
    },
    {
      "name": "delta.com / Fly Delta app",
      "kind": "human_channel",
      "covers": [
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Flight status is offered only on delta.com and the Fly Delta app for humans, with no sanctioned flight-status API found.",
      "evidence_url": "https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/gb/en/news/news-archive/2018/october-2018/delta-achieves-ndc-standard-18-1.html"
    }
  ],
  "agent_native": {
    "api_catalog": "unverified",
    "llms_txt": "unverified",
    "mcp_server": false
  },
  "bot_posture": {
    "summary": "Mixed, crawler-friendly on content: delta.com/robots.txt explicitly permits LLM/AI crawlers (GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, CCBot, etc. - Allow: /) while the wildcard rule disallows most of /en_US/, and plain non-browser fetches of /llms.txt and /.well-known/api-catalog returned HTTP 444 'Access Denied' (WAF), so llms.txt/api-catalog presence could not be verified; no public API terms found",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.delta.com/robots.txt"
  },
  "alternatives": {
    "menu_browse": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "prices": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "inventory": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "ordering": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "tracking": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    }
  },
  "alternatives_policy": "Ranked by fit only. Placement is never sold.",
  "register_intent": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.agentoutposts.com/outposts/deltaairlines/intent",
    "body": {
      "intent": "one of: menu_browse | prices | inventory | ordering | tracking",
      "detail": "optional context for the brand (max 500 chars), e.g. the task you were trying to complete. Never include personal data — no names, addresses, or order details.",
      "agent_label": "optional self-declared agent name (max 80 chars). Never put personal data in this field.",
      "est_frequency": "optional, e.g. '40/day'",
      "notify": "'poll' (default) or 'webhook'",
      "notify_url": "required when notify = 'webhook'"
    },
    "returns": "A receipt: ticket, queue position, live demand snapshot, alternatives for your intent, and (poll mode) a notify URL that reports door-state changes.",
    "limits": "100 intent registrations per caller per day"
  }
}