Airbnb listing photo requirements

Platforms change their specs without notice. Confirm in Airbnb's own uploader before a large shoot.

The most distinctive well-lit space — the view, the living room, or the standout kitchen.

The first image is the only one most people ever see. It decides whether the listing gets opened, so it should be the brightest, widest, most representative frame you have — not the one that happens to be first in your camera roll.

• —Photograph the sleeping arrangement clearly. Bed count and configuration is the most-asked pre-booking question.
• —Show the kitchen's actual working equipment — coffee setup, cooktop, dishwasher.
• —Include the bathroom, however small. Missing bathroom photos suppress bookings.
• —Guests book on a phone. Check your cover photo at thumbnail size before you publish.

Every major platform prohibits photos that misrepresent the property. Correcting exposure, white balance, and wall geometry is fine — those fix the camera, not the unit. Adding furniture, erasing damage, or widening a room is not, and it's the fastest way to lose a listing and a showing at the same time. See enhancement vs. virtual staging for where the line sits.