When an accommodation is connected between AvaiBook and Airbnb, it is important to understand how synchronization works between the two platforms.
Some changes made directly on Airbnb may remain in place, be overwritten, or stop synchronizing correctly.
In this article, we explain what happens when you make changes directly on Airbnb and the best practices to follow to avoid inconsistencies.
Which platform takes priority?
With the XML connection, AvaiBook acts as the main synchronization source for a large part of the listing content.
This means that changes made directly on Airbnb may be replaced by the information sent from AvaiBook in future updates.
What content does AvaiBook usually synchronize?
AvaiBook can usually manage:
Calendar and availability
Rates and prices
Minimum stay
Restrictions
Photos
Descriptions
Amenities and features
Booking conditions
Any content managed from AvaiBook may be automatically overwritten on Airbnb during subsequent updates.
What can happen if I edit content directly on Airbnb?
Photos
If you upload or edit photos directly on Airbnb, they may be overwritten the next time AvaiBook sends a synchronization update.
📸 Airbnb photo book
If you have synchronized your accommodation with AvaiBook and later want to use photos from the Airbnb photo book, it is important to bear the following in mind:
If photos are uploaded directly to the Airbnb portal, the content synchronized from AvaiBook will be updated again and those images will be overwritten.
To avoid losing changes, we recommend always managing your photos from AvaiBook.
We recommend always managing your photos from AvaiBook.
Descriptions and text
Descriptions edited manually on Airbnb may also be replaced by content synchronized from AvaiBook.
If you want to keep a specific description, we recommend updating it directly in AvaiBook.
It is also important to bear in mind that Airbnb applies certain restrictions to the content published in listings.
📝 Accommodation business name
Airbnb only allows capital letters at the beginning of words in the listing title.
For this reason, we recommend avoiding names written entirely in capital letters, as the platform may automatically change the formatting or reject certain changes.
✅ Correct:
Apartamento Vista Mar
Villa Sunset Ibiza
❌ Incorrect:
APARTAMENTO VISTA MAR
VILLA SUNSET IBIZA
Contact information and links
Airbnb does not allow direct contact details to be displayed within listing content.
Avoid including:
phone numbers,
email addresses,
website links,
social media,
or references such as:
“WhatsApp”
“Google”
This type of content may:
fail to synchronize correctly,
be automatically removed by the platform,
or result in restrictions being applied to the listing.
Prices and availability
Prices, restrictions, and availability are normally managed from AvaiBook.
If you make changes directly on Airbnb:
they may not be retained,
they may cause temporary differences,
or they may lead to inconsistencies between the two platforms.
How often is synchronization updated?
Synchronization between AvaiBook and Airbnb is not always immediate.
Some changes may take several minutes to appear and, in certain cases, Airbnb may apply additional update or caching times.
For this reason:
a change may take some time to appear,
temporary differences may occur,
or certain information may take some time to update completely.
What happens if I want to manage content only from Airbnb?
It is not possible to select which content is managed exclusively from Airbnb when there is an active XML connection with AvaiBook.
AvaiBook acts as the main synchronization source for a large part of the listing information.
For this reason, any content synchronized from AvaiBook may subsequently overwrite the corresponding content on Airbnb during future updates.
To avoid inconsistencies or losing changes, we recommend always managing synchronized content directly from AvaiBook.
Recommendations for maintaining correct synchronization
To avoid inconsistencies, differences in content, or losing changes, we recommend using AvaiBook as the main platform for managing your accommodation whenever there is an active connection with Airbnb.
Recommended best practices
Always manage content from AvaiBook
Avoid editing synchronized information directly on Airbnb
Wait a few minutes before checking updated changes on Airbnb
Periodically review the content published in your listing
This way, all information will remain centralized and correctly synchronized between both platforms.