• FINANCIALS
  • PAYOUTS
  • BOOKINGS
  • HUMAN

How to track rental revenue and payouts with your AI

Connect Hostaway to your AI client once. After that, you can ask for specific payout details or high-level financial summaries without logging into the dashboard.

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Short answer

How can I track my Hostaway payouts using AI?

Your AI uses Hostaway tools to pull financial reports and reservation lists. You can ask for specific payout amounts or total revenue for a certain period to get the numbers you need. This breakdown shows you how to pull those specific data points.

The outcomes.

What you get from your AI.

Once the connection is live, your AI can handle these four tasks.

FINANCIALS

Get revenue totals

The AI pulls financial summaries to show you how much you've earned. You get a clear view of your income over specific timeframes.

PAYOUTS

Check specific payouts

Your AI looks up individual reservation payouts. You can verify exactly what was paid out for a specific booking.

BOOKINGS

Audit reservation lists

The AI pulls lists of reservations to help you cross-reference bookings with your bank statements. This helps catch discrepancies quickly.

HUMAN

Manual adjustments

The AI only reads data. You still need to log into Hostaway if you want to change a reservation or edit a payout amount.

The workflow

What your AI does when you ask for money stats.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and your Hostaway account.

  1. Fetch financial data

    The AI pulls the requested financial summaries from your Hostaway account.

    get_financials

  2. Identify reservations

    The AI scans your booking history to find the specific stays you're asking about.

    list_reservations

  3. Calculate totals

    The AI uses the reservation data to sum up payouts or revenue for the requested period.

    list_reservationsget_financials

  4. Report findings

    The AI presents the final numbers or lists in your chat window.

    get_financials

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to get moving immediately.

Starting points

These are templates. Swap out the dates or property names to match your actual Hostaway data.

Hostaway Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ut0JWUGo7BlklY5IiBhtleMfYEOGBlad7hITFK4j/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Hostaway capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hostaway-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ut0JWUGo7BlklY5IiBhtleMfYEOGBlad7hITFK4j/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • What was my total revenue in Hostaway for last month?

  • List all reservations from the last two weeks and show their payout amounts.

  • How much did I earn from my beach house property in Q3?

  • Show me the payout details for reservation #12345.

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Start here

Connect Hostaway once, then ask.

Click the link to connect your account. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you'll be ready to chat with your data immediately.

Connect Hostaway to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change my payout settings in Hostaway?

    No. The AI can only read financial and reservation data. It cannot modify your settings or change payout destinations.

  • 02

    Can I ask the AI to delete a reservation?

    No. The tools only allow the AI to list and get data. You must handle all deletions manually in Hostaway.

  • 03

    Does the AI see my full credit card info?

    No. The AI only accesses the specific financial and reservation data provided by the Hostaway tools.

  • 04

    Can I get a breakdown of taxes paid?

    Yes, if that data is included in the financial summaries provided by the Hostaway tools.

  • 05

    How does the AI know which property I'm talking about?

    You should specify the property name or ID in your prompt so the AI can filter the reservation list correctly.

  • More questions about Hostaway? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Hostaway Connector can do

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