Adding tracking info to AirBnB vanity URLs?

[Marnie56]

I'd like to add tracking information (in the form of query string parameters, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string) so that I can track where incoming clicks are coming from.

For example, my custom link is https://www.airbnb.com/h/beachykeenbsl -- now, if I post a link to, say, Facebook for people to click, it'd be nice to give https://www.airbnb.com/h/beachykeenbsl?src=facebook, or if I am trying an ad campaign on Google Ads or something, I could give https://www.airbnb.com/h/beachykeenbsl?src=googleAds2020-05.  I just need a way of tracking incoming views of my property that include those query parameters so I could see how effective my ads are.

Possible?  How?

Thanks!

[Emiel1]

@Marnie56 

You can not add tracking info to those URL's, because it is not supported. If you do so , most likely the URL will not resolve at all (being invalid). Also tracking info must be processed on the server side, for example to create some statistics or overview, otherwise it is useless.

If you own a private website,you could create a tracking system yourself by rerouting custom URL's to Airbnb URL's and process the tracking parameters to create a report on that website

[Marnie56]

OMG I know it's not supported.  I'm asking you to add a feature to support it!  Isn't this where we request new features?

[Rebecca]

Hi @Marnie56, 

This is absolutely the place to share feedback and possible improvements and I can pass this on to the teams who are working to help make Airbnb better for everyone.

You can also share your feedback here. 

There are also some companies that can create the tracking links for you. A quick search for tracking links on any search engine will bring up a variety of options! 

Hope this helps,

Rebecca 🌟

[Helen3]

This  is a community for hosts and guests to discuss Airbnb issues  @Marnie56 

I can see @Rebecca has given you a link to where you can provide feedback to Airbnb.