API Access

Hostel Mate is designed to play nicely with your other tools. The API Access page provides developers and tech-savvy managers with everything needed to connect custom software, external booking engines, or data analysis tools directly to your property's database.

1. API Key Management (Settings)

To authenticate external requests, you need an API key. We keep this simple and highly secure by providing a single master API key per property.

Feature	Description
Generating a Key	If the empty state reads "No API Key Generated", click Generate Key to create your first active token.
Copying & Viewing	You can reveal the key with the eye icon, or copy it directly to your clipboard.
Key Rotation	If you suspect your key has been compromised, you can generate a new one.

Generating a new key immediately invalidates the old key, so any integrations using the old key will break until updated.

2. Webhooks

Why constantly ask the API if something changed when we can just tell you?

The Webhooks tab allows you to configure endpoints that will receive real-time POST requests whenever a critical event occurs (like a new booking or a payment update).

• Adding Webhooks: You can specify an external URL and pick exactly which events should trigger the webhook.

• Monitoring Deliveries: Click "View recent deliveries" on any webhook card to see a live log of exactly what we sent, and what HTTP status your server responded with.

3. Request Logs

Having integration issues? The Logs tab is your debugging command center.

Here you can view a raw feed of every single API request that has hit your property's data. You can filter these logs by:

• HTTP Method (GET, POST, etc.)

• Status Code (e.g., filter for 500 Server Errors)

• Date Range

Clicking on any log entry expands it to show the full payload, query parameters, and response details.