To control how your guests can book in Airbnb, follow the steps below. For instructions on accessing the booking settings, click here.
Important:
To use guest requirements, Instant Book must be turned on. If Instant book is turned off, the guest requirements are not applicable.
Instant Book and Guest Requirements
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How Guests Can Book in Airbnb
- To the right of "Instant Book", toggle on or off.
- If turned on: guests who meet all your requirements can book instantly. Move to step 2.
- If turned off: all guests must send a reservation request first. Skip step 2.
- See this Airbnb article for more information.
- To the right of "Instant Book", toggle on or off.
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Guest Requirements (Only applicable for Airbnb when Instant Book is enabled.)
- To require a government issued ID, click the the tickbox.
- To require recommendations from other hosts, click the tickbox.
- Under "Pre-booking message", click the text box to edit the guest information.
- At the bottom, click Save.
Tip:
If you have Instant Book deactivated, see here for information on accepting or declining Airbnb booking requests.