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Integration · Newsletter

Viral Loops + Ghost

Connect Ghost to a Newsletter Referral campaign and members sync both ways. New Ghost members join your referral program, and new participants join Ghost with the labels you choose.

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What syncs
Members, both ways
Plan
Growing and up
Setup
Paste an Admin API key

What syncs between Viral Loops and Ghost?

New members join your program, and participants join Ghost with your labels.

Viral Loops to Ghost

New participants
Added to Ghost as members
Labels
The comma-separated labels you set, on every member Viral Loops adds

Ghost to Viral Loops

New members
Join your campaign by default, each with a referral link

Works with the Newsletter Referral template only. The Ghost to Viral Loops sync is on by default, and you can switch it off when you connect.

What can you do with Ghost and Viral Loops?

  1. 1

    Turn new members into referrers

    Every reader who becomes a Ghost member joins your campaign with their own referral link, with no import to run.

  2. 2

    Add referred friends to Ghost

    When a friend joins through a referral link, Viral Loops adds them to Ghost as a member, so your list grows with your program.

  3. 3

    Tell referral members apart

    Add comma-separated labels when you connect. Every member Viral Loops adds to Ghost carries them.

How do you connect Ghost?

Full setup guide
  1. 1

    Add a custom integration

    In Ghost admin, go to Settings, then Integrations, and click Add custom integration.

  2. 2

    Choose Ghost

    Create a Newsletter Referral campaign in Viral Loops and choose Ghost.

  3. 3

    Paste the key and URL

    In the Connect step, paste the Admin API Key and API URL from Ghost.

  4. 4

    Set labels and connect

    Leave the Ghost to Viral Loops toggle on, add labels if you want them, and click Connect.

Which templates work best with Ghost?

All templates

FAQ

Ghost FAQ

Which template works with Ghost?

Only the Newsletter Referral, for now.

Do new Ghost members join my referral program?

Yes, by default. New members are added to your campaign with a referral link, and you can switch this off when you connect.

What are the labels for?

Viral Loops adds them to every member it adds to Ghost. Type them separated by commas when you connect.

Where do I find the Admin API Key?

In Ghost admin, go to Settings, then Integrations, and add a custom integration. Paste its Admin API Key and API URL into Viral Loops.

Which plan includes Ghost?

Growing and Power.

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