--- title: "Connect Hostaway to OpenAlex - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Listing\" fires in Hostaway, your agent runs \"Classify text topics\" in OpenAlex." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/hostaway-to-openalex" --- # Connect Hostaway to OpenAlex When **New Listing** fires in [Hostaway](https://apiant.ai/connections/hostaway), your agent runs **Classify text topics** in [OpenAlex](https://apiant.ai/connections/openalex). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Hostaway **3** triggers Hostaway **24** actions OpenAlex **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Hostaway and OpenAlex to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Hostaway can start in OpenAlex - When **New Listing** in Hostaway then **Classify text topics** in OpenAlex - When **New Review** in Hostaway then **Find entities by autocomplete** in OpenAlex Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Hostaway and OpenAlex ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 31 actions - Trigger **New Listing** Triggers when a new listing is added to Hostaway. - Trigger **New Review** Triggers when a new review is received. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created in Hostaway. - Action **Add Host Note to Reservation** Sets the host note on a reservation, replacing any note already there. - Action **Cancel Reservation** Cancels a reservation. - Action **Create Expense** Records an expense or extra against a listing, for owner statements. - Action **Create Listing** Creates a listing. - Action **Create Reservation** Creates a reservation on a listing for a guest and dates. - Action **Delete Listing** Deletes a listing. - Action **Delete Task** Deletes a task. - Action **Find a Reservation** Returns a reservation by its Hostaway reservation ID, with the guest, dates, price and status. - Action **Get Listing** Returns a listing by its ID. - Action **Get Listing Calendar** Returns a listing's availability, price and stay rules for each day in a date range. - Action **Get Task** Returns a task by its ID. - Action **List Conversation Messages** Returns the messages in a guest conversation. - Action **List Conversations** Returns guest conversations, newest first. - Action **List Listings** Returns the listings in the account, optionally filtered by name, city or country. - Action **List Reservation Custom Fields** Returns the reservation custom fields defined in the account, with the IDs used to set their values. - Action **List Tasks** Returns tasks, optionally for one reservation or status. - Action **List Users** Returns the users in the Hostaway account. - Action **Reply to Review** Posts a public host reply to a guest review. - Action **Search Reservations** Finds reservations by listing, guest, channel or arrival and departure dates. - Action **Update Listing** Updates the name, address, price or capacity of a listing. Blank fields are left unchanged. - Action **Update Listing Calendar** Blocks or opens days on a listing calendar, or changes their price and stay rules. - Action **Update Reservation** Updates the dates, guest details, price or notes of a reservation. Blank fields are left unchanged. - Action **Update Reservation Custom Fields** Sets values for reservation custom fields you created in Hostaway. - Action **Update Task** Updates a task. Blank fields are left unchanged. - Action **Classify text topics** Classify arbitrary text (e.g. title/abstract) into OpenAlex topics ("Aboutness" endpoint). - Action **Find entities by autocomplete** Type-ahead search across a given entity type (works, authors, sources, institutions, etc), returning quick display hints. - Action **Get funder** Get a single funder by OpenAlex ID. - Action **Get publisher** Get a single publisher by OpenAlex ID. - Action **Get source** Get a single source by OpenAlex ID or external ID (ISSN etc). - Action **List publishers** List/search publishers with filter/search params. - Action **List topics** List/search research topics with filter/search params. ## Each app on its own - [ **Hostaway** Hostaway is a property management system with a built-in channel manager software that lets you manage...](https://apiant.ai/connections/hostaway) - [ **OpenAlex** OpenAlex is an open catalog of the global scholarly record.](https://apiant.ai/connections/openalex) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Hostaway - [ **Hostaway to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hostaway-to-hubspot) - [ **Hostaway to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hostaway-to-salesforce) - [ **Hostaway to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/hostaway-to-slack) - [ **Hostaway to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hostaway-to-mailchimp) - [ **Hostaway to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hostaway-to-stripe) - [ **Hostaway to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hostaway-to-shopify) ## More into OpenAlex - [ **HubSpot to OpenAlex** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-openalex) - [ **Salesforce to OpenAlex** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-openalex) - [ **Slack to OpenAlex** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-openalex) - [ **Google Sheets to OpenAlex** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-openalex) - [ **Gmail to OpenAlex** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-openalex) - [ **Google Calendar to OpenAlex** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-openalex) Questions ## Hostaway and OpenAlex, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Hostaway? Any of Hostaway's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Listing, New Review and New Task. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in OpenAlex when something happens in Hostaway? Any of OpenAlex's 7 actions, including Classify text topics, Find entities by autocomplete, Get funder and Get publisher. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from OpenAlex to Hostaway? OpenAlex has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Hostaway. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads OpenAlex's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Hostaway or OpenAlex? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Hostaway and OpenAlex without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.