Authorize the Zulip integration to access the Blogs API using the GHL authentication flow. Use your GHL credentials and an API key or OAuth token to securely authorize requests.
Zulip authenticates to GHL using a bot token or service account. Store credentials securely and rotate keys regularly.
Key endpoints you’ll leverage include GET emails/builder, POST /blogs/posts to create posts, PUT /blogs/posts/:postId to update posts, GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists for slug checks, GET /blogs/categories and GET /blogs/authors for taxonomy, and GET /blogs/posts to retrieve information. This suite covers blog creation, updates, slug validation, taxonomy, and messaging flows between GHL and Zulip.
Trigger: a new blog post is published via POST /blogs/posts.
Action: post a message to a Zulip stream containing the post title, excerpt, and a link.
POST /blogs/posts
title, slug, excerpt, url, author
Trigger: PUT /blogs/posts/:postId is called when a post is updated.
Action: update the corresponding Zulip message with revised title excerpt or link.
PUT /blogs/posts/:postId
postId, title, slug, status
Trigger: check slug availability via GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists before publishing.
Action: if slug exists, generate an alternate slug or prompt for changes in Zulip.
GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists
slug, exists
Automate blog announcements in Zulip without writing a line of code.
Keep your team aligned with real time post updates delivered straight to chat.
Simplify content workflows by linking publishing and notification steps.
Common terms and processes you’ll encounter when integrating the GHL Blogs API with Zulip.
The GHL API is the RESTful interface that lets apps automate data access and actions within the GHL platform.
A specific URL path defined by the GHL API that performs a particular action such as retrieving posts or creating a blog entry.
Credentials such as an API key or OAuth token used to authorize requests to the GHL API.
A URL friendly string used to identify a blog post in URLs and API calls.
When a new post is published via the Blogs API create a formatted alert in a Zulip stream with title, summary and link
Notify the team when posts are drafted revised or published with status tags
Summarize upcoming posts in a Zulip thread to plan distribution
In the GHL dashboard generate API keys or OAuth credentials and securely store them in your Zulip app
Configure the Blogs API calls in your Zulip app to fetch posts and push notifications
Run a test publish update and slug check to confirm everything works
Paragraph 1: The Blogs API is the set of endpoints exposed by GHL to create retrieve and update blog data. Paragraph 2: In this guide we show how to connect Zulip so your team can receive notifications when new posts are published and how to fetch categories authors and posts as needed to push alerts into Zulip streams.
Paragraph 1: Authentication for the GHL connection in Zulip is handled via API keys or OAuth tokens issued by GHL. Paragraph 2: Store credentials securely in your Zulip app configuration and rotate keys regularly. Use the standard authorization header for each request.
Paragraph 1: Essential endpoints include POST /blogs/posts to create posts GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists to validate slugs and PUT /blogs/posts/:postId to update posts. Paragraph 2: You may also use GET /blogs/categories GET /blogs/authors and GET /blogs/posts to retrieve information needed for postings to Zulip.
Paragraph 1: Yes. Before publishing you can check slug existence with GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists. Paragraph 2: If the slug exists you can modify it or prompt the author to adjust it.
Paragraph 1: Yes. When a post is updated via PUT /blogs/posts/:postId you can propagate changes to Zulip by updating the corresponding message. Paragraph 2: This keeps your team aware of any changes.
Paragraph 1: You can fetch categories via GET /blogs/categories and authors via GET /blogs/authors. Paragraph 2: This information can be displayed in Zulip to aid content planning.
Paragraph 1: Test the integration in a staging environment by simulating publish and update flows. Paragraph 2: Check messages appear in Zulip and verify slug checks. Use logs and retries to debug issues.
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