# Airbnb Search — MCP Server

> Search Airbnb listings and fetch details from an AI agent — no API key.

**Source:** https://mcpplaygroundonline.com/mcp-servers/airbnb-search  
**Transport:** stdio  
**Requires auth:** No

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## What it does

The Airbnb MCP server exposes two MCP tools built on Airbnb's public search. One searches listings for a location with check-in/check-out dates, guest counts and filters, returning results with prices and links; the other fetches the full details for a specific listing — amenities, house rules, ratings and more. It runs as a Node.js stdio process and needs no credentials. It honours Airbnb's robots directives by default, so it is intended for personal trip planning and research rather than bulk scraping. For a travel agent, it turns "find me a place" into structured, comparable results the model can reason over.

## Tools exposed

- airbnb_search — search listings by location, dates, guests and filters, with prices and links
- airbnb_listing_details — fetch full details for a specific listing (amenities, rules, ratings)

## Example queries you can run

- "Find Airbnb listings in Lisbon for two adults, check-in 12 Aug, check-out 16 Aug, under €150 a night."
- "Compare the top three results and tell me which has the best rating-to-price ratio."
- "Get the full details for this listing and list its amenities and house rules."
- "Search for pet-friendly places near Austin for a weekend in September and summarise the options."

## Details

- **Recommended model:** anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 — Claude Sonnet 4.5 handles multi-step trip planning — searching, comparing and pulling details — reliably. Haiku 4.5 is fine for a single search-and-summarise request.
- **Transport:** stdio
- **Authentication:** Not required — No API key required. Deploy a sandboxed hosted instance from the MCP Playground catalog in one click. Intended for personal trip planning, not bulk scraping.
- **Official source:** [openbnb-org/mcp-server-airbnb on GitHub](https://github.com/openbnb-org/mcp-server-airbnb)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the Airbnb MCP server?

It is an open-source MCP server from OpenBnB that lets AI models search Airbnb listings and fetch listing details through the Model Context Protocol. It works without an API key by using Airbnb's public search.

### Which tools does the Airbnb MCP server expose?

Two tools: airbnb_search to find listings by location, dates, guests and filters (returning prices and links), and airbnb_listing_details to fetch the full details of a specific listing, including amenities, house rules and ratings.

### Does the Airbnb MCP server need an API key or login?

No. It uses Airbnb's public search and requires no credentials, so you can deploy and query it immediately. It respects Airbnb's robots directives by default.

### Is it okay to use for a real trip?

Yes, for personal trip planning and research. It is not intended for bulk scraping or commercial data harvesting — keep usage to the kind of searching a person would do when booking a stay.

### How do I test an Airbnb MCP server in the browser?

Open MCP Agent Studio, deploy the hosted Airbnb server from the catalog (no key needed), pick a model and describe the trip. You can watch each airbnb_search and airbnb_listing_details call and its results live.

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