Stop double-booking headaches. The Mangobeds Channel Manager keeps your calendars, rates, and availability perfectly aligned across every OTA, from Airbnb to Booking.com and beyond.

Table of contents

• Managing rates and restrictions
• Booking.com connection guide
• Airbnb connection guide

Managing rates and restrictions

On the inventory tab inside the Channel Manager you can see the accommodations and rates that you have set on Mangobeds. If you change the prices or seasonal rates on Mangobeds accommodations, they will automatically change on the inventory after a few minutes.

Therefore, the way the flow works is

1. You set or change the pricing on Mangobeds
2. Mangobeds automatically updates the inventory on the channel manager
3. The channel manager updates the pricing on the different listings and channels

From the inventory, you can also manage the rates and restrictions for particular dates and rooms, such as minimum stay or Closed to Arrival (how far in advance people can book). This will affect the channels connected, but not Mangobeds booking forms.

To take into account

On the channel settings > Derived Rates Settings, you can increase the price a X% on the Channel, for example.

If you update the max number of guests of an accommodation on Mangobeds, you will need to re-map the accommodation and its rates on the Channel Manager

If you change on Mangobeds the accommodation price from fixed to flexible you will need to re-map the accommodation and its rates on the Channel Manager.

If the price is based on per person, aka you have different prices depending the number of persons and you want to set up the minimum days and other restrictions, please use the bulk update and ignore the warning “Not all values will be updated. The selected rate plans contain inherited”

Booking.com connection guide

Request connection to Channex.io in booking extranet

1. Log in to the Booking.com Extranet: https://account.booking.com/
2. Copy the Property Code (top-left navigation)—you’ll paste this later in Channex.
3. Go to Account → Connectivity Provider.
4. Click Search, type “Channex”, select Channex.io.
5. Click Next, tick the XML Service Agreement box, hit Yes, I accept.
6. Booking.com now shows Waiting for provider approval—Channex will approve the link.

Create Booking.com Channel in Mangobeds

1. Open Apps → pick Channel Manager.
2. Click Get Started.
3. Click on the “Create” button to start a new connection
4. Select the channel “Booking.com”
5. Follow the on-screen steps for that channel. Hotel ID: This is where you enter the property ID of the property from booking.com.
6. Test Connection Button – Checks if the property is accessible to map
7. Once the settings are filled and the test gives a positive result we can move onto the mapping
8. Mapping is important that all rate plans be mapped, any non mapped rate plans or rooms will cause issues later. On the left side you will see all the rooms and rates on the channel, and on the right side you can see what is mapped. Once mapping is completed please save the channel by pressing the save button at the bottom
9. Activate the Connection. To activate please click on “Actions” button on the channel and select “Activate”
10. Optional: Schedule a Full Sync. Click on the options of the channel and select Full Sync

That’s it—rates, availability, and reservations are now synced in real time.

Airbnb connection guide

Login to the Airbnb Account

To connect Airbnb it works with an Oauth model, this means you need to have login access to the account to be able to connect it to Channex.

Make sure you are logged in to the correct Airbnb account before you try to connect.

Create Airbnb Channel in Mangobeds

1. Open Apps → pick Channel Manager.
2. Click Get Started. (You need to have a timezone selected in the property settings)
3. Click on the “Create” button to start a new connection
4. Select the channel “Airbnb”
5. Once you have filled in all required fields the “Connect to Airbnb” button will become active.
   • Min Stay Type: Select “Arrival”
   • Booking Total Type: “Payout Amount”
   • Host ID: This will be empty, once connection is active it will show the Host ID here.
6. If there is already another channel manager or PMS connected to Airbnb the connection will not complete. You should disconnect any connection before trying to connect. Go to Airbnb Account settings > Privacy > Connected services > Remove access
7. After you press “Connect to Airbnb” button you will be taken to Airbnb page to confirm the connection. You should check if it is the correct account and accept. You will then be redirected back and we will show the connected text instead of the button. If the connection does not appear please click refresh.
8. Map the rooms and rates.
   • If you have different prices depending on how many people are staying then you should map your lowest occupancy rate plan like the 1 person rate. In the Listing > Price settings > Price per extra guest you can set how much extra to charge per person.
   • If you only have a price for a whole apartment for example, you can map it to the highest rate.
   • The listing price comes from the inventory only, default prices don’t do anything until you disconnect the listing
9. Activate the Connection. To activate please click on “Actions” button on the channel and select “Activate”
10. Optional: Schedule a Full Sync. Click on the options of the channel and select Full Sync

That’s it—rates, availability, and reservations are now synced in real time.

Note: There is a minimum price on Airbnb of $10 per night

Why it matters

• Zero manual updates: One calendar rules them all.
• Fewer overbookings: Real-time inventory cuts risk to almost zero.
• Unified pricing: Push seasonal or promo rates everywhere at once.

Ready to simplify distribution? Head to Apps → Channel Manager and connect your first channel today.