AirbnbApi

The AirbnbApi ruby library provides an easy way to interact with the Airbnb API. The Airbnb API is being actively developed so please expect this gem to change regularly. The documentation for the Airbnb API can be found here.

Please note This gem is very much work in progress and not yet intended for public use.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'airbnb_api'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install airbnb_api

Some endpoints on the Airbnb API can be accessed using the Client ID and Client Secret you obtain by registering your application with Airbnb. However the majority of endpoints require and oAuth token you get from the end user.

To obtain an oAuth token redirect a user to the following url:

https://www.airbnb.com/oauth2/auth?client_id=:your_client_id&redirect_uri=:your_redirect_url&scope=:your_scope&state=:whatever_you_want

One the user logged in and approved your application they will be redirected to :your_redirect_url. This redirect request will include two additional GET parameters: code and scope

In case the user does not approve your application the same URL will be used but the followin GET parameters will be included: error and error_description

The code can be used to obtain an access_token and a refresh_token you can use to perform API requests. You can use the following code to get them.

client = AirbnbApi::Client.new(id: '1234', secret: 'topsecret')
tokens = client.tokens.create_from_code(code)

You save both the access_token and refresh_token since you will need the refresh_token to obtain a new access_token once it expires. Currently the access_token expires after 24 hours.

Refreshing a token is done as follows:

tokens = client.tokens.refresh_token(refresh_token)

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/dennisvdvliet/airbnb_api. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.