Airbnb Search & Listings

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• index.ts:452-626 (handler)

  The handler function that implements the core logic for fetching and parsing detailed information about an Airbnb listing using the provided ID and optional dates/guest parameters. It respects robots.txt, scrapes the page, extracts structured data from a script tag, filters relevant sections, and returns JSON-formatted details.

  async function handleAirbnbListingDetails(params: any) {
    const {
      id,
      checkin,
      checkout,
      adults = 1,
      children = 0,
      infants = 0,
      pets = 0,
      ignoreRobotsText = false,
    } = params;
  
    // Build listing URL
    const listingUrl = new URL(`${BASE_URL}/rooms/${id}`);
    
    // Add query parameters
    if (checkin) listingUrl.searchParams.append("check_in", checkin);
    if (checkout) listingUrl.searchParams.append("check_out", checkout);
    
    // Add guests
    const adults_int = parseInt(adults.toString());
    const children_int = parseInt(children.toString());
    const infants_int = parseInt(infants.toString());
    const pets_int = parseInt(pets.toString());
    
    const totalGuests = adults_int + children_int;
    if (totalGuests > 0) {
      listingUrl.searchParams.append("adults", adults_int.toString());
      listingUrl.searchParams.append("children", children_int.toString());
      listingUrl.searchParams.append("infants", infants_int.toString());
      listingUrl.searchParams.append("pets", pets_int.toString());
    }
  
    // Check if path is allowed by robots.txt
    const path = listingUrl.pathname + listingUrl.search;
    if (!ignoreRobotsText && !isPathAllowed(path)) {
      log('warn', 'Listing details blocked by robots.txt', { path, url: listingUrl.toString() });
      return {
        content: [{
          type: "text",
          text: JSON.stringify({
            error: robotsErrorMessage,
            url: listingUrl.toString(),
            suggestion: "Consider enabling 'ignore_robots_txt' in extension settings if needed for testing"
          }, null, 2)
        }],
        isError: true
      };
    }
  
    const allowSectionSchema: Record<string, any> = {
      "LOCATION_DEFAULT": {
        lat: true,
        lng: true,
        subtitle: true,
        title: true
      },
      "POLICIES_DEFAULT": {
        title: true,
        houseRulesSections: {
          title: true,
          items : {
            title: true
          }
        }
      },
      "HIGHLIGHTS_DEFAULT": {
        highlights: {
          title: true
        }
      },
      "DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT": {
        htmlDescription: {
          htmlText: true
        }
      },
      "AMENITIES_DEFAULT": {
        title: true,
        seeAllAmenitiesGroups: {
          title: true,
          amenities: {
            title: true
          }
        }
      },
      //"AVAILABLITY_CALENDAR_DEFAULT": true,
    };
  
    try {
      log('info', 'Fetching listing details', { id, checkin, checkout, adults, children });
      
      const response = await fetchWithUserAgent(listingUrl.toString());
      const html = await response.text();
      const $ = cheerio.load(html);
      
      let details = {};
      
      try {
        const scriptElement = $("#data-deferred-state-0").first();
        if (scriptElement.length === 0) {
          throw new Error("Could not find data script element - page structure may have changed");
        }
        
        const scriptContent = $(scriptElement).text();
        if (!scriptContent) {
          throw new Error("Data script element is empty");
        }
        
        const clientData = JSON.parse(scriptContent).niobeClientData[0][1];
        const sections = clientData.data.presentation.stayProductDetailPage.sections.sections;
        sections.forEach((section: any) => cleanObject(section));
        
        details = sections
          .filter((section: any) => allowSectionSchema.hasOwnProperty(section.sectionId))
          .map((section: any) => {
            return {
              id: section.sectionId,
              ...flattenArraysInObject(pickBySchema(section.section, allowSectionSchema[section.sectionId]))
            }
          });
          
        log('info', 'Listing details fetched successfully', { 
          id, 
          sectionsFound: Array.isArray(details) ? details.length : 0 
        });
      } catch (parseError) {
        log('error', 'Failed to parse listing details', {
          error: parseError instanceof Error ? parseError.message : String(parseError),
          id,
          url: listingUrl.toString()
        });
        
        return {
          content: [{
            type: "text",
            text: JSON.stringify({
              error: "Failed to parse listing details from Airbnb. The page structure may have changed.",
              details: parseError instanceof Error ? parseError.message : String(parseError),
              listingUrl: listingUrl.toString()
            }, null, 2)
          }],
          isError: true
        };
      }
  
      return {
        content: [{
          type: "text",
          text: JSON.stringify({
            listingUrl: listingUrl.toString(),
            details: details
          }, null, 2)
        }],
        isError: false
      };
    } catch (error) {
      log('error', 'Listing details request failed', {
        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
        id,
        url: listingUrl.toString()
      });
      
      return {
        content: [{
          type: "text",
          text: JSON.stringify({
            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
            listingUrl: listingUrl.toString(),
            timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
          }, null, 2)
        }],
        isError: true
      };
    }
  }

• index.ts:95-136 (schema)

  The Tool definition including name, description, and inputSchema for validating parameters like listing ID, dates, and guest counts.

  const AIRBNB_LISTING_DETAILS_TOOL: Tool = {
    name: "airbnb_listing_details",
    description: "Get detailed information about a specific Airbnb listing. Provide direct links to the user",
    inputSchema: {
      type: "object",
      properties: {
        id: {
          type: "string",
          description: "The Airbnb listing ID"
        },
        checkin: {
          type: "string",
          description: "Check-in date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
        },
        checkout: {
          type: "string",
          description: "Check-out date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
        },
        adults: {
          type: "number",
          description: "Number of adults"
        },
        children: {
          type: "number",
          description: "Number of children"
        },
        infants: {
          type: "number",
          description: "Number of infants"
        },
        pets: {
          type: "number",
          description: "Number of pets"
        },
        ignoreRobotsText: {
          type: "boolean",
          description: "Ignore robots.txt rules for this request"
        }
      },
      required: ["id"]
    }
  };

• index.ts:138-141 (registration)

  Registration of the tool in the AIRBNB_TOOLS array, which is returned by the ListTools handler.

  const AIRBNB_TOOLS = [
    AIRBNB_SEARCH_TOOL,
    AIRBNB_LISTING_DETAILS_TOOL,
  ] as const;

• index.ts:661-663 (registration)

  MCP server handler for ListToolsRequestSchema that exposes the registered tools including airbnb_listing_details.

  server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({
    tools: AIRBNB_TOOLS,
  }));

• index.ts:695-697 (registration)

  Dispatch case in the CallToolRequestSchema handler that routes calls to the airbnb_listing_details handler function.

  case "airbnb_listing_details": {
    result = await handleAirbnbListingDetails(request.params.arguments);
    break;