> ## Documentation Index
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# Connecting Your Airbnb Calendar

> Sync your Airbnb calendar to auto-generate cleanings between guest stays.

Between Guests can automatically create cleaning jobs whenever it detects a gap between guest stays. Connect your Airbnb calendar (or any platform that provides an iCal feed) and cleanings are generated for you.

## Finding your iCal URL

In your Airbnb hosting dashboard:

1. Go to **Listing** → **Availability**
2. Scroll to **Sync Calendars**
3. Click **Export Calendar**
4. Copy the iCal URL

<Tip>
  This also works with VRBO, Booking.com, and any platform that exports an iCal (.ics) feed. The setup steps are the same — just paste the iCal URL from that platform.
</Tip>

## Adding the calendar link

1. Open your property in Between Guests
2. Go to the **Calendar** tab
3. Click **Add Calendar Link**
4. Paste your iCal URL
5. Click **Save**

Between Guests will immediately sync and pull in your upcoming reservations.

## Configuring sync settings

After adding a calendar link, click **Sync Settings** to configure how cleanings are generated.

| Setting                   | What it controls                                                            |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Default checkout time** | The time guests check out (used to schedule cleaning start times)           |
| **Default check-in time** | The time the next guest arrives (cleaning must be done by then)             |
| **Minimum cleaning gap**  | The shortest gap (in minutes) between stays that should generate a cleaning |
| **Default cleaning type** | Which cleaning type to assign to auto-generated cleanings                   |

<Note>
  If the gap between two stays is shorter than your minimum cleaning gap, no cleaning will be generated. This prevents impossible schedules.
</Note>

## How auto-generated cleanings work

When Between Guests detects a gap between a checkout and the next check-in, it automatically creates a cleaning with:

* The date set to the checkout day
* The start time set to your default checkout time
* The cleaning type set to your default
* The appropriate checklist attached

These cleanings behave identically to manually created ones — they appear in your cleaners' job feed, can be edited or cancelled, and follow the same status flow.

## Manual sync

Between Guests syncs your calendar automatically on a regular interval. If you've just updated your Airbnb calendar and want to see changes immediately, click **Sync Now** to trigger a manual refresh.

The last sync timestamp is displayed next to your calendar link so you can always see when data was last pulled.

## Pausing a calendar link

If you need to temporarily stop auto-generating cleanings (seasonal break, renovations, etc.), you can pause a calendar link without deleting it. Click the calendar link and select **Pause**. Resume it anytime to pick back up.

## Removing a calendar link

Click the calendar link and select **Delete**. This removes the link and stops all future syncing. Cleanings that were already generated are not affected.