Airbnb Search

A comprehensive MCP server for searching Airbnb listings with advanced filtering capabilities and detailed property information retrieval.

Features

Advanced Search Capabilities

• Location-based search with support for cities, states, and regions
• International location support via client-side geocoding for accurate non-US queries
• Google Maps Place ID integration for precise location targeting
• Property type filtering for entire homes, private rooms, shared rooms, or hotel rooms
• Date filtering with check-in and check-out date support
• Guest configuration including adults, children, infants, and pets
• Price range filtering with minimum and maximum price constraints
• Pagination support for browsing through large result sets

Detailed Property Information

• Comprehensive listing details including amenities, policies, and highlights
• Location information with coordinates and neighborhood details
• House rules and policies for informed booking decisions
• Property descriptions and key features
• Direct links to Airbnb listings for easy booking

Configuration Options

Ignore robots.txt

• Default: false
• Description: Bypass robots.txt restrictions when making requests to Airbnb
• Recommendation: Keep disabled unless needed for testing purposes

Disable third-party geocoding

• Environment variable: DISABLE_GEOCODING
• Default: false
• Description: Skip the Photon/Nominatim geocoding step and let Airbnb resolve the location string on its own. Enabling this restores the pre-PR behavior — every search goes only to airbnb.com, no third-party calls.
• Recommendation: Keep disabled unless you specifically need zero third-party outbound traffic. With it enabled, non-US searches could return incorrect results.

External Services

In addition to airbnb.com, the server makes geocoding requests to two third-party services to translate location queries into accurate map bounding boxes:

• Photon (photon.komoot.io): Primary geocoder, called on every search without placeId. Free OSM-based service hosted by Komoot.
• Nominatim (nominatim.openstreetmap.org): Fallback geocoder, called only when Photon does not return a bounding box.

Opting out: Supply an explicit placeId per-request, or set DISABLE_GEOCODING=true globally.

Legal and Ethical Considerations

• Respect Airbnb's Terms of Service: This extension is for legitimate research and booking assistance
• Robots.txt Compliance: The extension respects robots.txt by default
• Rate Limiting: Be mindful of request frequency
• Data Usage: Only extract publicly available information for legitimate purposes

Note: This extension is not affiliated with Airbnb, Inc. It is an independent tool designed to help users search and analyze publicly available Airbnb listings.