How much does the Ghost API actually cost?
Ghost publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.
- Most likely scenario: API access is either included in all paid plans, or it's gated to higher tiers and we need to verify on the live docs page.
- Until verified, treat the question "which plan unlocks the API" as open. Don't budget on the assumption it's free with the cheapest paid plan.
Ghost subscription pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual / mo |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | — | $15 |
| Publisher | — | $29 |
| Business | — | $199 |
| Custom | Contact sales | — |
⚠ Per-tier API gating not yet structured for Ghost. Confirm which plans unlock API access on the live docs.
Source: ghost.org/pricing. Verified 2026-06-07.
API at a glance
Ghost also has an MCP server
If you're wiring Ghost into Claude / Cursor / Codex, the MCP server is usually less code than the REST API.
See Ghost MCP pageWhat you can build with the Ghost API
Three personas, three different shapes of build. Pick the row that matches how you actually ship.
Glue Ghost into your daily workflow
- Pull a digest of campaign performance into your morning Slack
- Trigger a one-off backfill when something looks off
- Pipe data into your own SQLite for ad-hoc queries
Sell Ghost reporting at scale
- White-label Ghost data into client-branded dashboards
- Run scheduled multi-account reports without logging into the Ghost UI
- Cross-reference with the rest of the client's stack (CRM, analytics, ad spend)
Production pipelines for Ghost
- Real-time sync into your warehouse on a cron
- Custom alerts the dashboard's built-in alerting can't express
- Backfill + idempotency handling for Ghost data older than the dashboard exposes
Quickstart template
# Starter template — endpoint paths and SDK package names come from # the Ghost API docs: https://docs.ghost.org/content-api/ curl -X GET "https://api.ghost.org/<your-endpoint>" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Accept: application/json" | jq .
Template only. Endpoint paths, exact base URL, and auth header format come from docs.ghost.org/content-api.
Limits and gotchas
- No OpenAPI spec — you write typed clients by hand or use a third-party generator on the docs HTML.
- Official SDKs: node. Use them to skip auth boilerplate and get type safety.
- Rate limits: always read the docs page before scaling — the published limit is usually lower than the practical one and overages can be expensive.
- No-code fallback: Zapier and Make.com cover the common triggers if you want to skip writing API code for simple flows.
Agent-readiness verdict
Moderate agent-fit with community support but limited automation depth. Ghost has a documented API with Node.js SDK and an active community MCP server, giving agents read/write access to content and members. The absence of webhooks, structured outputs, and an official OpenAPI spec means agents can't react to platform events or reliably parse complex responses, limiting real-time automation workflows.
Ghost API FAQ
Does Ghost have a public API?+
What auth does the Ghost API use?+
Does Ghost have official SDKs?+
Should I use the API or the MCP server for Claude / Cursor / Codex?+
Sources
- Ghost official site: https://ghost.org
- API docs: https://docs.ghost.org/content-api/
- MCP server: https://github.com/MFYDev/ghost-mcp
- Pricing source: https://ghost.org/pricing/ (verified 2026-06-07)
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