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Airbnb Extract Listing ID API

Parse Airbnb listing URLs to extract listing IDs required for API calls.

Overview

URL Parsing Utility

Extract numeric listing IDs and base64 encoded IDs from any Airbnb URL format.

This utility endpoint parses Airbnb URLs to extract the numeric listing ID that can be used with other API endpoints. It also returns the base64 encoded ID format for complete compatibility.

Endpoint URL

GET https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/extract-id

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
url	string	Required	Any valid Airbnb listing URL to parse

Response Structure

Response Fields

listing_id - Numeric listing ID (e.g., 22120898)
url - Original URL provided for verification
encoded_id - Base64 encoded ID for advanced operations

ID Format Explanation

The encoded_id is a base64 encoding of the string format:


              "StayListing:22120898" → Base64 → "U3RheUxpc3Rpbmc6MjIxMjA4OTg="

Supported URL Formats

All Airbnb URL Patterns

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898 → ID: 22120898

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898?guests=2&check_in=2025-01-01 → ID: 22120898

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/22120898 → ID: 22120898

https://m.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898 → ID: 22120898

https://www.airbnb.com/listing/22120898 → ID: 22120898

Common Use Cases

Browser Extensions

Extract IDs from the current tab URL to fetch reviews or pricing data.

Bulk Processing

Process lists of Airbnb URLs from spreadsheets or databases.

URL Validation

Validate user input to ensure proper Airbnb listing URLs.

API Integration

Convert between URL formats and API identifiers for custom integrations.

Error Handling

Invalid URLs

The endpoint will return a 400 error if the URL is not a valid Airbnb listing URL or if no listing ID can be extracted.

Common Error Scenarios

Non-Airbnb URLs (returns 400)
Airbnb URLs without listing IDs (e.g., search pages)
Malformed or incomplete URLs
Experience URLs instead of listing URLs

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/extract-id?url=https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const airbnbUrl = "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898?guests=2";

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/extract-id?url=${encodeURIComponent(airbnbUrl)}`,
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(`Listing ID: ${data.listing_id}`);
console.log(`Encoded ID: ${data.encoded_id}`);

// Use the extracted ID with other endpoints
const reviewsUrl = `https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/reviews/${data.listing_id}`;
const reviewsResponse = await fetch(reviewsUrl, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});

import requests

# Extract ID from any Airbnb URL
airbnb_url = "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898"

url = "https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/extract-id"
params = {"url": airbnb_url}
headers = {"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
data = response.json()

print(f"Listing ID: {data['listing_id']}")
print(f"Encoded ID: {data['encoded_id']}")

# Use the extracted ID with other endpoints
listing_id = data["listing_id"]
reviews_url = f"https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/reviews/{listing_id}"
reviews = requests.get(reviews_url, headers=headers)

<?php
$airbnbUrl = "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898";
$url = "https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/extract-id";
$params = http_build_query(["url" => $airbnbUrl]);

$ch = curl_init($url . "?" . $params);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($ch);

echo "Listing ID: " . $data["listing_id"] . "\n";
echo "Encoded ID: " . $data["encoded_id"] . "\n";

// Use the extracted ID with other endpoints
$listingId = $data["listing_id"];
$reviewsUrl = "https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/reviews/" . $listingId;
?>

require "net/http"
require "json"
require "uri"

airbnb_url = "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898"
uri = URI("https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/extract-id")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({ url: airbnb_url })

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = http.request(request)
data = JSON.parse(response.body)

puts "Listing ID: \#{data['listing_id']}"
puts "Encoded ID: \#{data['encoded_id']}"

# Use the extracted ID with other endpoints
listing_id = data["listing_id"]
reviews_url = "https://api.stayapi.com/v1/airbnb/listing/reviews/\#{listing_id}"

Response

{
  "listing_id": 22120898,
  "url": "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22120898?check_in=2025-10-31",
  "encoded_id": "U3RheUxpc3Rpbmc6MjIxMjA4OTg="
}

{
  "detail": "Could not extract listing ID from URL. Make sure it's a valid Airbnb URL."
}