Ghost Integration

Connect your Ghost blog with Leafpad for automated content publishing

How Ghost Integration Works

The Ghost integration allows you to automatically publish your Leafpad articles to your Ghost blog using the Ghost Admin API. Articles can be published as drafts or live posts directly from Leafpad.

Note: Ghost integration supports both auto-publish and draft modes. You can choose to publish articles automatically or save them as drafts for review.

Admin API Not Available on Ghost Starter Plan

The Ghost Admin API, required for this integration, is not available on the Starter plan. Ensure your Ghost account is on a plan that provides Admin API access. View Ghost Pricing Plans

Setup Instructions

Step 1: Navigate to Ghost Integrations

1. Log in to your Ghost admin panel

2. Navigate to Settings (gear icon in the sidebar)

3. Click on "Integrations" in the Settings menu

4. You will see the Integrations page with various integration options

Step 2: Create Custom Integration

1. Click "Add custom integration" button

2. Enter a name for your integration (e.g., "Leafpad")

3. Click "Add" to create the integration

Step 3: Copy API Credentials

1. After creating the integration, Ghost will display your API credentials

2. Copy the Admin API key (keep it secure!)

3. Copy the API URL

4. You will use these credentials in the next step to connect Leafpad

Step 4: Configure Leafpad Integration

1. Navigate to your Leafpad dashboard

2. Go to the Integrations section

3. Click "New Integration" and select "Ghost"

4. Provide a name for your integration

5. Paste the Admin API key from Ghost

6. Paste the API URL from Ghost

7. Click "Create Integration"

8. Once, the integration is done. You can click on sync changes to push all blogs in ghost to check if everything is working fine

Step 5: Publish Articles

Once configured, you can publish articles from Leafpad directly to your Ghost blog. When creating or editing articles in Leafpad, any new changes will get automatically synced in ghost. Alternatively you can go to integration and sync all changes manually instantly

What Gets Published

• Article title

• Article content (formatted in HTML)

• Featured image

• Meta description

• Publication status (published or draft)

• Tags (if configured)

Troubleshooting

Admin API not available

The Ghost Admin API is not available on the Ghost Starter pricing plan. You need to upgrade your Ghost account to a higher tier to enable this feature. View Ghost Pricing Plans

API connection fails

Verify your Admin API key and API URL are correct and copied completely from your Ghost integration settings. Ensure there are no extra spaces.

Articles not publishing

Check that your Ghost site is accessible and the Admin API is enabled. Verify your API credentials are still valid in Ghost settings.

Images not appearing

Ensure your Ghost site has proper permissions to fetch external images. Check that the image URLs are publicly accessible.

Invalid API key error

The API key may have been regenerated in Ghost. Go back to your Ghost integration settings and copy the current Admin API key, then update it in Leafpad.