Airbnb MCP server

The MCP Server for Airbnb allows you to search Airbnb listings and retrieve detailed information about accommodations through Claude. It provides direct links to Airbnb listings in search results, making it easy to plan your next trip.

Features

• Search for Airbnb listings by location, dates, and other criteria
• Get detailed information about specific listings including descriptions, host details, amenities, and pricing
• Direct links to Airbnb listings
• No API key required
• Structured JSON data return

Installation

Installing on Claude Desktop

Before you begin, make sure Node.js is installed on your computer so that npx works properly.

1. Go to: Settings > Developer > Edit Configuration

2. Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airbnb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@Domoteek/mcp-server-airbnb"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. If you need to ignore the robots.txt file for all requests, use this version with the --ignore-robots-txt argument:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airbnb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@Domoteek/mcp-server-airbnb",
        "--ignore-robots-txt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

4. Restart Claude Desktop to apply the changes.

Installation via Smithery

For automatic installation on Claude Desktop using Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Domoteek/mcp-server-airbnb --client claude

Usage

The MCP server provides two main tools:

Searching for Airbnb Listings

Use the airbnb_search tool to find Airbnb listings by location and other criteria:

Required parameters:

• location (string): The location to search for listings

Optional parameters:

• placeId (string): Specific place ID
• checkin (string): Check-in date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• checkout (string): Check-out date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• adults (number): Number of adult guests
• children (number): Number of children
• infants (number): Number of infants
• pets (number): Number of pets
• minPrice (number): Minimum price
• maxPrice (number): Maximum price
• cursor (string): For pagination
• ignoreRobotsText (boolean): Whether to ignore robots.txt rules

The search returns an array of listings with details like name, price, location, and direct URLs to the Airbnb listings.

Getting Detailed Listing Information

Use the airbnb_listing_details tool to get comprehensive information about a specific Airbnb listing:

Required parameters:

• id (string): The ID of the Airbnb listing

Optional parameters:

• checkin (string): Check-in date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• checkout (string): Check-out date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• adults (number): Number of adult guests
• children (number): Number of children
• infants (number): Number of infants
• pets (number): Number of pets
• ignoreRobotsText (boolean): Whether to ignore robots.txt rules

This returns detailed information about the listing, including description, host details, amenities, pricing, and a direct URL to the Airbnb listing page.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.