AIRBNB

FRONTEND GUIDE FOR AI CODING AGENTS - PART 11 - ReviewSystem Service

This document is a part of a REST API guide for the airbnb project. It is designed for AI agents that will generate frontend code to consume the project’s backend.

This document provides extensive instruction for the usage of reviewSystem

Service Access

ReviewSystem service management is handled through service specific base urls.

ReviewSystem service may be deployed to the preview server, staging server, or production server. Therefore,it has 3 access URLs. The frontend application must support all deployment environments during development, and the user should be able to select the target API server on the login page (already handled in first part.).

For the reviewSystem service, the base URLs are:

Scope

ReviewSystem Service Description

Handles double-blind, moderated reviews and rating aggregation for stays. Allows guests/hosts to review each other and listings, supports moderation, and exposes aggregate stats for listings/profiles…

ReviewSystem service provides apis and business logic for following data objects in airbnb application. Each data object may be either a central domain of the application data structure or a related helper data object for a central concept. Note that data object concept is equal to table concept in the database, in the service database each data object is represented as a db table scheme and the object instances as table rows.

reviewAggregate Data Object: Cached aggregate rating stats for a listing, host, or guest. Used for fast lookup and display of averages, counts, etc.

review Data Object: Review submitted by a guest or host after a completed stay. Enables double-blind, supports moderation, and links to reservation/listing and users.

API Structure

Object Structure of a Successful Response

When the service processes requests successfully, it wraps the requested resource(s) within a JSON envelope. This envelope includes the data and essential metadata such as configuration details and pagination information, providing context to the client.

HTTP Status Codes:

Success Response Format:

For successful operations, the response includes a "status": "OK" property, signaling that the request executed successfully. The structure of a successful response is outlined below:

{
  "status":"OK",
  "statusCode": 200,   
  "elapsedMs":126,
  "ssoTime":120,
  "source": "db",
  "cacheKey": "hexCode",
  "userId": "ID",
  "sessionId": "ID",
  "requestId": "ID",
  "dataName":"products",
  "method":"GET",
  "action":"list",
  "appVersion":"Version",
  "rowCount":3,
  "products":[{},{},{}],
  "paging": {
    "pageNumber":1, 
    "pageRowCount":25, 
    "totalRowCount":3,
    "pageCount":1
  },
  "filters": [],
  "uiPermissions": []
}

Additional Data

Each API may include additional data besides the main data object, depending on the business logic of the API. These will be provided in each API’s response signature.

Error Response

If a request encounters an issue—whether due to a logical fault or a technical problem—the service responds with a standardized JSON error structure. The HTTP status code indicates the nature of the error, using commonly recognized codes for clarity:

Each error response is structured to provide meaningful insight into the problem, assisting in efficient diagnosis and resolution.

{
  "result": "ERR",
  "status": 400,
  "message": "errMsg_organizationIdisNotAValidID",
  "errCode": 400,
  "date": "2024-03-19T12:13:54.124Z",
  "detail": "String"
}

ReviewAggregate Data Object

Cached aggregate rating stats for a listing, host, or guest. Used for fast lookup and display of averages, counts, etc.

ReviewAggregate Data Object Properties

ReviewAggregate data object has got following properties that are represented as table fields in the database scheme. These properties don’t stand just for data storage, but each may have different settings to manage the business logic.

Property Type IsArray Required Secret Description
revieweeId ID false Yes No -
revieweeType Enum false Yes No -
averageRating Double false Yes No -
reviewCount Integer false Yes No -
visibilityStatus Enum false Yes No -

Enum Properties

Enum properties are defined with a set of allowed values, ensuring that only valid options can be assigned to them. The enum options value will be stored as strings in the database, but when a data object is created an additional property with the same name plus an idx suffix will be created, which will hold the index of the selected enum option. You can use the {fieldName_idx} property to sort by the enum value or when your enum options represent a hiyerarchy of values. In the frontend input components, enum type properties should only accept values from an option component that lists the enum options.

Relation Properties

revieweeId

Mindbricks supports relations between data objects, allowing you to define how objects are linked together. The relations may reference to a data object either in this service or in another service. Id the reference is remote, backend handles the relations through service communication or elastic search. These relations should be respected in the frontend so that instaead of showing the related objects id, the frontend should list human readable values from other data objects. If the relation points to another service, frontend should use the referenced service api in case it needs related data. The relation logic is montly handled in backend so the api responses feeds the frontend about the relational data. In mmost cases the api response will provide the relational data as well as the main one.

In frontend, please ensure that,

1- instaead of these relational ids you show the main human readable field of the related target data (like name), 2- if this data object needs a user input of these relational ids, you should provide a combobox with the list of possible records or (a searchbox) to select with the realted target data object main human readable field.

The target object is a parent object, meaning that the relation is a one-to-many relationship from target to this object.

Required: No

Filter Properties

revieweeId revieweeType

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API’s.

Review Data Object

Review submitted by a guest or host after a completed stay. Enables double-blind, supports moderation, and links to reservation/listing and users.

Review Data Object Properties

Review data object has got following properties that are represented as table fields in the database scheme. These properties don’t stand just for data storage, but each may have different settings to manage the business logic.

Property Type IsArray Required Secret Description
moderationStatus Enum false Yes No -
isPublished Boolean false Yes No -
reviewText Text false Yes No -
rating Integer false Yes No -
blindSubmissionCode String false Yes No -
revieweeId ID false Yes No -
reservationId ID false Yes No -
reviewerId ID false Yes No -
revieweeType Enum false Yes No -
submittedAt Date false Yes No -

Enum Properties

Enum properties are defined with a set of allowed values, ensuring that only valid options can be assigned to them. The enum options value will be stored as strings in the database, but when a data object is created an additional property with the same name plus an idx suffix will be created, which will hold the index of the selected enum option. You can use the {fieldName_idx} property to sort by the enum value or when your enum options represent a hiyerarchy of values. In the frontend input components, enum type properties should only accept values from an option component that lists the enum options.

Relation Properties

revieweeId reservationId reviewerId

Mindbricks supports relations between data objects, allowing you to define how objects are linked together. The relations may reference to a data object either in this service or in another service. Id the reference is remote, backend handles the relations through service communication or elastic search. These relations should be respected in the frontend so that instaead of showing the related objects id, the frontend should list human readable values from other data objects. If the relation points to another service, frontend should use the referenced service api in case it needs related data. The relation logic is montly handled in backend so the api responses feeds the frontend about the relational data. In mmost cases the api response will provide the relational data as well as the main one.

In frontend, please ensure that,

1- instaead of these relational ids you show the main human readable field of the related target data (like name), 2- if this data object needs a user input of these relational ids, you should provide a combobox with the list of possible records or (a searchbox) to select with the realted target data object main human readable field.

The target object is a parent object, meaning that the relation is a one-to-many relationship from target to this object.

Required: No

The target object is a parent object, meaning that the relation is a one-to-many relationship from target to this object.

Required: Yes

The target object is a parent object, meaning that the relation is a one-to-many relationship from target to this object.

Required: Yes

Filter Properties

revieweeId reservationId reviewerId revieweeType

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API’s.

Default CRUD APIs

For each data object, the backend architect may designate default APIs for standard operations (create, update, delete, get, list). These are the APIs that frontend CRUD forms and AI agents should use for basic record management. If no default is explicitly set (isDefaultApi), the frontend generator auto-discovers the most general API for each operation.

ReviewAggregate Default APIs

Operation API Name Route Explicitly Set
Create none - Auto
Update none - Auto
Delete none - Auto
Get getReviewAggregate /v1/reviewaggregates/:reviewAggregateId Auto
List listReviewAggregates /v1/reviewaggregates Auto

Review Default APIs

Operation API Name Route Explicitly Set
Create createReview /v1/reviews Auto
Update updateReview /v1/reviews/:reviewId Auto
Delete deleteReview /v1/reviews/:reviewId Auto
Get getReview /v1/reviews/:reviewId Auto
List listReviews /v1/reviews Auto

When building CRUD forms for a data object, use the default create/update APIs listed above. The form fields should correspond to the API’s body parameters. For relation fields, render a dropdown loaded from the related object’s list API using the display label property.

API Reference

Get Review API

Retrieve a review and, if double-blind complete, return full info. Enrich with reviewer/reviewee & reservation if allowed by publish and moderation/business rules.

Rest Route

The getReview API REST controller can be triggered via the following route:

/v1/reviews/:reviewId

Rest Request Parameters

The getReview api has got 1 regular request parameter

Parameter Type Required Population
reviewId ID true request.params?.[“reviewId”]
reviewId : This id paremeter is used to query the required data object.

REST Request To access the api you can use the REST controller with the path GET /v1/reviews/:reviewId

  axios({
    method: 'GET',
    url: `/v1/reviews/${reviewId}`,
    data: {
    
    },
    params: {
    
        }
  });

REST Response

{
	"status": "OK",
	"statusCode": "200",
	"elapsedMs": 126,
	"ssoTime": 120,
	"source": "db",
	"cacheKey": "hexCode",
	"userId": "ID",
	"sessionId": "ID",
	"requestId": "ID",
	"dataName": "review",
	"method": "GET",
	"action": "get",
	"appVersion": "Version",
	"rowCount": 1,
	"review": {
		"id": "ID",
		"moderationStatus": "Enum",
		"moderationStatus_idx": "Integer",
		"isPublished": "Boolean",
		"reviewText": "Text",
		"rating": "Integer",
		"blindSubmissionCode": "String",
		"revieweeId": "ID",
		"reservationId": "ID",
		"reviewerId": "ID",
		"revieweeType": "Enum",
		"revieweeType_idx": "Integer",
		"submittedAt": "Date",
		"isActive": true,
		"recordVersion": "Integer",
		"createdAt": "Date",
		"updatedAt": "Date",
		"_owner": "ID"
	}
}

List Reviewaggregates API

List aggregate rating stats for listings or user profiles (cache-friendly, e.g., for search results or admin export).

Rest Route

The listReviewAggregates API REST controller can be triggered via the following route:

/v1/reviewaggregates

Rest Request Parameters

Filter Parameters

The listReviewAggregates api supports 2 optional filter parameters for filtering list results:

revieweeId (ID): Filter by revieweeId

revieweeType (Enum): Filter by revieweeType

REST Request To access the api you can use the REST controller with the path GET /v1/reviewaggregates

  axios({
    method: 'GET',
    url: '/v1/reviewaggregates',
    data: {
    
    },
    params: {
    
        // Filter parameters (see Filter Parameters section above)
        // revieweeId: '<value>' // Filter by revieweeId
        // revieweeType: '<value>' // Filter by revieweeType
            }
  });

REST Response

{
	"status": "OK",
	"statusCode": "200",
	"elapsedMs": 126,
	"ssoTime": 120,
	"source": "db",
	"cacheKey": "hexCode",
	"userId": "ID",
	"sessionId": "ID",
	"requestId": "ID",
	"dataName": "reviewAggregates",
	"method": "GET",
	"action": "list",
	"appVersion": "Version",
	"rowCount": "\"Number\"",
	"reviewAggregates": [
		{
			"id": "ID",
			"revieweeId": "ID",
			"revieweeType": "Enum",
			"revieweeType_idx": "Integer",
			"averageRating": "Double",
			"reviewCount": "Integer",
			"visibilityStatus": "Enum",
			"visibilityStatus_idx": "Integer",
			"isActive": true,
			"recordVersion": "Integer",
			"createdAt": "Date",
			"updatedAt": "Date",
			"_owner": "ID"
		},
		{},
		{}
	],
	"paging": {
		"pageNumber": "Number",
		"pageRowCount": "NUmber",
		"totalRowCount": "Number",
		"pageCount": "Number"
	},
	"filters": [],
	"uiPermissions": []
}

Create Review API

Guest or host submits review for completed reservation. Double-blind: published after both reviews or expiry. Moderation applies. Only allowed if session.user is guest/host of reservation and not already reviewed.

Rest Route

The createReview API REST controller can be triggered via the following route:

/v1/reviews

Rest Request Parameters

The createReview api has got 7 regular request parameters

Parameter Type Required Population
moderationStatus Enum true request.body?.[“moderationStatus”]
isPublished Boolean true request.body?.[“isPublished”]
reviewText Text true request.body?.[“reviewText”]
rating Integer true request.body?.[“rating”]
revieweeId ID true request.body?.[“revieweeId”]
reservationId ID true request.body?.[“reservationId”]
revieweeType Enum true request.body?.[“revieweeType”]
moderationStatus :
isPublished :
reviewText :
rating :
revieweeId :
reservationId :
revieweeType :

REST Request To access the api you can use the REST controller with the path POST /v1/reviews

  axios({
    method: 'POST',
    url: '/v1/reviews',
    data: {
            moderationStatus:"Enum",  
            isPublished:"Boolean",  
            reviewText:"Text",  
            rating:"Integer",  
            revieweeId:"ID",  
            reservationId:"ID",  
            revieweeType:"Enum",  
    
    },
    params: {
    
        }
  });

REST Response

{
	"status": "OK",
	"statusCode": "201",
	"elapsedMs": 126,
	"ssoTime": 120,
	"source": "db",
	"cacheKey": "hexCode",
	"userId": "ID",
	"sessionId": "ID",
	"requestId": "ID",
	"dataName": "review",
	"method": "POST",
	"action": "create",
	"appVersion": "Version",
	"rowCount": 1,
	"review": {
		"id": "ID",
		"moderationStatus": "Enum",
		"moderationStatus_idx": "Integer",
		"isPublished": "Boolean",
		"reviewText": "Text",
		"rating": "Integer",
		"blindSubmissionCode": "String",
		"revieweeId": "ID",
		"reservationId": "ID",
		"reviewerId": "ID",
		"revieweeType": "Enum",
		"revieweeType_idx": "Integer",
		"submittedAt": "Date",
		"isActive": true,
		"recordVersion": "Integer",
		"createdAt": "Date",
		"updatedAt": "Date",
		"_owner": "ID"
	}
}

Delete Review API

Allows hard or soft-delete of review pre-publish (reviewer) or at any time (admin/moderator). Deletion triggers aggregate recalc.

Rest Route

The deleteReview API REST controller can be triggered via the following route:

/v1/reviews/:reviewId

Rest Request Parameters

The deleteReview api has got 1 regular request parameter

Parameter Type Required Population
reviewId ID true request.params?.[“reviewId”]
reviewId : This id paremeter is used to select the required data object that will be deleted

REST Request To access the api you can use the REST controller with the path DELETE /v1/reviews/:reviewId

  axios({
    method: 'DELETE',
    url: `/v1/reviews/${reviewId}`,
    data: {
    
    },
    params: {
    
        }
  });

REST Response

{
	"status": "OK",
	"statusCode": "200",
	"elapsedMs": 126,
	"ssoTime": 120,
	"source": "db",
	"cacheKey": "hexCode",
	"userId": "ID",
	"sessionId": "ID",
	"requestId": "ID",
	"dataName": "review",
	"method": "DELETE",
	"action": "delete",
	"appVersion": "Version",
	"rowCount": 1,
	"review": {
		"id": "ID",
		"moderationStatus": "Enum",
		"moderationStatus_idx": "Integer",
		"isPublished": "Boolean",
		"reviewText": "Text",
		"rating": "Integer",
		"blindSubmissionCode": "String",
		"revieweeId": "ID",
		"reservationId": "ID",
		"reviewerId": "ID",
		"revieweeType": "Enum",
		"revieweeType_idx": "Integer",
		"submittedAt": "Date",
		"isActive": false,
		"recordVersion": "Integer",
		"createdAt": "Date",
		"updatedAt": "Date",
		"_owner": "ID"
	}
}

Get Reviewaggregate API

Get aggregate rating stats for listing or user profile (fast lookup cache for UI display).

Rest Route

The getReviewAggregate API REST controller can be triggered via the following route:

/v1/reviewaggregates/:reviewAggregateId

Rest Request Parameters

The getReviewAggregate api has got 1 regular request parameter

Parameter Type Required Population
reviewAggregateId ID true request.params?.[“reviewAggregateId”]
reviewAggregateId : This id paremeter is used to query the required data object.

REST Request To access the api you can use the REST controller with the path GET /v1/reviewaggregates/:reviewAggregateId

  axios({
    method: 'GET',
    url: `/v1/reviewaggregates/${reviewAggregateId}`,
    data: {
    
    },
    params: {
    
        }
  });

REST Response

{
	"status": "OK",
	"statusCode": "200",
	"elapsedMs": 126,
	"ssoTime": 120,
	"source": "db",
	"cacheKey": "hexCode",
	"userId": "ID",
	"sessionId": "ID",
	"requestId": "ID",
	"dataName": "reviewAggregate",
	"method": "GET",
	"action": "get",
	"appVersion": "Version",
	"rowCount": 1,
	"reviewAggregate": {
		"id": "ID",
		"revieweeId": "ID",
		"revieweeType": "Enum",
		"revieweeType_idx": "Integer",
		"averageRating": "Double",
		"reviewCount": "Integer",
		"visibilityStatus": "Enum",
		"visibilityStatus_idx": "Integer",
		"isActive": true,
		"recordVersion": "Integer",
		"createdAt": "Date",
		"updatedAt": "Date",
		"_owner": "ID"
	}
}

List Reviews API

List published/approved reviews for listing, host, or guest profile. Double-blind: only list reviews when available (both submitted or timer expired & published). Optional filters: revieweeId, revieweeType, reservationId.

Rest Route

The listReviews API REST controller can be triggered via the following route:

/v1/reviews

Rest Request Parameters

Filter Parameters

The listReviews api supports 4 optional filter parameters for filtering list results:

revieweeId (ID): Filter by revieweeId

reservationId (ID): Filter by reservationId

reviewerId (ID): Filter by reviewerId

revieweeType (Enum): Filter by revieweeType

REST Request To access the api you can use the REST controller with the path GET /v1/reviews

  axios({
    method: 'GET',
    url: '/v1/reviews',
    data: {
    
    },
    params: {
    
        // Filter parameters (see Filter Parameters section above)
        // revieweeId: '<value>' // Filter by revieweeId
        // reservationId: '<value>' // Filter by reservationId
        // reviewerId: '<value>' // Filter by reviewerId
        // revieweeType: '<value>' // Filter by revieweeType
            }
  });

REST Response

{
	"status": "OK",
	"statusCode": "200",
	"elapsedMs": 126,
	"ssoTime": 120,
	"source": "db",
	"cacheKey": "hexCode",
	"userId": "ID",
	"sessionId": "ID",
	"requestId": "ID",
	"dataName": "reviews",
	"method": "GET",
	"action": "list",
	"appVersion": "Version",
	"rowCount": "\"Number\"",
	"reviews": [
		{
			"id": "ID",
			"moderationStatus": "Enum",
			"moderationStatus_idx": "Integer",
			"isPublished": "Boolean",
			"reviewText": "Text",
			"rating": "Integer",
			"blindSubmissionCode": "String",
			"revieweeId": "ID",
			"reservationId": "ID",
			"reviewerId": "ID",
			"revieweeType": "Enum",
			"revieweeType_idx": "Integer",
			"submittedAt": "Date",
			"isActive": true,
			"recordVersion": "Integer",
			"createdAt": "Date",
			"updatedAt": "Date",
			"_owner": "ID"
		},
		{},
		{}
	],
	"paging": {
		"pageNumber": "Number",
		"pageRowCount": "NUmber",
		"totalRowCount": "Number",
		"pageCount": "Number"
	},
	"filters": [],
	"uiPermissions": []
}

Update Review API

Allows reviewer to edit own review before publish OR admin/mod to update moderation fields. Enforces state business rules.

Rest Route

The updateReview API REST controller can be triggered via the following route:

/v1/reviews/:reviewId

Rest Request Parameters

The updateReview api has got 4 regular request parameters

Parameter Type Required Population
reviewId ID true request.params?.[“reviewId”]
moderationStatus Enum false request.body?.[“moderationStatus”]
isPublished Boolean false request.body?.[“isPublished”]
reviewText Text false request.body?.[“reviewText”]
reviewId : This id paremeter is used to select the required data object that will be updated
moderationStatus :
isPublished :
reviewText :

REST Request To access the api you can use the REST controller with the path PATCH /v1/reviews/:reviewId

  axios({
    method: 'PATCH',
    url: `/v1/reviews/${reviewId}`,
    data: {
            moderationStatus:"Enum",  
            isPublished:"Boolean",  
            reviewText:"Text",  
    
    },
    params: {
    
        }
  });

REST Response

{
	"status": "OK",
	"statusCode": "200",
	"elapsedMs": 126,
	"ssoTime": 120,
	"source": "db",
	"cacheKey": "hexCode",
	"userId": "ID",
	"sessionId": "ID",
	"requestId": "ID",
	"dataName": "review",
	"method": "PATCH",
	"action": "update",
	"appVersion": "Version",
	"rowCount": 1,
	"review": {
		"id": "ID",
		"moderationStatus": "Enum",
		"moderationStatus_idx": "Integer",
		"isPublished": "Boolean",
		"reviewText": "Text",
		"rating": "Integer",
		"blindSubmissionCode": "String",
		"revieweeId": "ID",
		"reservationId": "ID",
		"reviewerId": "ID",
		"revieweeType": "Enum",
		"revieweeType_idx": "Integer",
		"submittedAt": "Date",
		"isActive": true,
		"recordVersion": "Integer",
		"createdAt": "Date",
		"updatedAt": "Date",
		"_owner": "ID"
	}
}

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