To securely access Blogs API from Paymo, set up your API credentials with the required scope: emails/builder.readonly and blogs/post.write, then store these credentials securely.
Authenticate via Paymo’s API token or OAuth flow; ensure the token has appropriate scopes for publishing and updating blog data and rotate credentials regularly.
Key endpoints include: GET emails/builder, GET emails/schedule, POST /blogs/posts, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, GET /blogs/categories, GET /blogs/authors, GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists, POST /emails/builder/data, DELETE /emails/builder/:locationId/:templateId, and related email endpoints for templates. These endpoints cover templates, scheduling, blogs creation and updates, category and author retrieval, and slug existence checks.
Trigger: When a Paymo task is completed or moved to ‘Ready’ status.
Actions: POST a new blog post via POST /blogs/posts; populate title, content, and slug from Paymo fields; assign author and category.
POST /blogs/posts
title, content, author_id, category_id, status
Trigger: Paymo task status changes to ‘Completed’ or ‘Published’
Actions: PUT /blogs/posts/:postId to update title/content; ensure postId maps to the blog post.
PUT /blogs/posts/:postId
postId, title, content
Trigger: New blog category or author created in Blogs API
Actions: GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors to pull latest data into Paymo workflows or dashboards
GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors
category_id, author_id, slug
Automate content publishing without writing code using Paymo triggers and Blogs API endpoints.
Coordinate content calendars across teams with real-time updates.
Centralized error handling and logging within your workflow builder.
Understand the core terms used in the Paymo and Blogs API integration, including endpoints, data fields, and workflows.
A set of rules that allows two software programs to communicate with each other and perform actions like creating or updating blog posts.
A published article in your blog, which can be created or updated via the Blogs API.
A specific URL path in an API that performs a particular action, such as creating a post or fetching authors.
A URL-friendly version of a post title used to identify posts in URLs.
Automatically generate a weekly blog post from Paymo time-tracking and task data, then publish via POST /blogs/posts.
Hook Paymo task changes to update corresponding blog posts using PUT /blogs/posts/:postId.
Pull in latest blog categories and authors into Paymo dashboards using GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors.
Create API keys for Blogs API with the required scopes and securely store them in Paymo’s integration settings.
Configure Paymo triggers (task completion, status changes) and map actions to Blog API endpoints.
Run end-to-end tests, verify data flows, and deploy to your production workflows.
No custom code is required. The integration uses standard endpoints and authentication. You can configure triggers in Paymo and map them to Blog API actions within the builder. If you need more complex logic, use conditional steps in your workflow.
The endpoints include: GET emails/builder, POST /blogs/posts, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, GET /blogs/categories, GET /blogs/authors, GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists, and related email endpoints for templates.
Authenticate using API credentials for Blogs API and Paymo tokens or OAuth. Store credentials securely and scope them to read emails, create posts, and manage blog data.
Yes. You can trigger blog post creation from a Paymo task completion, automatically publishing the content via POST /blogs/posts.
Paymo task updates can map to blog post updates using PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, ensuring titles and content stay in sync.
Yes, the integration can pull latest categories and authors from Blogs API via GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors to keep Paymo dashboards current.
Logs are accessible in Paymo’s integration section and the Blogs API call history within the app’s dashboard; enable verbose logging for troubleshooting.
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