Integration Overview - Hostkit

Managing legal and fiscal obligations is crucial for any host operating short-term rentals in Portugal. That’s why RentalWise integrates with Hostkit, a compliance automation platform built for the Portuguese market.

What Is Hostkit?

Hostkit automates compliance for holiday rentals in Portugal so you can meet legal requirements without repetitive manual work.

Key Features

• ✅ Automated invoicing for short-term rentals

• ✅ SEF/AIMA guest data reporting for legal compliance

• ✅ City tax collection & processing

• ✅ INE (Instituto Nacional de Estatística) reporting

• ✅ Seamless integration with channel managers and PMS platforms

🔹 Availability: Hostkit is only available in Portugal.

How to Integrate Hostkit with RentalWise

Prerequisite: You must have an active Hostkit account.

Step 1 – Set Up Your Hostkit Account

• New to Hostkit? When asked “Do you use a Channel Manager?” → select YES.

• Existing users: click Import From Channel Manager (top-right in Hostkit).
  
  

Step 2 – Select RentalWise as Your Channel Manager

• Choose RentalWise from the list.

• Hostkit will ask for an API token.
  
  
  

Step 3 – Generate and Enter the API Key

• In RentalWise: Integrations → Add Channel → Hostkit.

• Copy the generated API Key.

• Paste it in Hostkit and proceed to import your properties.

✅ You’re connected—Hostkit ↔ RentalWise is now live!

Custom Merge Fields (with explanations)

Use these in your RentalWise message templates to surface Hostkit data to guests automatically.

• Online check-in link; sent when the reservation arrives.
  {{record.custom_fields.hostkit_url}}

• Check-in completed flag (true when the guest finishes online check-in).
  {{record.custom_fields.hostkit_done}}

• Guest’s check-in time; populated after online check-in is completed.
  {{record.custom_fields.hostkit_in_time}}

• Guest’s check-out time; populated after online check-in is completed.
  {{record.custom_fields.hostkit_out_time}}

• City tax amount; sent when the guest pays the city tax.
  {{record.custom_fields.hostkit_tmt}}

• Invoice link; sent when the invoice is generated.
  {{record.custom_fields.hostkit_invoice}}

• Smartlocks (Homeit):

  • Smartlock code; sent when the code is generated.
    {{record.custom_fields.homeit_keycode}}

  • Smartlock web link; sent when the code is generated.
    {{record.custom_fields.homeit_link}}

  • Smartlock token; sent when the code is generated.
    {{record.custom_fields.homeit_token}}

• Smartlocks (Nuki):

  • Smartlock code; sent when generated.
    {{record.custom_fields.nuki_keycode}}

  • Smartlock invite code; sent when generated.
    {{record.custom_fields.nuki_invitecode}}

• Smartlocks (TTlock):

  • Smartlock code; sent when generated.
    {{record.custom_fields.ttlock_keycode}}

• Smartlocks (Salto):

  • Smartlock code; sent when generated.
    {{record.custom_fields.salto_keycode}}

• Guidebook link; sent when the reservation arrives.
  {{record.custom_fields.hostkit_guidebook}}

(P.S - For our Portugal users, you may use the following article )

Tips for using merge fields

• Paste merge fields exactly as written (including braces).

• Test by sending yourself a preview message on a live or test booking.

• If a value isn’t appearing, confirm the related action has occurred (e.g., guest completed online check-in, city tax paid, smartlock code generated).

Things to Remember

• ⚠ Once connected, Hostkit exclusively manages the synchronization of legal and fiscal data.

• ⚠ To disable the connection, remove the listings from Hostkit.