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STRFeb 2026 · 7 min read

Hostaway's API is the model, not the integration

Most teams treat property-management APIs as plumbing. Treating Hostaway's domain model as the canonical schema changed how I architect everything downstream.

Darren MorganFull-stack engineer & founder
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Most teams treat property-management APIs as plumbing. Treating Hostaway's domain model as the canonical schema changed how I architect everything downstream.

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