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GHL Businesses API

Endpoints: 5 Base URL: https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1

Version Header(s): 2021-07-28


Endpoints


GET /businesses/

Summary: Get Businesses by Location

Get Businesses by Location

Version Header: 2021-07-28

Operation ID: get-businesses-by-location

Tags: Businesses

cURL

curl -X GET 'https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/?locationId=5DP4iH6HLkQsiKESj6rh&limit=100&skip=10' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Version: 2021-07-28' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'User-Agent: YourApp/1.0'

Python (http.client)

import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('rest.gohighlevel.com')

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN',
    'Version': '2021-07-28',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'User-Agent': 'YourApp/1.0',
}

conn.request('GET', '/v1/businesses/?locationId=5DP4iH6HLkQsiKESj6rh&limit=100&skip=10', headers=headers)

response = conn.getresponse()
data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
conn.close()

n8n HTTP Node

{
  "name": "GHL - GET businesses",
  "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
  "parameters": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/",
    "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
    "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
    "sendHeaders": true,
    "headerParameters": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
        },
        {
          "name": "Version",
          "value": "2021-07-28"
        },
        {
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "Accept",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "User-Agent",
          "value": "YourApp/1.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "sendBody": false,
    "bodyParameters": {
      "parameters": []
    },
    "options": {},
    "sendQuery": true,
    "queryParameters": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "locationId",
          "value": "5DP4iH6HLkQsiKESj6rh"
        },
        {
          "name": "limit",
          "value": "100"
        },
        {
          "name": "skip",
          "value": "10"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

To use in n8n:

  1. Add an HTTP Request node
  2. Switch to JSON mode (Parameters → use RAW JSON)
  3. Paste the JSON above
  4. Update YOUR_API_TOKEN with your actual GHL API key

Request Parameters

Name Location Type Required Description
locationId Query string [example: 5DP4iH6HLkQsiKESj6rh]
limit Query string [example: 100]
skip Query string [example: 10]

Response Codes

Code Description Schema
200 Successful response - businesses (array of BusinessDto) (required): Business Response
400 Bad Request Standard error response for bad requests (400). Contains message, statusCode fields.
401 Unauthorized Standard error response for unauthorized requests (401). Contains message, statusCode fields.

⚠️ Special Notes & Quirks

⚠️ User-Agent Required: All GHL API requests require a User-Agent HTTP header. Requests without it may be rejected with a 403 error.


POST /businesses/

Summary: Create Business

Create Business

Version Header: 2021-07-28

Operation ID: create-business

Tags: Businesses

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Version: 2021-07-28' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'User-Agent: YourApp/1.0' \
  -d '{}'  # See request body schema below

Python (http.client)

import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('rest.gohighlevel.com')

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN',
    'Version': '2021-07-28',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'User-Agent': 'YourApp/1.0',
}

payload = json.dumps({})
conn.request('POST', '/v1/businesses/', body=payload, headers=headers)

response = conn.getresponse()
data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
conn.close()

n8n HTTP Node

{
  "name": "GHL - POST businesses",
  "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
  "parameters": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/",
    "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
    "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
    "sendHeaders": true,
    "headerParameters": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
        },
        {
          "name": "Version",
          "value": "2021-07-28"
        },
        {
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "Accept",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "User-Agent",
          "value": "YourApp/1.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "sendBody": true,
    "bodyParameters": {
      "parameters": []
    },
    "options": {}
  }
}

To use in n8n:

  1. Add an HTTP Request node
  2. Switch to JSON mode (Parameters → use RAW JSON)
  3. Paste the JSON above
  4. Update YOUR_API_TOKEN with your actual GHL API key

Request Body Schema

  • name (string) (required) (e.g. Microsoft)
  • locationId (string) (required) (e.g. 5DP4iH6HLkQsiKESj6rh)
  • phone (string) (e.g. +18832327657)
  • email (string) (e.g. john@deo.com)
  • website (string) (e.g. www.xyz.com)
  • address (string) (e.g. street adress)
  • city (string) (e.g. new york)
  • postalCode (string) (e.g. 12312312)
  • state (string) (e.g. new york)
  • country (string) (e.g. us)
  • description (string) (e.g. business description)

Response Codes

Code Description Schema
201 Successful response - success (boolean) (required) (e.g. True): Success Value
- buiseness (string) (required): Business Response
400 Bad Request Standard error response for bad requests (400). Contains message, statusCode fields.
401 Unauthorized Standard error response for unauthorized requests (401). Contains message, statusCode fields.
422 Unprocessable Entity Standard error response for unprocessable entity (422). Contains message, statusCode, errors array fields.

⚠️ Special Notes & Quirks

⚠️ User-Agent Required: All GHL API requests require a User-Agent HTTP header. Requests without it may be rejected with a 403 error.


DELETE /businesses/{businessId}

Summary: Delete Business

Delete Business

Version Header: 2021-07-28

Operation ID: delete-Business

Tags: Businesses

cURL

curl -X DELETE 'https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/VALUE' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Version: 2021-07-28' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'User-Agent: YourApp/1.0'

Python (http.client)

import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('rest.gohighlevel.com')

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN',
    'Version': '2021-07-28',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'User-Agent': 'YourApp/1.0',
}

conn.request('DELETE', '/v1/businesses/VALUE', headers=headers)

response = conn.getresponse()
data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
conn.close()

n8n HTTP Node

{
  "name": "GHL - DELETE VALUE",
  "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
  "parameters": {
    "method": "DELETE",
    "url": "https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/VALUE",
    "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
    "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
    "sendHeaders": true,
    "headerParameters": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
        },
        {
          "name": "Version",
          "value": "2021-07-28"
        },
        {
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "Accept",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "User-Agent",
          "value": "YourApp/1.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "sendBody": false,
    "bodyParameters": {
      "parameters": []
    },
    "options": {}
  }
}

To use in n8n:

  1. Add an HTTP Request node
  2. Switch to JSON mode (Parameters → use RAW JSON)
  3. Paste the JSON above
  4. Update YOUR_API_TOKEN with your actual GHL API key

Request Parameters

Name Location Type Required Description
businessId Path string

Response Codes

Code Description Schema
200 Successful response - success (boolean) (required) (e.g. True): Success value
400 Bad Request Standard error response for bad requests (400). Contains message, statusCode fields.
401 Unauthorized Standard error response for unauthorized requests (401). Contains message, statusCode fields.
422 Unprocessable Entity Standard error response for unprocessable entity (422). Contains message, statusCode, errors array fields.

⚠️ Special Notes & Quirks

⚠️ User-Agent Required: All GHL API requests require a User-Agent HTTP header. Requests without it may be rejected with a 403 error.


GET /businesses/{businessId}

Summary: Get Business

Get Business

Version Header: 2021-07-28

Operation ID: get-business

Tags: Businesses

cURL

curl -X GET 'https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/VALUE' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Version: 2021-07-28' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'User-Agent: YourApp/1.0'

Python (http.client)

import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('rest.gohighlevel.com')

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN',
    'Version': '2021-07-28',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'User-Agent': 'YourApp/1.0',
}

conn.request('GET', '/v1/businesses/VALUE', headers=headers)

response = conn.getresponse()
data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
conn.close()

n8n HTTP Node

{
  "name": "GHL - GET VALUE",
  "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
  "parameters": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/VALUE",
    "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
    "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
    "sendHeaders": true,
    "headerParameters": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
        },
        {
          "name": "Version",
          "value": "2021-07-28"
        },
        {
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "Accept",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "User-Agent",
          "value": "YourApp/1.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "sendBody": false,
    "bodyParameters": {
      "parameters": []
    },
    "options": {}
  }
}

To use in n8n:

  1. Add an HTTP Request node
  2. Switch to JSON mode (Parameters → use RAW JSON)
  3. Paste the JSON above
  4. Update YOUR_API_TOKEN with your actual GHL API key

Request Parameters

Name Location Type Required Description
businessId Path string

Response Codes

Code Description Schema
200 Successful response - business (string) (required): Business Response
400 Bad Request Standard error response for bad requests (400). Contains message, statusCode fields.
401 Unauthorized Standard error response for unauthorized requests (401). Contains message, statusCode fields.
422 Unprocessable Entity Standard error response for unprocessable entity (422). Contains message, statusCode, errors array fields.

⚠️ Special Notes & Quirks

⚠️ User-Agent Required: All GHL API requests require a User-Agent HTTP header. Requests without it may be rejected with a 403 error.


PUT /businesses/{businessId}

Summary: Update Business

Update Business

Version Header: 2021-07-28

Operation ID: update-business

Tags: Businesses

cURL

curl -X PUT 'https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/VALUE' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Version: 2021-07-28' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'User-Agent: YourApp/1.0' \
  -d '{}'  # See request body schema below

Python (http.client)

import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('rest.gohighlevel.com')

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN',
    'Version': '2021-07-28',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'User-Agent': 'YourApp/1.0',
}

payload = json.dumps({})
conn.request('PUT', '/v1/businesses/VALUE', body=payload, headers=headers)

response = conn.getresponse()
data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
conn.close()

n8n HTTP Node

{
  "name": "GHL - PUT VALUE",
  "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
  "parameters": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "url": "https://rest.gohighlevel.com/v1/businesses/VALUE",
    "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
    "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
    "sendHeaders": true,
    "headerParameters": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
        },
        {
          "name": "Version",
          "value": "2021-07-28"
        },
        {
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "Accept",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "name": "User-Agent",
          "value": "YourApp/1.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "sendBody": true,
    "bodyParameters": {
      "parameters": []
    },
    "options": {}
  }
}

To use in n8n:

  1. Add an HTTP Request node
  2. Switch to JSON mode (Parameters → use RAW JSON)
  3. Paste the JSON above
  4. Update YOUR_API_TOKEN with your actual GHL API key

Request Parameters

Name Location Type Required Description
businessId Path string

Request Body Schema

  • name (string) (e.g. Microsoft)
  • phone (string) (e.g. +18832327657)
  • email (string) (e.g. john@deo.com)
  • postalCode (string) (e.g. 12312312)
  • website (string) (e.g. www.xyz.com)
  • address (string) (e.g. street adress)
  • state (string) (e.g. new york)
  • city (string) (e.g. new york)
  • country (string) (e.g. us)
  • description (string) (e.g. business description)

Response Codes

Code Description Schema
200 Successful response - success (boolean) (required) (e.g. True): Success Value
- buiseness (string) (required): Business Response
400 Bad Request Standard error response for bad requests (400). Contains message, statusCode fields.
401 Unauthorized Standard error response for unauthorized requests (401). Contains message, statusCode fields.
422 Unprocessable Entity Standard error response for unprocessable entity (422). Contains message, statusCode, errors array fields.

⚠️ Special Notes & Quirks

⚠️ User-Agent Required: All GHL API requests require a User-Agent HTTP header. Requests without it may be rejected with a 403 error.


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