Connect Airbnb Account: Difference between revisions

You can connect one or multiple Airbnb account to

*Airbnb does not allow Co-host accounts to use their Api. All connections have to be via the host account. <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> You can get around this by using a hosting team instead, as explained here https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/article/2680/whats-the-difference-between-a-cohost-and-hosting-team?_set_bev_on_new_domain=1641306183_Njg1NWUwOWI1YWJm

Log into the Airbnb account you want to connect and then continue.

<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> If you do not have an import button and the "Connected Room" shows "unknown" log into your Airbnb account and set the listing to "manual".  

*Beds24 supports both "'Daily Prices'" and "'Occupancy Prices'" for Airbnb. Please see [[Airbnb_Mapping#Pricing_models|Pricing Models]] for more information and adjust your pricing model if required in {{#fas:cog}}SETTINGS)  CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB > MAPPING

*Your prices are imported as daily prices. If you have an "'Extra Person Price'" in Airbnb you will need to adjust the "Max Guests" and the "Extra Person" price in PRICES > DAILY PRICE SETUP.

With sync type '''Prices and Availability''' Beds24 will only update you price data (including number of guests, extra person price, base price, taxes and fees, max stay, minimum stay, max days in advance, advance notice/same day booking cut off, last-minute discount, early-bird discount, weekly discount, monthly discount) and availability and import bookings. If you want to change your descriptions pictures or other settings you do this in Airbnb.

With sync type '''Everything''' also your existing listings descriptive content will be overridden by the descriptive content in Beds24 and can no longer be edited in Airbnb.

If you want to sync everything your listing needs to meet Airbnbs requirements. If you see a red button "Fix Content Errors" your listing does not meet Airbnb requirements. Click on the button. Any settings which do not meet Airbnb requirements are highlighted on red. Click on the links to go to the settings where you can fix the problems.

*<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}}  </span> '''Fees are not imported.'''

Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB >VIEW CONTENT and click on the links next to the settings to enter these. For instructions use the context help <span style="color:#007bff;“ >{{#far:question-circle}}</span>.

 

*<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}}  </span> '''Property amenities, bathroom and bedroom features are not imported. '''

To add Property amenities go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > DESCRIPTION > FEATURES and click on 'edit amenites'.

==Who can use the API interface?==

Almost all customers can use the  API. Airbnb support can give you more information on Airbnb`s policies and restrictions.

Yes. The process is explained above.

Airbnb allows only instant bookings for API connected listings. But you can set which guests are allowed to book and receive and import enquiries.  

No. Airbnb supports room types.

=== Do guests receive a confirmation? ===  

You can communicate with guests directly via Beds24.

Yes. You can connect to multiple Airbnb host accounts.  

Airbnb does not support dorms. We can not send how many beds are available. If one bed is available Airbnb will allow a booking for all beds in the dorm which will cause overbookings.  What you can do is create a room with one bed in Beds24 and send this as a listing to Airbnb or map it to an existing listing which represents one bed. In Beds24 you can use virtual rooms to make the availability of these individual beds dependent on the availability of your dorm. See this page for the settings :- https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Airbnb_DORMS