Edit channel configurations for Airbnb API

If your rental is connected to Airbnb via the Channel Manager, you can see and manage your connection directly in the Channel manager.

Find out how to edit the channel configurations for HomeAway/VRBO and Booking.com.

Read about:

• Edit channel settings
• Unpublish a listing

Edit channel settings

You can configure a variety of your Airbnb settings directly in your Lodgify account. To configure these channel-specific settings, follow these steps:

1. Go to your left-hand menu and select Channel manager

2. Click Airbnb and View details.You can edit the following settings:

   Setting	Notes
   Publish	Publish or unpublish your Airbnb listing. If unpublished, it won't be visible nor bookable on Airbnb.
   Airbnb data sync	Here you can decide if you want to synchronize all the content from your Lodgify rental with your Airbnb listing, or if you prefer to only synchronize bookings, prices, availabilities and restrictions (=sync limited). 💡 Note: Once the Channel Manager is activated for one or more rentals, prices will always be managed from Lodgify.
   Channel settings Mark-up	Change the percentage adjustment that will be applied to the base rate sent to your OTA. You can use the mark-up to increase or decrease the price sent to the OTA and to counterbalance, for example, the OTA commission. Example: Base price in Lodgify: $100 per night Mark-up: 15% ➡ Base price in the OTA: $115 per night
   Channel settings Cancellation policies	Change the cancellation policy for your Airbnb listings. Find out more about Airbnb's Cancellation Policies. Flexible  Moderate  Firm Strict 💡 Note: If your listing is in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, or Turkey, the Strict policy will no longer be available for reservations made on and after January 20, 2025. Listings with the Strict policy will automatically be converted to the Firm policy. Additionally, a new Limited policy will be introduced, allowing guests to cancel up to 14 days before check-in for a full refund. You can learn more about these options here.
   Channel settings Booking method	Choose between Instant booking and Booking request. If you're using Instant Booking for other channels (Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo and/or Lodgify CMS), Airbnb bookability setting should be Instant Booking.
   Airbnb advanced settings Security Deposit	Choose from the following options: Custom Value (set an amount between $100 and $5000) Use Lodgify Policy 💡 Note: This Lodgify Policy only works if you've configured your security deposits to be charged manually. Learn more about configuring manual security deposits. No deposit 💡 Note: No authorization hold will be placed on guests' funds. Instead, the guest will only be charged if you make a claim on the security deposit after departure directly on Airbnb side.
   Airbnb advanced settings Guest Requirements	If you accept instant bookings, you can filter your guests by choosing the following configurations for Guest Requirements: Everyone Experienced With Government ID Experienced Guest with government ID
   Airbnb advanced settings Allow request to book during your advance notice period	If you activate it, you will still receive a booking request, although a booking doesn't meet certain requirements, such as: The guest tries to make a booking outside your advance notice, e.g. the advance notice is set to 5pm and the guest tries to make a booking at 6pm. The guest does not meet your set requirements for instant bookings. There are specific restrictions on the listing, e.g. the listing is not suitable for children, but the guest's booking includes children.
   Airbnb advanced settings New listing promotion	If your listing is new on Airbnb, you can apply a 20% discount to the first three bookings. Learn more about Airbnb's new listing promotions. 💡 Notes: The listing must have fewer than three bookings. Dynamic pricing must be disabled for the promotion to apply.
   Airbnb advanced settings Property info	⚠️ This setting is available for the Sync everything type of synchronisation only. Give guest more details on your listing.
   Airbnb advanced settings Check-in method	⚠️ This setting is available for the Sync everything type of synchronisation only. Choose the check-in method used in your rental.
   Airbnb advanced settings Check-out method	⚠️ This setting is available for the Sync everything type of synchronisation only. Create a checklist of tasks for guests to complete when checking out. Airbnb will send an automatic reminder with checkout time and these instructions as a push notification to the guest's mobile device, at 5:00 PM (local time) the day before checkout.  💡 Note: Guests must have the Airbnb app downloaded and push notifications enabled to receive this reminder.
   Airbnb advanced settings Allow request to book when guests book above max. nights	⚠️ This setting is available for the Sync everything type of synchronisation only. If a guest wants to book more nights than your maximum, they can send you a request. 💡 Note: This appears only if the max. nights is of 28 or more.
   Airbnb advanced settings Listing Type (not always available in the settings page)	Airbnb listings are categorized into four room types:  Shared rooms: Guests share the entire space with the host or others and don't have a private room to themselves. Private rooms: Guests share some common areas with the host such as kitchen or bathroom, but have their own private room to sleep in. Entire homes/apartments: Guests rent the entire unit and don't have to share the space with the host or anyone else. Hotel rooms: Typically, guests share common areas, whilst staying in unique private rooms. The accommodation tends to offer a level of service and hospitality associated with traditional hotels. (The rooms may be part of boutique or lifestyle hotels, bed and breakfasts, or similar properties.)
   Airbnb advanced settings Tax eligibility	If you are connected via REST API, Lodgify will automatically receive your listing's tax status from Airbnb. Depending on your tax status you will need to adjust in Lodgify if taxes should be exported to Airbnb or not. For more details see below.

3. Do not forget to click Save after making your changes.

Tax eligibility settings

If you are connected via REST API, Lodgify will automatically receive your listing's tax status from Airbnb. Depending on your tax status, you will need to adjust in Lodgify if taxes should be exported to Airbnb or not.

Here is a tab explaining how taxes work with Airbnb:

Unpublish a listing

For Airbnb Professional, you can unpublish an Airbnb listing directly from your Lodgify account.

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Go to your left-hand menu and select Rentals.
2. Choose the rental you want to edit and go to Sync settings.
3. In the section Airbnb API, you can see which Airbnb listing is connected to this Lodgify rental. Now click on the three dots next to the Status column and select Edit listing settings.
4. In Synchronization & publishing, switch the toggle for Publish rental status:
   
5. A pop-up window will open asking you to provide a reason for unpublishing the listing.