Automate your communications with these inbox updates

Save time with scheduled messages, personalized quick replies, and more.
By Airbnb on May 24, 2021
4 min read
Updated May 3, 2023

Highlights

  • Scheduled messages help you send info at key moments

  • Personalized quick replies let you answer questions faster

    • Search and filter helps you quickly find messages

    • Explore more inbox updates

    The Host inbox has been revamped to save you valuable time. It’s now up to 10 times faster and includes updated features like scheduled messaging and personalized quick replies, as well as search and filter—all designed to help you streamline your communications with guests.

    Here’s how we’re helping you communicate with guests more easily:

    Automate messages to ensure communication at key moments

    Responding to guests promptly helps create a great guest experience.

    You can use scheduled messages to automatically send info to guests at important moments, like booking, check-in, or checkout.

    We’ve also added personalized shortcodes, which automatically insert details like a guest’s name and check-in date. That means you can go from scheduling messages that say “Thanks for booking!” to “Thanks for booking, Anna!” with minimal effort.

    Set up scheduled messages

    Respond to guests faster with quick replies

    Questions from guests like “Can I get instructions to your place?” and “What’s the wifi code?” are very common.

    That’s why we created quick replies, which make responding to frequent questions fast and easy. Simply select your pre-drafted message and hit send. Like scheduled messages, quick replies now contain shortcodes to help you add a personal touch to every message you send.

    “Quick replies allow me the time to create a well-crafted response—one that has been proofread, is crystal clear, and, if appropriate, is especially sensitive to our guests’ needs,” says Sally, a Host in Snoqualmie, Washington.

    Create quick replies

    Find messages in your inbox quickly

    The inbox is also more intuitive thanks to search and filter features that make it easier for you to find the message you need when you need it.

    Search

    Now you can search the inbox more easily by guest name, confirmation code, or keyword. To search by keyword, simply type in the search bar—the inbox intelligently and predictively searches messages as you type. (One note: your keyword needs to be spelled correctly, or the inbox won’t be able to find the right messages.)

    Organize

    To help you better prioritize threads and focus on the most pressing issues first, you can also organize your messages by marking a message as unread, starring it, or archiving it.

    Filter

    Once your messages are marked unread or starred, you’ll be able to easily filter them and find the message you need. A filter icon to the right of your search bar helps you filter by message type and/or trip stage. The starred filter allows you to focus on messages you’ve noted as important, while the unread filter displays only unread messages, or messages you’ve marked as unread.

    You can also filter by listing (if you have more than one) and stage of trip, such as:

    • Inquiries or requests
    • Review needed
    • Check-in or checkout
    • Pre-trip, on trip, or post-trip

    A filtered, searchable inbox can make it easier for you to find and reply to messages, and stay in touch with guests.

    Information contained in this article may have changed since publication.

    Highlights

    • Scheduled messages help you send info at key moments

    • Personalized quick replies let you answer questions faster

      • Search and filter helps you quickly find messages

      • Explore more inbox updates

      Airbnb
      May 24, 2021
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