What is Airbnb

The MCP Server for Airbnb is a tool designed for searching and retrieving details about Airbnb listings. It allows users to find accommodations based on a variety of filter criteria such as location, check-in, check-out dates, and more.

Use cases

This server can be utilized by travelers looking for suitable Airbnb rentals, researchers analyzing market trends in short-term rentals, or developers building applications that require Airbnb listing data without needing an API key.

How to use

To use the MCP server, users must install it via Claude Desktop or Smithery. After installation, users can perform searches for listings by providing necessary parameters through specified commands, and can also retrieve detailed information about specific listings.

Key features

Key features include compliance with Airbnb’s robots.txt rules, structured JSON data output, no API key requirement, and extensive filtering options for searching listings. It also simplifies data by flattening and selecting relevant details.

Where to use

The MCP Server can be used in various scenarios, including travel planning applications, booking platforms, market analysis tools, or research studies focusing on Airbnb listings across different locations.

Airbnb MCP Server

MCP Server for searching Airbnb and get listing details.

Tools

1. airbnb_search

   • Search for Airbnb listings
   • Required Input: location (string)
   • Optional Inputs:
     • placeId (string)
     • checkin (string, YYYY-MM-DD)
     • checkout (string, YYYY-MM-DD)
     • adults (number)
     • children (number)
     • infants (number)
     • pets (number)
     • minPrice (number)
     • maxPrice (number)
     • cursor (string)
     • ignoreRobotsText (boolean)
   • Returns: Array of listings with details like name, price, location, etc.

2. airbnb_listing_details

   • Get detailed information about a specific Airbnb listing
   • Required Input: id (string)
   • Optional Inputs:
     • checkin (string, YYYY-MM-DD)
     • checkout (string, YYYY-MM-DD)
     • adults (number)
     • children (number)
     • infants (number)
     • pets (number)
     • ignoreRobotsText (boolean)
   • Returns: Detailed listing information including description, host details, amenities, pricing, etc.

Features

• Respects Airbnb’s robots.txt rules
• Uses cheerio for HTML parsing
• No API key required
• Returns structured JSON data
• Reduces context load by flattening and picking data

Setup

Installing on Claude Desktop

Before starting make sure Node.js is installed on your desktop for npx to work.

1. Go to: Settings > Developer > Edit Config

2. Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airbnb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openbnb/mcp-server-airbnb"
      ]
    }
  }
}

To ignore robots.txt for all requests, use this version with --ignore-robots-txt args

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airbnb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@openbnb/mcp-server-airbnb",
        "--ignore-robots-txt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop and plan your next trip that include Airbnbs!

Other Option: Installing via Smithery

To install mcp-server-airbnb for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @openbnb-org/mcp-server-airbnb --client claude

Build (for devs)

npm install
npm run build

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License.

Disclaimer

Airbnb is a trademark of Airbnb, Inc.
OpenBnB is not related to Airbnb, Inc. or its subsidiaries