Houst

Houst is a global short-term rental and Airbnb management company founded in 2015, operating in 17 cities across 8 countries and managing over 11,650 properties. Houst handles the full hosting lifecycle for homeowners and landlords - multi-platform listing creation and optimization, dynamic pricing, professional photography, 24/7 guest communication and vetting, check-in coordination, cleaning, linen and maintenance - powered by a proprietary host dashboard that tracks earnings, occupancy, bookings and performance. The company operates on a commission model and also runs an operating-partner and affiliate programme. Surfaced as a portfolio company of 500 Global and added to the API Evangelist network; no public developer API is currently published.

Houst is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Airbnb Management, Short-Term Rental, Property Management, and Vacation Rental.

Houst’s developer surface includes engineering blog, pricing, and 5 more developer resources.

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14.9/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyAirbnb ManagementShort-Term RentalProperty ManagementVacation RentalHospitalityPropTechReal Estate

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 14.9/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Login

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

HelpCenter

HelpCenter

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

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  onboarding: unknown
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  try_now: false
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  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/houst.png
name: Houst
description: Houst is a global short-term rental and Airbnb management company founded in 2015, operating in 17 cities across
  8 countries and managing over 11,650 properties. Houst handles the full hosting lifecycle for homeowners and landlords -
  multi-platform listing creation and optimization, dynamic pricing, professional photography, 24/7 guest communication and
  vetting, check-in coordination, cleaning, linen and maintenance - powered by a proprietary host dashboard that tracks earnings,
  occupancy, bookings and performance. The company operates on a commission model and also runs an operating-partner and affiliate
  programme. Surfaced as a portfolio company of 500 Global and added to the API Evangelist network; no public developer API
  is currently published.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/houst/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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x-source: vc-portfolio
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created: '2026-07-17'
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tags:
- Company
- Airbnb Management
- Short-Term Rental
- Property Management
- Vacation Rental
- Hospitality
- PropTech
- Real Estate
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.houst.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.houst.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.houst.com/pricing
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://www.houst.com/knowledge-base/faq-center
- type: Login
  url: https://dashboard.houst.com/?lang=en
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.houst.com/privacy-policy
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/houst-domain-security.yml
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  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence