Channel guide
Airbnb channel manager for Indian homestays and hotels
Homestay-friendly marketplace with low host commission. Here is exactly how MyOTASync connects to Airbnb, what Airbnb asks you for, and how long it honestly takes.
How it connects
Secure log-in
How long it takes
Near-instant (secure log-in & authorise)
Typical commission
~3%
Markets
Global
How to connect Airbnb to MyOTASync
Log in to Airbnb and authorise the connection. Your listings then appear in MyOTASync as unmapped — map each one to a room type.
No IDs or tokens to copy — Airbnb authorises the connection through a secure log-in.
Once authorised you map each Airbnb room and rate plan to a room type in MyOTASync. Mapping is always a manual step, and it is the one that decides whether rates land on the right room — so we do it with you rather than guessing. Airbnb also lets us pull reservations made before you connected, so your calendar starts complete.
What changes once Airbnb is live
- Airbnb draws from the same inventory pool as your direct bookings and every other OTA, so it cannot sell a room you already sold.
- Rates, minimum stays and stop-sell push to Airbnb from the same calendar as everywhere else.
- Every Airbnb booking lands in one reservations feed with its commission and net revenue already calculated at ~3%.
What we cannot do
- Create your Airbnb listing. Airbnb requires its own signup, verification and content review — no API creates listings. You publish the listing yourself on Airbnb.
- Speed up Airbnb’s own approval queue, or take a cut of what it books for you.
Worth knowing about Airbnb
- · No channel manager can create an Airbnb listing for you — you create it, we run it.
Airbnb channel manager questions
The things owners ask before connecting Airbnb.
How do I connect Airbnb to a channel manager?
Log in to Airbnb and authorise the connection. Your listings then appear in MyOTASync as unmapped — map each one to a room type. After that you map each Airbnb room and rate plan to a room type in MyOTASync, and activation pushes a full forward sync of rates and availability.
How long does it take to connect Airbnb?
Near-instant (secure log-in & authorise). Mapping rooms to rate plans adds a few minutes of your own time. Where a channel shows a waiting state, that is Airbnb processing the request rather than an error on our side.
What commission does Airbnb charge?
~3% is typical, though your own contract governs. MyOTASync stores your real Airbnb commission and reports every revenue figure net of it, so you can compare Airbnb against your other channels on what you actually keep.
Will connecting Airbnb stop double bookings?
Yes. Once Airbnb is live it draws from the same inventory pool as your direct bookings and every other connected OTA, so a room sold on any channel becomes unavailable on Airbnb within seconds.
Can MyOTASync create my Airbnb listing?
No. Airbnb requires its own signup, contract, verification and content approval, and no channel manager has an API that creates listings. We guide you through it and take over the moment your listing is live.
Can I import my existing Airbnb bookings?
Yes. Airbnb supports pulling reservations made before you connected, so your calendar starts complete rather than showing those dates as available.
Ready to connect Airbnb?
Tell us your property and the channels you sell on. We come back with what Airbnb needs from you and how long it will take.
Free onboarding · no commission on your bookings · cancel any time