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<div class="heading">Messages</div>
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  This page is about the menu MESSAGES and explains how to view and answer messages from OTAs directly from Beds24.
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=Summary=
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The list shows messages from guests who booked on channels with a direct messaging integration which are '''Airbnb''', '''Booking.com''', '''Expedia''', '''Vrbo group inkl. Abritel, FewoDirekt, Stayz'''.
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*The complete message thread with a guest is available in  "API Messages" tab in the booking. Attachments are available as links.
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*You and your guests will see the messages in the channels extranet and apps
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*You can view all messages also from the "API Messages" component on the [[:Category:Dashboard|DASHBOARD]].
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=Send messages to guests=
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Open the booking and go to the "Messages" tab or click on the message on the dashboard to open the thread.
  
You can communicate with Airbnb guests directly in Beds24.
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Enter your reply there. Auto Actions can be used to send message templates from the "Mail & Actions" tab.
  
'''View messages from guests'''
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There is a hard limit for attachments, the limit is 2MB per message and make sure the attachment is in a supported file type.  
*You can view all messages from the "API Messages" component on the [[:Category:Dashboard|DASHBOARD]].
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*The complete message thread with a guest is available in "API Messages" tab in the booking. Attachments are avialable as links.  
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=Supported OTA's =
*You and your guests will see the messages in the Airbnb extranet.
 
  
'''Send messages to guests'''
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There is a hard limit for attachments, the limit is 2MB per message and make sure the attachment is in a supported file type.
  
Open the booking and to to the "API Messages" ab or click on the message on the dashboard to open the thread.  
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Please check the channels help pages for further information.  
  
If you need to send attachments to guests you can upload them to your web site and insert a link.  
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==Airbnb==
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You can communicate with Airbnb guests directly from Beds24. 
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Airbnb allows links but does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions.
  
To use templates set up as Auto Actions to reply go to the "Mail & Actions" tab and manually send the Auto Action. Airbnb does not support HTML so you will need to add a plain text version to your Auto Actions so you can use it.  The reply will be added to the message thread.
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The messages will be added to the Airbnb reservation message thread.
  
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Airbnb supports attachments in JPG, GIF and PNG format.
  
  Note: This will only work if API messaging is activated. See the instructions on the [[AirBnB.com_XML#Messaging|Airbnb help page]] on how to enable this function.
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==Booking.com==
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You can communicate with Booking.com guests directly from Beds24.  
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Booking.com does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions.  Booking.com allows attachments but no links or pdfs.
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You and your guests will see the messages in Booking.com Messaging Center.
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==Expedia  ==
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Expedia does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions.
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Expedia supports attachments in JPG, GIF, PNG and PDF format.
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==Vrbo==
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You can communicate with Vrbo guests directly from Beds24. 
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Vrbo allows links but does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions. 
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The messages will be added to the Vrbo reservation message thread.
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Vrbo supports attachments in PDF, JPG, PNG, and GIF format.

Latest revision as of 18:31, 24 May 2024

Messages
This page is about the menu MESSAGES and explains how to view and answer messages from OTAs directly from Beds24.

1 Summary

The list shows messages from guests who booked on channels with a direct messaging integration which are Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo group inkl. Abritel, FewoDirekt, Stayz.

  • The complete message thread with a guest is available in "API Messages" tab in the booking. Attachments are available as links.
  • You and your guests will see the messages in the channels extranet and apps
  • You can view all messages also from the "API Messages" component on the DASHBOARD.

2 Send messages to guests

Open the booking and go to the "Messages" tab or click on the message on the dashboard to open the thread.

Enter your reply there. Auto Actions can be used to send message templates from the "Mail & Actions" tab.

There is a hard limit for attachments, the limit is 2MB per message and make sure the attachment is in a supported file type.

3 Supported OTA's

There is a hard limit for attachments, the limit is 2MB per message and make sure the attachment is in a supported file type.

Please check the channels help pages for further information.

3.1 Airbnb

You can communicate with Airbnb guests directly from Beds24.

Airbnb allows links but does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions.

The messages will be added to the Airbnb reservation message thread.

Airbnb supports attachments in JPG, GIF and PNG format.

3.2 Booking.com

You can communicate with Booking.com guests directly from Beds24.

Booking.com does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions. Booking.com allows attachments but no links or pdfs.

You and your guests will see the messages in Booking.com Messaging Center.

3.3 Expedia

Expedia does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions.

Expedia supports attachments in JPG, GIF, PNG and PDF format.

3.4 Vrbo

You can communicate with Vrbo guests directly from Beds24.

Vrbo allows links but does not support HTML therefore we recommend you add a plain text version to your Auto Actions.

The messages will be added to the Vrbo reservation message thread.

Vrbo supports attachments in PDF, JPG, PNG, and GIF format.