How to share link to my own Guest profile?

[Linda4959]

Hi, I am trying to share the link to my own Airbnb Guest profile page, as I have travelled extensively & have many excellent reviews from hosts. I am applying for a long-term tenancy rental with a private landlord, and would like to share my personal reviews to confirm I will treat the property with care. 

Currently it is a generic URL (https://www.airbnb.ca/users/profile) when I am on my Guest profile page, and no existing share buttons that I have found. 

Thank you for any help, or info about why Guest profile pages are not shareable??

[Joan2709]

@Linda4959 

I believe for for privacy and security purposes, only other Hosts can see your Airbnb profile and reviews on Airbnb. Most private landlords get information about you from a background check. This usually includes employment, credit and eviction history. I suppose you could take screen shots of your reviews, but many landlords would not accept that and prefer to rely on a background check for long term stays. 

[Linda4959]

Thank you! I did end up just screenshotting the reviews. Appreciate your reply 👍

[Myra-and-Steve0]

If a landlord is getting an actual credit history without full consent, the landlord is a criminal. Of course, as veterans of the NYC and Paris rental markets, we know most are!

[Joan2709]

@Myra-and-Steve0 

The credit checks my Host/Landlord clients use are authorized by the tenant/guest (they must consent). Someone who doesn't want to do that doesn't get to rent with them. No need to get a credit history without their consent, as it is a requirement to be considered.

In general (in the U.S.), there are (3) major financial data companies that track your credit history. Your score is available to to those you have authorized to obtain it before lending to you (mortgage, car loan, credit card). Nothing new there. If you have a bad credit score, you would be more of a risk to a lender (or a Landlord) as you have a poor history of paying your bills. Would you want to rent to someone who didn't have a good track record? I think not.

Of course, these days, your personal information is everywhere (dark web) and is easily available to anyone for a fee without your consent. Not sure how you get around that. There are ways to mitigate it, but no way to eliminate it. 

[Myra-and-Steve0]

But this is a forum for AirBnb?? There is no consent for a credit check on AirBnb. Trust me, I understand the law and do not need a primer since I've rented apartments in 6 countries. And AirBnb's and old HomeAway/VRBO (RIP!) in roughly 20 countries. 

I am just confused why you are talking about credit checks on this forum? That's all. 

[Joan2709]

@Myra-and-Steve0 

This is what you posted and mentioned credit checks:

"If a landlord is getting an actual credit history without full consent, the landlord is a criminal. Of course, as veterans of the NYC and Paris rental markets, we know most are!"

I responded to your concerns in your post about credit checks. As I mentioned, anyone can get a background check on a person if they pay a fee. Airbnb says they may do background checks on a guest and certain Hosts. Background checks usually contain a modified form of your financial history, criminal records, employment history, and educational qualifications. No idea if Airbnb's background checks include all these areas and what 3rd party they may use for them:

Background Checks

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1308

You are correct that Hosts are not permitted to do background checks pre-booking on guest. They can do a background check after the booking is confirmed with guest consent. That said, there is nothing to stop a Host from getting a background check on a guest without consent and then declining a booking because of what was found. You are correct in that this would be against Airbnb policies, but might be difficult to prove.

You are correct. The Community Center Forum is not Airbnb. 

Did you have a negative experience with someone doing a credit check on you and you were denied a booking? I'm sure with your understanding of the law and extensive travel you probably would have been able to challenge that for sure.

[Myra-and-Steve0]

Also, on AirBnb, it is absolutely false that only hosts can see a profile? It is completely public. And there is no option to make it private. See Rachel3280's excellent response below...

[Joan2709]

@Myra-and-Steve0 

See my response to @Rachel3280's excellent post. 

[Rachel3280 · Accepted solution]

Not true! You can go to a listing that you've left a review on before, and click on your photo associated with the view to get your specific profile URL.

[Jamie1426]

Confirmed! Thanks for this hack. @Rachel3280 

[Myra-and-Steve0]

Thanks Rachel! I love when a forum does what it is supposed to do. We have 63 glowing reviews and that is a valuable tool here and everywhere! 

Peace and thanks!

[Joan2709]

@Rachel3280 

Yes! You can find your profile your profile URL that way and give it to whomever you want. The original poster @Linda4959 , was asking about providing her profile URL to a private landlord (not on Airbnb). As long as someone has an account/profile with Airbnb (even the private landlord) they can view your profile URL by logging into their own Airbnb account and pasting your profile ID in the browser.

If someone doesn't have an Airbnb account, they will see the page below (using your profile ID: https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/222784742)

I suppose you could have a private landlord who doesn't have an Airbnb account just create an account and then they could login and see your profile. That should work.

@Myra-and-Steve0