OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Ghost Admin Authors Site API
description: The Ghost Admin API provides full read and write access to all content and configuration within a Ghost publication. It enables developers to create, update, and delete posts, pages, tags, members, tiers, newsletters, and offers programmatically. Authentication is handled via JSON Web Tokens generated from an Admin API key, integration tokens, or staff access tokens. The Admin API supports everything the Ghost Admin interface can do and more, making it suitable for building custom publishing workflows, content automation, member management systems, and advanced integrations.
version: '5.0'
contact:
name: Ghost Foundation
url: https://ghost.org/docs/admin-api/
termsOfService: https://ghost.org/terms/
servers:
- url: https://{site}.ghost.io/ghost/api/admin
description: Ghost Pro Hosted Site
variables:
site:
default: your-site
description: Your Ghost site subdomain
- url: '{protocol}://{domain}/ghost/api/admin'
description: Self-Hosted Ghost Instance
variables:
protocol:
default: https
enum:
- https
- http
domain:
default: localhost:2368
description: Your Ghost instance domain and port
security:
- adminApiToken: []
tags:
- name: Site
description: Read basic information about the Ghost site.
paths:
/site/:
get:
operationId: adminReadSite
summary: Read site information
description: Retrieve basic information about the Ghost site including title, URL, version, and other configuration details.
tags:
- Site
responses:
'200':
description: Site information
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
site:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Site'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
responses:
Unauthorized:
description: Authentication failed or token is missing or invalid
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
schemas:
ErrorResponse:
type: object
description: Standard Ghost API error response
properties:
errors:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable error message
type:
type: string
description: Error type identifier
context:
type: string
description: Additional error context
nullable: true
Site:
type: object
description: Basic information about the Ghost site.
properties:
title:
type: string
description: Site title
description:
type: string
description: Site description
logo:
type: string
format: uri
description: Site logo URL
nullable: true
icon:
type: string
format: uri
description: Site icon URL
nullable: true
accent_color:
type: string
description: Accent color
nullable: true
url:
type: string
format: uri
description: Site URL
version:
type: string
description: Ghost version
securitySchemes:
adminApiToken:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
description: JSON Web Token generated from an Admin API key. The key is split into an ID and secret at the colon separator. The ID is used as the kid header and the secret is used to sign the token with HS256.
externalDocs:
description: Ghost Admin API Documentation
url: https://ghost.org/docs/admin-api/