Airbnb MCP Server (Enhanced)

Enhanced MCP Server for searching Airbnb listings and getting detailed information.

Features

• Improved Error Handling: Detailed error messages and better exception handling
• Enhanced Logging: More extensive logging for easier debugging
• Type Safety: Better TypeScript type definitions
• Code Organization: Modularized code structure for better maintainability
• Performance: Optimized network requests and response handling
• Richer Results: More detailed listing information and metadata
• Robots.txt Compliance: By default respects Airbnb's robots.txt rules (with override option)

Tools

1. airbnb_search

   • Search for Airbnb listings
   • Required Input: location (string)
   • Optional Inputs:
     • placeId (string) - Google Maps Place ID
     • checkin (string, YYYY-MM-DD)
     • checkout (string, YYYY-MM-DD)
     • adults (number)
     • children (number)
     • infants (number)
     • pets (number)
     • minPrice (number)
     • maxPrice (number)
     • cursor (string) - For pagination
     • ignoreRobotsText (boolean)
   • Returns: Array of listings with details including 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, location, amenities, policies, etc.

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 start planning your next trip with Airbnbs!

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

Examples

Search for listings

airbnb_search({"location": "Paris, France", "checkin": "2025-05-01", "checkout": "2025-05-07", "adults": 2})

Get listing details

airbnb_listing_details({"id": "12345678", "checkin": "2025-05-01", "checkout": "2025-05-07", "adults": 2})

Development

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/mcp-server-airbnb.git
cd mcp-server-airbnb
npm install
npm run build

Run locally

npm start
# or, to ignore robots.txt
npm run start:ignore-robots

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.