To authorize Rankr to call the Blogs API, provide your GHL API key and OAuth token in Rankr’s connection settings and select the Blogs API app context with the necessary scopes.
Enter Rankr’s client credentials in the GHL connection settings to authorize data flow between Rankr and the Blogs API.
Endpoints used include: GET emails/builder; POST emails/builder; POST /emails/builder/data; DELETE /emails/builder/:locationId/:templateId; GET emails/schedule; GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists; POST /blogs/posts; PUT /blogs/posts/:postId; GET /blogs/categories; GET /blogs/authors; GET /blogs/author.readonly; GET /blogs/category.readonly; GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists.
Trigger: when a new blog draft is created in Rankr or Blogs API
Actions: Publish post, schedule publish, notify teammates
Method Path: POST /blogs/posts
Key fields: title, content, slug, authorId, categoryId
Trigger: post updates in Rankr sync to GHL
Actions: PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, update fields
Method Path: PUT /blogs/posts/:postId
Key fields: postId, title, content, slug
Trigger: new post requires author and category data
Actions: GET /blogs/authors, GET /blogs/categories, attach to post
Method Path: GET /blogs/authors and GET /blogs/categories
Key fields: authorId, categoryId
No-code automation to publish posts from Rankr to Blogs API
Seamless data sync between blogs, posts, emails, and assets using built-in endpoints
Faster content workflows with ready-made triggers and dashboards
This glossary defines essential terms you’ll see when connecting the GHL Blogs API with Rankr.
Application Programming Interface that lets Rankr interact with the Blogs API.
Paths that expose specific functionality, like creating posts.
Credentials and tokens used to authorize API calls between Rankr and GHL.
A URL-friendly identifier derived from the post title.
Automatically post weekly recaps from Rankr to your blog using a scheduled trigger.
Create drafts in Blogs API from Rankr events and publish on demand.
Centralize author additions from Rankr into the Blogs API.
Generate an API key and OAuth token in GHL, then configure Rankr to use them.
Select the necessary endpoints (posts, authors, categories) in Rankr to sync data.
Run a test to ensure posts sync correctly and logs are visible.
You authenticate by providing your GHL API key and OAuth token in Rankr’s connection settings. Use the Blogs API app context and grant the necessary scopes. If you run into issues, regenerate credentials and reauthorize.
To post blogs, enable endpoints such as POST /blogs/posts and PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, and use GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists to ensure slug uniqueness. Also consider enabling GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors to enrich posts with author and category data.
Yes, you can schedule posts from Rankr to GHL using the scheduling endpoints and the email scheduling workflow. Leverage blogs/schedule and emails/schedule in combination for timed publication.
Yes, you can sync authors and categories via blogs/author.readonly and blogs/category.readonly endpoints. Use the GET endpoints to fetch lists and attach ids to posts when publishing.
Required permissions include emails/builder.readonly to read templates, blogs/post.write to create or update posts, blogs/author.readonly and blogs/category.readonly to read authors and categories, and blogs/schedule.readonly to schedule posts. Additional write permissions may be needed for template management depending on your setup.
Yes, you can test in a sandbox environment using Rankr’s test mode and a sandbox GHL account. Start with a test post and verify results in the logs and responses.
You can view error logs in Rankr’s log center and in the GHL API responses. Enable verbose logging and review the API error details to troubleshoot.
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