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How-to • Home host

Withdraw a guest’s pre-approval to book your home

You can withdraw a pre-approval to book your home without consequences any time before the guest books your place. Act fast—guests are encouraged to book your place within 24 hours after you send a pre-approval.

To withdraw a pre-approval:

Withdraw a pre-approval on desktop

Click Messages and open the message from the guest
Click the reservation
Click Withdraw pre-approval
Click Yes, withdraw to confirm

Don’t forget to check all your message threads if you offered pre-approval to multiple guests for the same dates.

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Withdraw a guest’s pre-approval to book your home

To withdraw a pre-approval:

Withdraw a pre-approval on desktop

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