Create and securely store a GHL API key with the appropriate scope (emails/builder.readonly and blog endpoints). Use this key to authenticate requests from RescueTime through Zapier to the Blogs API.
Connect RescueTime in Zapier by granting access to your RescueTime data so triggers can fire and data can flow into Blogs API workflows.
GET emails/builder; GET emails/builder.write; POST emails/builder; POST /emails/builder/data; DELETE /emails/builder/:locationId/:templateId; emails/schedule.readonly; GET emails/schedule; blogs/post.write; POST /blogs/posts; blogs/post-update.write; PUT /blogs/posts/:postId; blogs/check-slug.readonly; GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists; blogs/category.readonly; GET /blogs/categories; blogs/author.readonly; GET /blogs/authors
Trigger: RescueTime records new activity insights; create a blog post draft via POST /blogs/posts.
Actions: submit draft to blogs/posts, optionally update slug, then publish or schedule via blogs/post-update.write.
Methods: POST /blogs/posts, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists
Key fields: title, content, slug, author, publishDate
Trigger: RescueTime daily metrics; pull data to build email bodies via emails/builder.
Actions: schedule emails with GET emails/schedule and POST emails/builder, attach blog links.
Methods: GET emails/schedule; POST emails/builder; POST /emails/builder/data
Fields: recipientList, subject, body, scheduleTime
Trigger: RescueTime detects a trend; create blog draft via blogs/posts
Actions: generate content drafts, check slug, publish or save as draft
Methods: POST /blogs/posts, GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId
Fields: title, outline, keywords, slug
Build complex workflows without writing code using Zapier and the GHL APIs.
Automate content publishing, newsletters, and analytics with data from RescueTime.
Easily audit, test, and scale your editorial processes.
A glossary of core terms used in this guide: GHL, APPNAME, endpoints, triggers, actions, workflows, and slug checks.
GHL API is the developer-facing interface that lets apps talk to your GHL account to read, write, and manage resources.
RescueTime is the app providing productivity data fed into the Blogs API via Zapier for content and email workflows.
An event in RescueTime or Blogs API that starts a Zapier workflow to fetch or push data.
A specific URL in the API used to access or modify a resource, such as /blogs/posts or /emails/builder.
Automatically generate a daily blog digest from RescueTime activity and publish to your CMS via POST /blogs/posts.
Create topic ideas based on time-tracking data and feed to your blog planning.
Send real-time RescueTime stats via email builder to subscribers.
Obtain your GHL API key and RescueTime access token, store securely.
Choose endpoints like blogs/posts and emails/builder; configure RescueTime triggers.
Test workflows, verify data mapping, and go live.
Answer: You authenticate with a GHL API key secured and restricted to the needed scopes. Use OAuth or API tokens as supported. Keep credentials secret and rotate regularly. In Zapier, store keys in secure vaults and reference them in your Zap steps. This keeps data access compliant and minimizes risk.
Answer: Typical flow uses GET blogs/posts/url-slug-exists to check slug, POST /blogs/posts to create, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId to update, and optionally GET blogs/authors for author data. You can also use blogs/post.write and blogs/post-update.write for permissions.
Answer: Yes. Use emails/builder endpoints to assemble and schedule newsletters that include RescueTime-derived insights. Use GET emails/schedule to set timing and POST emails/builder to craft content, then POST /emails/builder/data to populate data.
Answer: Map fields like title, content, slug, and publishDate from RescueTime data into the blog post payload; ensure author IDs align with blogs/authors; use check-slug endpoint to avoid duplicates.
Answer: No custom code needed. This is a no‑code integration using Zapier and the GHL API endpoints; you configure triggers, actions, and data mappings in the Zap editor.
Answer: If a slug exists, use the check-slug endpoint to generate a unique slug or update the existing post. You can also append a timestamp or numeric suffix to ensure uniqueness.
Answer: Logs appear in Zapier task history and in the GHL API request logs you monitor; enable webhook debugging and test data to view payloads and responses.
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