Getting started as a host on Airbnb

Explore all the ways you can host on Airbnb. Whether it’s sharing your home, leading an experience, or offering a service, you’ll find requirements and how to get started.

Joining the Airbnb community

• Sign up for an Airbnb account online or in the app by using your email, phone number, Apple ID, or Google account, or Naver (for South Korea)
• Complete identity verification—we require this for all primary hosts, new co-hosts, and booking guests on Airbnb

Hosting a home, experience, or service

Home hosts

• Find out how to create a home listing on Airbnb
• Review our ground rules for hosts to help create comfortable, reliable home stays for your guests
• Explore tips for preparing to host your home—managing your calendar, organizing guest info, and getting your space ready—to be a success for both you and your guests
• Get help understanding laws and regulations in your area by reviewing our hosting regulations and standards

Experience and service hosts

• Review Airbnb’s standards and requirements for experiences and services—this helps ensure that you and your listing meet the criteria needed for your experience or service to be published
• Learn how to sign up to host an experience on Airbnb
• Get the steps to sign up to provide a service on Airbnb

Co-hosting a home, experience, or service

• If you’re interested in co-hosting but don’t have a host to work with yet, consider connecting with hosts through the Airbnb Community Center
• If you’re already a co-host on a home listing and meet the requirements, learn about joining the Co‑Host Network—available in select countries—to connect with hosts in your area who are looking for help
• Explore the different co-hosting roles you can have—full access, calendar and messaging access, or calendar access—and find out how hosts can choose the right level of responsibility for you