To authenticate the Blogs API, use the credentials provided for this integration with the scope emails/builder.readonly. Keep tokens secure, test connectivity with a simple read request, and rotate credentials regularly.
Hostaway authentication uses OAuth 2.0 or API keys as configured in your app registry. Create a client ID and secret, grant the required permissions, and store tokens securely. Use the standard OAuth flow or API key headers when calling the endpoints.
Examples of endpoints used in this integration include: GET emails/builder, POST emails/builder, POST /emails/builder/data, GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists, POST /blogs/posts, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, GET /blogs/categories, GET /blogs/authors, and GET /blogs/posts.
Trigger: When Hostaway creates a new content item, call POST /blogs/posts to publish a new blog post.
Actions: create post with title, content, and slug; update post via PUT /blogs/posts/:postId; verify slug existence with GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists.
POST /blogs/posts
title, content, slug, categoryIds, authorId, publishDate
Trigger: When a Hostaway product is updated, update the related blog post via PUT /blogs/posts/:postId to keep content in sync.
Actions: update content fields in the blog post; refresh related metadata such as categories and authors if necessary using GET /blogs/authors and GET /blogs/categories.
PUT /blogs/posts/:postId
postId, title, content, slug, categoryIds, authorId
Trigger: When creating or updating a post, fetch author details via GET /blogs/authors and category details via GET /blogs/categories to enrich the post data.
Actions: attach authorId and categoryIds to the blog post; create new authors or categories if missing using the relevant endpoints.
GET /blogs/authors
authorId, categoryId
No-code automation: connect events to endpoints without writing code.
Unified content and marketing workflows across Hostaway and your blogs.
Scalable publishing with data-backed updates.
This section covers endpoints, authentication, triggers, actions, and data mapping between GHL and Hostaway for the Blogs API integration.
An interface that allows GHL and Hostaway to exchange data and automate workflows.
A URL-friendly identifier used in blog post URLs and slug checks.
The process to verify identity and grant access between systems (OAuth, API keys).
A callback mechanism that notifies external systems of events like posts published or updated.
Automatically publish new Hostaway content to your blog using POST /blogs/posts; map fields from Hostaway to blog fields.
When a blog post is updated, push changes to related Hostaway product pages or listings to keep content fresh.
Automatically tag posts with author and category data; use endpoints to enrich and segment content.
Create API keys for the Blogs API and note the scope emails/builder.readonly; store securely.
Enable endpoints like POST /blogs/posts, GET /blogs/authors, GET /blogs/categories, and slug checks.
Create triggers in Hostaway to call the Blogs API at the right events and map data correctly.
The Blogs API lets you manage blog content, posts, categories, and authors from external systems. When connected to Hostaway, you can automate publishing, updates, and metadata synchronization without writing code. Use endpoints like POST /blogs/posts, GET /blogs/authors, and GET /blogs/categories to push new content and fetch required reference data.
Authentication uses API credentials with the scope emails/builder.readonly for the Blogs API. Generate a client ID and secret or an API key, configure redirect URIs as needed, and test in a staging environment. Store tokens securely, rotate credentials regularly, and ensure only the required scopes are granted to minimize access.
For publishing, the essential endpoints are POST /blogs/posts to create, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId to update, and GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists to validate slugs. You may also use GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors to enrich posts with metadata.
Yes. You can update existing posts using PUT /blogs/posts/:postId with new content or slug. Ensure your Hostaway trigger passes the postId and that the slug checks pass before updating.
Slug existence is checked with GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists. If the slug exists, you can adjust the title to generate a unique slug, or use the slug check result to decide whether to publish a new post.
To fetch authors and categories, call GET /blogs/authors and GET /blogs/categories. Map the returned IDs to your Hostaway data fields when creating or updating posts.
Best practices include planning data mapping up front, testing in a sandbox, and handling errors gracefully. Use webhooks for real-time updates, and monitor job queues to keep content in sync across systems.
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