To authorize the Blogs API within Smshosting via Zapier, configure your API credentials with the required scopes (for example emails/builder.readonly) and choose the appropriate authentication method (OAuth 2.0 or API key) as provided by GHL.
Authorize Smshosting’s Zapier connection to access your Smshosting account and ensure the API token (or OAuth) has the necessary scopes to read blog data and publish posts.
GET emails/builder; POST /emails/builder/data; GET emails/schedule; POST /blogs/posts; PUT /blogs/posts/:postId; GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists; GET /blogs/categories; GET /blogs/authors
Trigger: When a new draft appears in Smshosting, automatically create a blog post via POST /blogs/posts.
Actions: Create post, check slug availability with GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists, assign author and category.
Methods/paths: POST /blogs/posts; GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists; PUT /blogs/posts/:postId
Key fields: title, content, slug, authorId, categoryId, publishDate
Trigger: Smshosting calendar schedules trigger posts at planned times.
Actions: Publish post at scheduled time; update status; sync categories/authors.
POST /blogs/posts; GET /blogs/categories; GET /blogs/authors
Key fields: title, content, scheduleTime, category, author
Actions: Generate slug, check slug existence, set meta description and keywords.
GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists; POST /blogs/posts; GET /blogs/categories; GET /blogs/authors
Key fields: title, slug, metaDescription, keywords
Build powerful blog workflows with a visual interface—no custom code needed.
Speed up publishing cycles and ensure consistent formatting across posts.
Centralize data flow between content creation and distribution channels.
A concise glossary of essential terms and processes to help you set up and maintain the Smshosting–Blogs API integration.
Application Programming Interface: a set of rules that lets software applications communicate with each other.
A URL-friendly version of a post title used in the blog URL.
A mechanism for real-time data delivery by sending HTTP requests when a trigger event occurs.
A specific URL on an API that performs a defined action.
Turn Smshosting draft ideas into published posts using the Blogs API’s post creation endpoint.
Leverage Smshosting’s content calendar to trigger blog posts at optimal times.
Automatically generate and check slugs, meta descriptions, and keywords via API calls.
Obtain API keys or OAuth tokens and set the required scopes (emails/builder.readonly) in your Zapier app.
Connect fields like title, content, slug to corresponding Blog API endpoints (POST /blogs/posts, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId, GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists).
Run tests to ensure data flows correctly, verify slugs exist, and publish schedules before going live.
No coding is required for most common automations. The Zapier App Connector provides a visual interface to map fields and endpoints. For advanced needs, you can insert code steps as needed to customize behavior. The Blogs API endpoints are designed for straightforward content workflows.
Essential publishing endpoints include POST /blogs/posts to create, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId to update, and GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists to avoid duplicate slugs. Use GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors to populate post metadata.
Slug conflicts are detected via the slug-exists check. If a slug is taken, you can append a unique suffix automatically or regenerate a new slug before publishing.
Yes. Schedule-based publishing is supported by triggering the Blogs API at your chosen times from Smshosting’s calendar. Use the publish endpoint to release posts at the scheduled moment.
At minimum, you’ll need the scope that allows reading blog data (emails/builder.readonly). Depending on your workflow, you may require broader read/write scopes for drafts, posts, and categories.
Absolutely. You can pull authors and categories using GET /blogs/authors and GET /blogs/categories to populate fields in Smshosting.
If the connection fails, reauthenticate, verify credentials and scopes, test endpoints individually, and check for API downtime. Rebuild the Zapier connection if needed.
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