Authenticate requests with your GHL API credentials and ensure your app has the proper scope (contacts.readonly) to read contact data and trigger SNS messages.
Configure AWS IAM permissions and attach an SNS policy to allow GHL to publish events to your SNS topic, then secure the integration with least-privilege access.
GET /contacts/:contactId; GET /contacts/:contactId/tasks; GET /contacts/:contactId/tasks/:taskId; GET /contacts/:contactId/notes; GET /contacts/:contactId/notes/:id; GET /contacts/:contactId/appointments; GET /contacts/; GET /contacts/business/:businessId; contacts.write; POST /contacts/; PUT /contacts/:contactId; DELETE /contacts/:contactId; POST /contacts/:contactId/tasks; PUT /contacts/:contactId/tasks/:taskId; PUT /contacts/:contactId/tasks/:taskId/completed; DELETE /contacts/:contactId/tasks/:taskId; POST /contacts/:contactId/tags
Trigger: when a contact is updated in GHL, publish a single message to your SNS topic with key contact fields.
Actions: publish to SNS; include contact data; optionally initiate a follow-up workflow in GHL.
Method Path: GET /contacts/:contactId to fetch current data before sending.
Key fields: contactId, email, firstName, lastName, phone, status, lastUpdated
Trigger: a scheduled daily sync pulls updated contacts and publishes a batch message to SNS.
Actions: publish a single batch payload to an SNS topic or multiple messages per batch.
Method Path: POST /contacts/ to create or update in bulk; leverage existing endpoints to support batch exports.
Fields: contactId, businessId, tags, lastUpdated
Trigger: on-demand request from GHL to publish one contact to SNS.
Actions: publish a single message with contact details to SNS.
Method Path: GET /contacts/:contactId
Fields: contactId, email, fullName, status
Quick setup with no server code required; automate SNS notifications from GHL events.
Unified data flow between CRM and messaging ensures timely outreach.
Scales with your contacts and campaigns without adding complexity.
This glossary defines terms like GHL API, AWS SNS, IAM, endpoints, webhooks, and data fields used in the integration.
The REST API exposed by GHL to access Contacts data and related resources.
A named channel in AWS SNS where messages published from GHL are delivered to subscribers.
A set of permissions granted to GHL to publish to an AWS SNS topic and read necessary resources.
A URL endpoint that receives events from GHL or AWS to trigger actions in your flow.
Publish a welcome notification to SNS when a new contact is added in GHL.
Send reminders or next-step messages when a contact completes a task.
Publish targeted messages to SNS topics based on business segmentation in GHL.
Step 1: Create and approve the GHL API connection and configure SNS endpoint details.
Step 2: Map required API endpoints and grant read or write access as needed.
Step 3: Run tests from GHL to SNS and verify message delivery.
The Contacts API provides programmatic access to contact records, tasks, notes, and related data within GHL. It enables you to pull data into AWS SNS workflows so you can trigger messages based on contact events. Use the endpoints listed to fetch or update contact information as needed. This integration helps automate outreach without manual steps.
The required scope shown in CSV is contacts.readonly, which allows reading contact data for triggers and insights. If you need to write data or create tasks, you’ll add write permissions (e.g., contacts.write) where appropriate and secure credentials accordingly.
Yes. You can publish batch messages to an SNS topic by grouping multiple contact records in a single payload or by sending individual messages per contact during a scheduled run. This depends on how you map endpoints and configure SNS middleware.
Commonly used endpoints include GET /contacts/:contactId to fetch a contact, POST /contacts/ to create, PUT /contacts/:contactId to update, and POST /contacts/:contactId/tasks to manage tasks. You’ll also leverage GET /contacts/ for list operations and POST /contacts/:contactId/tags to tag records.
Security is enforced with API credentials, scoped permissions, and least-privilege IAM roles for AWS. Use secure storage for keys, rotate credentials regularly, and restrict SNS topic access to only the GHL integration.
Test by enabling a sandbox SNS topic, triggering a contact event in GHL, and verifying that the expected SNS messages arrive and contain the correct contact fields.
Endpoint details are listed in the ENDPOINTLIST section above and documented in the integration guide. Use the exact paths like GET /contacts/:contactId and POST /contacts/ to understand available operations.
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