Create a compelling co-host profile

Your co-host profile is an opportunity to market yourself. Co-Host Network uses a personalised algorithm to show the profiles of relevant local co-hosts to anyone looking for help.

Complete your co-host profile to appear in search results. The information in your profile is publicly available.

• Name: Your co-host profile automatically uses your first and last name from your Airbnb account, unless you choose to show only your first name in your co-host profile settings. To appear on the Co-Host Network, your display name—whether legal or preferred—must be your individual name, not a business name.*
• Profile intro: Write a short description of your hosting experience that explains what makes you special. For example, ‘I started out hosting a spare room. Now, I help other hosts get glowing reviews and meet their earning potential’. Your intro will appear in search results and at the top of your profile.
• Services: Choose among 10 categories, such as listing set-up and guest messaging, and briefly describe how your approach stands out. For example, ‘I’ve worked with my cleaners for over five years, and we do a routine quality check before and after the first guest stay’.
• Pricing: Let hosts know what you charge per booking for ongoing support (required) and per listing for set-up (optional).
• Local service area: Add the location where you can provide hosting services in person within about 100 kilometres.
• More about you: You can share details about your hosting journey, like what got you into hospitality and your proudest moment.

Your co-host profile also includes this information.

• Key stats: Hosts see how many listings you host or co-host, how many years you’ve been hosting and the overall guest rating on all listings you’ve hosted or co-hosted.
• Highlights: Hosts see recognition that you, or listings you host or co-host, have received on Airbnb, like ‘Superhost for 8 years’ or ‘Perfect ratings from recent guests’.
• Guest reviews: Hosts see the reviews for listings you host or co-host, starting with the most recent. They can also filter by highest rated or lowest rated, and search by keywords.
• Your listings: Hosts see all the listings you support and how long you’ve hosted or co-hosted each one.

Your co-host profile automatically pulls in the profile photo from your Airbnb account. The photo must be high resolution, with a file size up to 100 MB and it can’t be blurry. The photo must clearly show your face.*

Follow these guidelines:

• Use a simple background and natural light.
• Take a vertical photo and leave room to crop.
• Avoid selfies, flash, backlighting, logos and illustrations.
• Exclude pets and other people.

*If you host as a business in Australia, the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, this requirement does not apply.

Learn about the search algorithm on the Help Centre.

Co-Host Network is available in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico (powered by Airbnb Global Services Limited), Canada, the United States (powered by Airbnb Living LLC) and Brazil (powered by Airbnb Plataforma Digital Ltda).

Information contained in this article may have changed since publication.