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Connect CodeB PMS

Import reservations from CodeB PMS into the guest portal — properties, dates, guest names and contacts — through the CodeB partner API with a client ID and secret.

If you run your properties in CodeB PMS, the guest portal imports its reservations automatically: dates, number of guests, the guest's name, email and phone, the booking channel (Airbnb, Booking.com, direct …) and the price. Cancellations and date changes follow. Your check-in data, payments and notes are never overwritten by the import.

The connection uses the CodeB PMS partner API (it speaks the same language as the Hostaway API), so nothing has to be installed.

1. Create partner credentials in CodeB PMS #

  1. Sign in to CodeB PMS as an administrator.
  2. Open the settings of the Hostaway-compatible API (partner API).
  3. Add a partner key for the guest portal: a client ID (for example guestbud) and a long random client secret. Save.
  4. Note the address of your CodeB PMS, for example https://pms.example.com.

Without a partner key the CodeB partner API answers nothing — that is intended, because it serves guest personal data.

2. Connect CodeB PMS in your dashboard #

  1. Open Settings → Channels → CodeB PMS.
  2. Enter the CodeB PMS address (https://pms.example.com is enough — the guest portal adds /api/v1 itself), the Partner client ID and the Partner client secret.
  3. Tick Enabled and click Test (it saves first). You should see CodeB PMS: connected.
  1. Click Show listings in the CodeB PMS card. You see every CodeB property with its ID and whether it is already linked.
  2. New in the guest portal? Leave the properties ticked and click Add selected as properties. Each one becomes a property here, is linked and its bookings are imported straight away. Photos are not part of the partner API — add them in the Guide editor.
  3. Already created a property by hand? Untick it and paste the CodeB property ID into Settings → Properties → Settings → CodeB PMS property ID instead.

4. Keep it up to date #

  • Reservations are imported every 10 minutes, and whenever you click Import now.
  • Bookings are only ever attached to the property they belong to in CodeB PMS.
  • Enquiries and owner stays are not imported; a cancelled booking is marked cancelled here.
  • Instant updates: the CodeB PMS card shows a webhook address. As soon as your CodeB PMS version can send outgoing webhooks, paste it there and new bookings arrive within seconds.

What is not available yet #

  • Guest chat: messages through the Airbnb or Booking.com chat are not available for CodeB bookings yet — the guest portal sends the link and messages by email.
  • Adults and children: CodeB currently reports only the total number of guests. Guests confirm adults and under-18s in the online check-in, which then sets the tourist tax correctly.

Frequently asked questions #

Which address do I enter? #

The address you open CodeB PMS with, for example https://pms.example.com. If your partner API runs under /hostaway/v1 instead of /api/v1, enter the full address including that path.

Test says HTTP 403 — what now? #

The client ID or secret does not match a partner key in CodeB PMS, or no partner key exists yet. Check them in CodeB and enter the secret again (the stored one stays hidden).

Can I use CodeB PMS and Hostaway at the same time? #

Yes. Each property is linked to one source; link a property either to its Hostaway listing or to its CodeB PMS property, not both, so a booking is not imported twice.