> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.deskboy.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Airbnb Sync

> Set up automatic Airbnb booking ingestion via a direct connection, email forwarding or iCal.

# Airbnb Sync

Etherly Sync receives Airbnb bookings automatically in the following ways:

* **Direct connection (Airbnb Live)** — Connect your Airbnb account once and bookings arrive automatically. The simplest option.
* **Email sync** — You forward Airbnb emails to your Etherly address. Best for real-time amounts and booking details.
* **iCal sync** — Etherly periodically reads your property's Airbnb iCal link to confirm dates.

## Direct Airbnb connection (Airbnb Live)

As an alternative to email forwarding, you can connect your Airbnb account directly. Bookings, amounts and cancellations arrive automatically — no browser extension and no forwarding setup.

It works even when your properties are already connected to another management system.

### How it works

We complete the Airbnb connection together with you — you leave your details and we take it from there.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Leave your details">
    In **Settings → Integrations**, on the **Airbnb Live** card, click **Connect**. Fill in your Airbnb account email and a contact phone number, then click **Send details**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="We get in touch">
    We receive your request and contact you shortly to arrange a short session.
  </Step>

  <Step title="You approve on Airbnb">
    During the session we guide you step by step: you sign in to Airbnb as usual and approve access to your properties and bookings. You enter your password directly with Airbnb — our app never sees it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Done">
    Once approval is complete, the connection appears in **Settings → Integrations** and your properties and bookings arrive automatically.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Are you an Airbnb co-host?

If you manage a property owned by someone else, approval comes from the owner's Airbnb account — they do not need an account with the app. Let us know when we contact you, so we can guide the owner through the approval.

### Disconnecting

Deleting the connection from **Settings → Integrations** also revokes access to your Airbnb account.

## Setting up Email Sync

### 1. Enable

Go to **Settings → Airbnb → Email Sync** and enable the **«Email Sync»** toggle for your connection. The app gives you a unique inbound address (e.g. `airbnb+xxxxx@app.etherly.app`).

### 2. Configure Gmail

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Gmail Settings">
    In Gmail → **Settings (⚙)** → **See all settings** → **«Forwarding and POP/IMAP»** tab
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a forwarding address">
    Click **«Add a forwarding address»** and enter the Etherly address shown in Settings.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm forwarding">
    Gmail will send a confirmation email to Etherly. Etherly detects this email and shows a banner in Settings with a confirmation link. Click **«Confirm Gmail»** and follow the link.

    <Note>
      The confirmation link requires signing in with your Google account. Etherly cannot complete this step automatically.
    </Note>

    Once you've confirmed, click **«Done»** to close the banner. The **«Gmail forwarding confirmed»** badge will appear.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a filter">
    In Gmail → **Settings → Filters** → **«Create a new filter»**:

    * **From:** `automated@airbnb.com`
    * **Action:** Forward to the Etherly address
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Setting up iCal Sync

<Steps>
  <Step title="Copy the iCal link from Airbnb">
    In Airbnb → **Calendar** → **«Connect to other platforms»** → **«Export calendar»**. Copy the link.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paste into Etherly">
    In **Settings → Properties**, find the property and paste the iCal link into the **«Airbnb iCal URL»** field. Enable the **«iCal Sync»** toggle.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  iCal sync runs every few hours and confirms check-in/check-out dates. Combining email + iCal gives the most complete picture of each booking.
</Note>