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One calendar, every channel, switched on unit by unit.

Channex is a channel manager: it connects your availability and restrictions to the online travel agencies and brings bookings back. Sixto connects to Channex so that Sixto's own calendar drives your channels. You choose which units Channex sells, so you can move over gradually. Channex is a channel manager, not a booking engine; direct bookings and Google use Sixto's own booking engine.

Live. Sixto's calendar drives your channels through Channex, unit by unit.

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[ WHAT IT DOES ]

What it does

  • Availability and restrictions to the channels

    Changes in Sixto are queued, combined into date ranges and pushed within about a minute. A full 500-day sync runs once a day.

  • Bookings back into Sixto

    New, modified and cancelled bookings are read from Channex, stored in Sixto, then acknowledged. Each one is processed once, even if it arrives twice.

  • Sold-by switch per unit

    For each unit you choose who sells it: Guesty, Channex or nobody. Only an Owner can change it, with a reason, and it is audited.

  • Conflict alerts, no double booking

    If a channel booking lands on a night already held, Sixto records a conflict and alerts you. It is never double booked inside Sixto.

  • Combos as request to book

    Multi-unit combo listings are request to book. Accepting a request blocks every child unit in one step.

  • Guest messages through Channex

    Replies to Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia guests go through Channex Messages, with the same approval outbox as every other reply.

[ HOW IT WORKS ]

How it works

  1. 01

    Create your Channex account and an API key. An Owner stores the key in Sixto's credential vault, encrypted.

  2. 02

    In Settings > Channels, paste the Channex property ID of each building.

  3. 03

    Read your rooms and rates from Channex and map each one to a unit or combo in Sixto.

  4. 04

    Create the Channex webhook with a secret header so Sixto wakes up when a booking arrives.

  5. 05

    Move one unit first by setting Sold by to Channex. Sixto sends that unit's real availability in one call.

  6. 06

    Move the rest when you are comfortable. Moving a unit back closes it on Channex in one call.

[ DATA ]

What syncs

DataDirectionDetails
AvailabilityFrom SixtoSixto to Channex, by unit and night. Sixto is the holder of truth for who has a night.
Restrictions (minimum stay, stop sell, closed to arrival or departure)From SixtoSixto to Channex.
RatesFrom SixtoSent for rate plans whose prices Sixto owns. Plans priced by a tool such as PriceLabs keep their prices there.
BookingsInto SixtoChannex to Sixto, as booking revisions, each acknowledged after Sixto stores it.
Guest messagesBoth waysThrough Channex Messages, with approval.
[ PRIVACY ]

Permissions and privacy

  • Sixto never stores raw card data from channels.

  • Your Channex key is encrypted in the credential vault. Channex webhooks are checked with a secret header.

  • Sixto keeps its own copy of every booking revision it receives.

  • Sixto respects Channex's call limits per property and pauses for a minute when told to slow down.

[ FAQ ]

Common questions

Does Channex provide a booking engine?

No. Channex is a channel manager. Direct bookings and Google listings use Sixto's own booking engine.

Can I keep using Guesty while I switch?

Yes, unit by unit. Airbnb allows one channel manager at a time, so each channel switch is done in a scheduled window.

What does Channex cost?

Channex bills you directly under its own plan. Check channex.io for current terms.

[ RELATED ]

Works well with

AirbnbBooking channelsAvailable Airbnb bookings, requests, payouts and messages in Sixto, with your calendar driving your listings. See how it works Booking.comBooking channelsAvailable Booking.com reservations, payouts and messages in Sixto, with your calendar driving availability. See how it works VrboBooking channelsAvailable Sell on Vrbo from the same calendar as your other channels, through the channel manager connection. See how it works ExpediaBooking channelsAvailable Sell on Expedia and answer Expedia guests from Sixto, through the channel manager connection. See how it works GoogleBooking channelsAvailable Show up on Google with live availability and prices from Sixto's own booking engine, so guests book direct. See how it works PriceLabsPricingAvailable Read PriceLabs minimum prices and freshness so quotes and calendar checks follow your pricing rules. See how it works
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