import and create members via the Ghost Admin API

domain: ghost.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Create a Custom Integration in Ghost Admin (Settings > Integrations) to get an Admin API key, then sign a short-lived JWT (5-minute expiry, HS256, aud: /admin/) for the Authorization: Ghost <token> header
  2. Create individual members with POST /ghost/api/admin/members/, supplying email plus optional name, note, and labels
  3. For bulk import, use the members CSV upload flow (Settings > Members > Import in the dashboard, or the corresponding upload endpoint) with field mappings
  4. When importing paid members, set stripe_customer_id to an existing Stripe customer id, or "auto" to have Ghost look one up by email on the connected Stripe account
  5. Control default newsletter subscription behavior with a subscribed_to_emails true/false flag during import

Known gotchas

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