Search rentals and book apartment tours in a chat assistant
Zillow is a connected app on both Gemini and ChatGPT, so you can find listings and schedule tours just by asking. Task: Zillow is a connected app on both Gemini and ChatGPT, so you can find listings and schedule tours just by asking. Here’s the 60-second setup, the prompt to try first and the privacy catch. By Kim Komando August 6, 2026 I need your help: Add Komando.com as a preferred source on Google What’s new: Apartment hunting normally takes 12 tabs, a spreadsheet and a landlord who answers email once a week. Google just shrunk part of that. Zillow Rentals became a Connected App in Gemini, which means Gemini can pull live rental listings and give you a Book a tour button in the same conversation. You describe what you want the way you’d say it out loud. Two bedrooms, under $2,500, Austin, in-unit laundry, available Aug. 1. Gemini comes back with filtered listings and tour times you can grab without switching apps. Zillow was one of the launch partners for apps in ChatGPT. That was for homes for sale. Gemini goes further with rentals with tour booking. Rental bookings on Gemini It’s free, works on the web and the Gemini app for iPhone and Android, though it’s U.S. only for now. ⏱️ The 60-second setup: Open Gemini on the web or in the app, tap your profile icon > Settings > Personal Intelligence > Connected Apps. Find Zillow in the list > toggle it on > Approve the permissions screen when it appears. Ask your first question in the chat box, like: Find me pet-friendly rentals in Seattle under $3,000. Don’t see Zillow in that list? It isn’t broken. Google is rolling this out over several weeks, so check back. Zillow Research on ChatGPT ChatGPT handles rentals and homes for sale, but the difference is the last mile. Gemini lets you see available tour times and book one inside the chat. ChatGPT shows you the apartment, then sends you to Zillow to finish scheduling the tour. Still fewer tabs. Just not quite tab extinction. ⏱️ The 60-second setup: Open ChatGPT > open the Plugins directory. Views differ: Either Left sidebar > Plugins or Profile icon > Settings > Plugins Views differ: Either Left sidebar > Plugins or Profile icon > Settings > Plugins Search Zillow > open it > tap Connect and review what information may be shared. Start a new chat and type @Zillow. You can also tap the + button > More > Zillow. 📋 Try this prompt Search two-bedroom apartments in [city] under $2,800 with a gym, available next month. Give me the three best options with links, tell me what’s missing from each listing and show me which ones have the soonest available tour times. ⚠️ The catch: Free, U.S. only and rolling out in waves, so it may not be live on your account yet. It’s also a connection, which means a third party is now in your chat. Zillow sees what you search. Google says connected apps only access what you ask them to and you can revoke access whenever you want. Go to Settings, Connected Apps and toggle off. Rental listings go stale fast. Treat what AI shows you as a starting list and confirm the unit exists before you rearrange your Saturday for a tour. All tech. No filler. Join 900,000+ people who stay ahead of the tech curve with The Current, delivered daily. No fluff, no BS.; tools: Gemini. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: The feature is currently free but limited to U.S. users and is rolling out in waves, so it may not be immediately available. Privacy is a constraint as Zillow accesses search queries, though users can revoke permissions via settings. Rental data changes rapidly, requiring manual verification to avoid scheduling tours for unavailable units..
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Overview
Zillow is a connected app on both Gemini and ChatGPT, so you can find listings and schedule tours just by asking.
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Zillow is a connected app on both Gemini and ChatGPT, so you can find listings and schedule tours just by asking. Here’s the 60-second setup, the prompt to try first and the privacy catch. By Kim Komando August 6, 2026 I need your help: Add Komando.com as a preferred source on Google What’s new: Apartment hunting normally takes 12 tabs, a spreadsheet and a landlord who answers email once a week. Google just shrunk part of that. Zillow Rentals became a Connected App in Gemini, which means Gemini can pull live rental listings and give you a Book a tour button in the same conversation. You describe what you want the way you’d say it out loud. Two bedrooms, under $2,500, Austin, in-unit laundry, available Aug. 1. Gemini comes back with filtered listings and tour times you can grab without switching apps. Zillow was one of the launch partners for apps in ChatGPT. That was for homes for sale. Gemini goes further with rentals with tour booking. Rental bookings on Gemini It’s free, works on the web and the Gemini app for iPhone and Android, though it’s U.S. only for now. ⏱️ The 60-second setup: Open Gemini on the web or in the app, tap your profile icon > Settings > Personal Intelligence > Connected Apps. Find Zillow in the list > toggle it on > Approve the permissions screen when it appears. Ask your first question in the chat box, like: Find me pet-friendly rentals in Seattle under $3,000. Don’t see Zillow in that list? It isn’t broken. Google is rolling this out over several weeks, so check back. Zillow Research on ChatGPT ChatGPT handles rentals and homes for sale, but the difference is the last mile. Gemini lets you see available tour times and book one inside the chat. ChatGPT shows you the apartment, then sends you to Zillow to finish scheduling the tour. Still fewer tabs. Just not quite tab extinction. ⏱️ The 60-second setup: Open ChatGPT > open the Plugins directory. Views differ: Either Left sidebar > Plugins or Profile icon > Settings > Plugins Views differ: Either Left sidebar > Plugins or Profile icon > Settings > Plugins Search Zillow > open it > tap Connect and review what information may be shared. Start a new chat and type @Zillow. You can also tap the + button > More > Zillow. 📋 Try this prompt Search two-bedroom apartments in [city] under $2,800 with a gym, available next month. Give me the three best options with links, tell me what’s missing from each listing and show me which ones have the soonest available tour times. ⚠️ The catch: Free, U.S. only and rolling out in waves, so it may not be live on your account yet. It’s also a connection, which means a third party is now in your chat. Zillow sees what you search. Google says connected apps only access what you ask them to and you can revoke access whenever you want. Go to Settings, Connected Apps and toggle off. Rental listings go stale fast. Treat what AI shows you as a starting list and confirm the unit exists before you rearrange your Saturday for a tour. All tech. No filler. Join 900,000+ people who stay ahead of the tech curve with The Current, delivered daily. No fluff, no BS.
Reported result
The source does not report measured outcomes, efficiency gains, or success rates for this workflow. It describes the feature availability and interface differences between Gemini and ChatGPT. A proposed acceptance check is to confirm that a specific listing returned by the AI is still active and bookable on Zillow's official site within 24 hours.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
The feature is currently free but limited to U.S. users and is rolling out in waves, so it may not be immediately available. Privacy is a constraint as Zillow accesses search queries, though users can revoke permissions via settings. Rental data changes rapidly, requiring manual verification to avoid scheduling tours for unavailable units.
Try it
Act as a rental search assistant. I need to find apartments in [City] under [Budget] with [Key Amenities]. First, check if Zillow is connected in my [Gemini/ChatGPT] settings. If not, guide me through the connection process. Once connected, execute a search for [Number] listings matching my criteria. For each result, provide the link, price, and any missing information. Identify which listings have the soonest available tour times. Do not book any tours automatically. Instead, present the top 3 options and ask for my confirmation. Before I confirm, remind me to manually verify the unit's availability on Zillow.com, as listings may be stale. If the AI cannot access live tour times, provide the direct Zillow link for manual scheduling. Output the results in a table format with columns: Listing Name, Price, Amenities, Tour Availability, and Link.
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