GoHighLevel Integration with SmythOS

Want to connect all your marketing, sales, and CRM operations? Connect GoHighLevel to SmythOS and empower your agents to automatically create contacts, manage opportunities, and assign tasks.

TL;DR

Securely link your GoHighLevel account to SmythOS using a Location or Agency API key. Then, use our suite of components to automate your entire client lifecycle, from capturing new leads to managing tasks and sales pipelines.

List of GoHighLevel Components

Quickly compare GoHighLevel components by what they do and their key I/O. Click any component name to jump directly to its detailed guide.

Component	Action	What it Does	Inputs	Key Outputs	Use Case
Create Contact	Write	Creates a new contact in a specific location.	required email optional firstName	id	Adding a new lead from a web form.
Get Contact	Read	Retrieves a contact by its unique ID.	required contactId	id, email	Fetching contact details for personalization.
Get Contacts	Read	Retrieves a list of all contacts in a location.	required trigger optional limit	contacts	Syncing your contacts to an external system.
Search Contact By Email	Search	Finds contacts by their email address.	required email_query	contacts	Checking if a lead already exists before creating it.
Search Contact By Phone	Search	Finds contacts by their phone number.	required phone_query	contacts	Finding a contact record from a caller ID.
Update Contact	Write	Updates the fields of an existing contact.	required contactId, Body	id	Updating a contact's details from a CRM.
Delete Contact	Write	Permanently deletes a contact by their ID.	required contactId	Response	Handling data removal requests.
Add Contact Tags	Write	Adds one or more tags to a contact.	required contactId, tags	tags	Segmenting contacts based on their actions.
Create Note	Write	Adds a note to a specific contact's record.	required contactId, body	id	Logging a summary of a phone call.
Get Contact Notes	Read	Retrieves all notes associated with a contact.	required contactId	notes	Reviewing a contact's history before an appointment.
Update Note	Write	Updates the content of an existing note.	required contactId, noteId, body	id, body	Correcting or adding information to a previous note.
Delete Note	Write	Deletes a specific note from a contact's record.	required contactId, noteId	Response	Removing temporary or irrelevant notes.
Get Contact Appointments	Read	Retrieves all appointments for a specific contact.	required contactId	Response	Checking a client's appointment history.
Delete Contact Campaigns	Write	Removes a contact from all campaigns.	required contactId	Response	Handling a global marketing unsubscribe request.
Create Task	Write	Creates a new task and assigns it to a contact.	required contactId, title, dueDate	id	Automatically creating a "Follow Up" task.
Get Task	Read	Retrieves a task for a contact by ID.	required contactId, taskId	id, title	Checking if a task is complete.
Get Contact Tasks	Read	Retrieves all tasks associated with a specific contact.	required contactId	tasks	Reviewing all open items for a client before a call.
Update Task	Write	Updates the title, description, and due date of a task.	required contactId, taskId, title	id	Rescheduling a task.
Update Task Status	Write	Updates the status of a task to complete or incomplete.	required contactId, taskId, status	id	Marking a task as done from another system.
Delete Task	Write	Deletes a task for a contact.	required contactId, taskId	Response	Removing a cancelled task.
Create Opportunity	Write	Creates a new opportunity (deal) in a pipeline.	required pipelineId, title, stageId, contactId	id, name	Starting a new sales process for a qualified lead.
Get Opportunity	Read	Retrieves a specific opportunity by its ID.	required pipelineId, opportunityId	id, name	Getting details for a sales report.
Get Opportunities	Read	Retrieves all opportunities from a specific pipeline.	required pipelineId	opportunities	Generating a sales pipeline report.
Update Opportunity	Write	Updates the properties of an existing opportunity.	required opportunityId, Body	id, name	Moving a deal to the next stage in the pipeline.
Delete Opportunity	Write	Deletes an opportunity by its ID.	required pipelineId, opportunityId	Response	Removing a lost or invalid opportunity.
Get Pipelines	Read	Retrieves all sales pipelines in a location.	required trigger	pipelines	Finding the correct pipeline ID.
Get Workflows	Read	Retrieves all automation workflows in a location.	required trigger	workflows	Auditing your automated campaigns.
Create Tag	Write	Creates a new tag that can be used on contacts.	required name	id	Setting up a new "Q4-Promo" tag.
Get All Tags	Read	Retrieves all tags available in a location.	required trigger	tags	Finding the correct tag to apply to a contact.
Find User by Email	Search	Finds a user by their email address (requires Agency Key).	required email	id	Finding a user's ID to assign tasks or permissions.
Get All Agency Users	Read	Retrieves all users in an agency (requires Agency Key).	required trigger	users	Auditing all user accounts in the agency.

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Why Integrate GoHighLevel with Your Agent?

GoHighLevel is an all-in-one platform for marketing and sales. Integrating it with SmythOS allows you to build powerful, end-to-end automations that connect every part of your business.

• Automate Lead Capture and Nurturing: Create agents that capture leads from any source (web forms, social media, ads) and instantly create a Contact in GoHighLevel, add them to a Workflow, and create a sales Opportunity.
• Streamline Sales Operations: Build an agent that, when a deal is moved to a new stage in your pipeline, automatically creates and assigns a Task to the sales rep, such as "Send follow-up email."
• Data Synchronization: Keep your GoHighLevel CRM perfectly in sync with your other business tools. An agent can update contact information in GoHighLevel whenever it changes in your accounting software or e-commerce platform.
• Centralized Task Management: Use agents to create tasks in GoHighLevel based on events from other applications, ensuring all your team's to-dos are in one place.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, please ensure you have the following:

• An active SmythOS account. (Sign up here).
• A GoHighLevel account.
• A GoHighLevel API Key (either for a specific Location or for your entire Agency).

Getting Started With GoHighLevel

The connection between SmythOS and GoHighLevel is configured using a secure API Key.

Step 1: Get Your GoHighLevel API Key

GoHighLevel has two types of keys. Choose the one that fits your needs:

• Location API Key: For accessing data within a single sub-account.
  1. Log in to your GoHighLevel dashboard and switch to the desired sub-account.
  2. Go to Settings > API Keys (under the "Business Info" section in some views).
  3. Click to generate or copy your Location API Key.
• Agency API Key: For agency-level access across multiple sub-accounts.
  1. From your main Agency dashboard, go to Settings > API Keys.
  2. Here you can find your Agency API Key.

Step 2: Store Your API Key in SmythOS Vault

Your API Key is a sensitive credential. Use the SmythOS Vault to store it securely.

1. In your SmythOS dashboard, navigate to the Vault.
2. Create a new secret and paste your GoHighLevel API Key as the value. Give it a memorable name, like gohighlevel_location_key or gohighlevel_agency_key.
3. For more details, see the Vault Documentation.

Step 3: Configure a GoHighLevel Component

1. In your SmythOS agent graph, drag and drop any GoHighLevel component.
2. Click the component to open its Settings panel.
3. In the API Key field, select the secret you saved in the Vault.
4. Your connection is now configured for that component.

Heads-up

You must add the API Key from the Vault to each GoHighLevel component you use. This ensures all your API calls are properly authenticated.

Which GoHighLevel Component Should I Use?

If you need to…	Target	Use this Component	Why this one?
Add a new lead to your CRM	An email, name, and other details	Create Contact	The standard method for creating a new contact record in a location.
Find a contact before updating them	An email or phone number	Search Contact By Email	The best way to check for duplicates and get a contactId.
Create a new task for a team member	A contactId and a title	Create Task	The primary method for adding to-do items related to a contact.
Start a new sales opportunity	A pipelineId and contactId	Create Opportunity	Adds a new deal to your sales pipeline for tracking.
Tag a contact after they take an action	A contactId and tags	Add Contact Tags	Allows you to segment your contacts for targeted marketing.
Get a list of all your sales pipelines	Your entire location	Get Pipelines	Necessary to find the correct pipelineId to create opportunities in.

Component Details

This section provides detailed information for each GoHighLevel component.

Create Contact

Creates a new contact record within a specific GoHighLevel location.

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This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
email	string	Yes	The email address of the new contact.
firstName	string	Optional	The contact's first name.
lastName	string	Optional	The contact's last name.
phone	string	Optional	The contact's phone number.
companyName	string	Optional	The contact's company.
tags	array	Optional	An array of strings to tag the contact with.
customField	object	Optional	A key-value object for custom fields.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The unique ID of the newly created contact.
locationId	string	The ID of the location where the contact was created.
Response	object	The full, raw JSON response from the GoHighLevel API.

Use Case

An agent captures lead information from a Facebook Lead Ad and uses this component to automatically create a new contact in GoHighLevel, tagging them as "FB-Lead".

Get Contacts

Retrieves a paginated list of all contacts within a location.

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This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
trigger	any	Yes	Any input value to trigger the component's execution.
limit	integer	Optional	The number of contacts to retrieve per page. Default: 20.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
contacts	array	An array of contact objects.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API, which includes pagination metadata.

Use Case

A data-sync agent runs nightly, uses this component to fetch all contacts, and updates a master customer list in an external database.

Search Contact By Email

Finds contacts by their email address.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
email_query	string	Yes	The email address to search for.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
contacts	array	A list of contact objects matching the query.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

Before creating a new contact, an agent uses this component with the lead's email to check if they already exist, preventing duplicate records.

Search Contact By Phone

Finds contacts by their phone number.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
phone_query	string	Yes	The phone number to search for.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
contacts	array	A list of contact objects matching the query.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

An agent connected to a call system uses the incoming caller ID to search for an existing contact to log the call against.

Get Contact

Retrieves a contact by their unique ID.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact to retrieve.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the retrieved contact.
email	string	The email of the retrieved contact.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API, containing all contact details.

Use Case

After finding a contact via search, an agent uses their ID with this component to get all their detailed properties before updating them.

Update Contact

Updates the fields of an existing contact by their ID.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Component-Specific Settings

• Body: A JSON editor where you define the key-value pairs for the fields you want to update (e.g., {"phone": "555-987-6543"}).

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact to update.
email	string	Optional	If provided in the body, will update the contact's email.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the updated contact.
email	string	The updated email of the contact.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

An agent detects that a customer has updated their company name in your billing system. The agent then uses this component to update the companyName field on their GoHighLevel contact record.

Delete Contact

Permanently deletes a contact by their ID.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact to delete.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API, confirming the deletion.
Headers	object	The HTTP headers from the API response.

Use Case

When a user requests their data be deleted under GDPR, an agent is triggered to remove their record from all systems, including using this component to delete their GoHighLevel contact.

Irreversible Action

This action permanently deletes the contact and cannot be undone. Use with care.

Add Contact Tags

Adds one or more tags to a contact.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact to add tags to.
tags	array	Yes	An array of strings representing the tags to add.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
tags	array	The list of tags that were added to the contact.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

When a user signs up for a specific webinar, an agent adds a tag with the webinar's name to their contact profile for future segmentation.

Create Note

Adds a new note to a specific contact's record.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact you want to add a note to.
body	string	Yes	The content of the note.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The unique ID of the created note.
body	string	The content of the created note.
createdAt	string	The date the note was created.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

An agent summarizes a phone call transcript and uses this component to add the summary to the customer's contact record.

Get Contact Notes

Retrieves all notes for a contact.

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This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact whose notes you want to retrieve.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
notes	array	The list of notes associated with the contact.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

Before a sales call, an agent retrieves all recent notes for a contact to provide the sales rep with the latest context.

Update Note

Updates the content of a contact's note.

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This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact whose note you want to update.
noteId	string	Yes	The ID of the specific note to update.
body	string	Yes	The updated content of the note.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the updated note.
body	string	The content of the updated note.
createdAt	string	The date the note was updated.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

An agent corrects a typo or adds additional information to a previously logged note on a contact's file.

Delete Note

Deletes a note for a contact by its ID.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact whose note you want to delete.
noteId	string	Yes	The ID of the specific note to delete.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
Response	object	A successful deletion returns an empty object.
Headers	object	HTTP headers detailing the API request-response process.

Use Case

A cleanup agent removes temporary or outdated notes from contact records to keep them tidy.

Get Contact Appointments

Retrieves all appointments for a specific contact.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact whose appointments you want to retrieve.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
Response	object	The raw JSON response containing a list of appointment objects.

Use Case

Before scheduling a new call, an agent checks the contact's existing appointments to avoid double-booking.

Delete Contact Campaigns

Removes a contact from all campaigns.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact to remove from all campaigns.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

When a contact replies "STOP" to a marketing message, an agent is triggered to remove them from all future campaigns to honor their request.

Create Task

Creates a new task for a specific contact.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact the task is for.
title	string	Yes	The title or subject of the task.
dueDate	string	Yes	The due date for the task.
description	string	Optional	A more detailed description of the task.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The unique ID of the created task.
title	string	The title of the task.
isCompleted	boolean	The initial completion status of the task (false).
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

When a new contact is created, an agent automatically creates a follow-up task for a sales representative, due in 24 hours, with the title "Call new lead: [Contact Name]".

Get Task

Retrieves a specific task for a contact by its ID.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact the task belongs to.
taskId	string	Yes	The ID of the task to retrieve.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the retrieved task.
title	string	The title of the task.
isCompleted	boolean	The completion status of the task.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

An agent checks if a follow-up task is already completed before sending a reminder notification.

Get Contact Tasks

Retrieves all tasks associated with a specific contact.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact whose tasks you want to retrieve.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
tasks	array	A parsed list of task objects associated with the contact.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

A customer success agent, before a check-in call, uses this component to retrieve all open tasks for a contact to get a full picture of ongoing activities.

Update Task

Updates the title, description, and due date of a task.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact the task belongs to.
taskId	string	Yes	The ID of the task to update.
title	string	Yes	The new title for the task.
dueDate	string	Yes	The new due date for the task.
description	string	Optional	The new description for the task.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the updated task.
title	string	The updated title of the task.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

If a meeting is rescheduled, an agent finds the related task and updates its dueDate to match the new meeting time.

Update Task Status

Updates a task's status to either completed or incompleted.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact the task belongs to.
taskId	string	Yes	The ID of the task to update.
status	string	Yes	The new status: completed or incompleted.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the updated task.
isCompleted	boolean	The new completion status of the task.
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

When a user replies to a follow-up email, an agent marks the corresponding "Send follow-up" task as completed.

Delete Task

Deletes a task for a contact.

INFO

This component requires a Location API Key for authentication.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Notes
contactId	string	Yes	The ID of the contact the task belongs to.
taskId	string	Yes	The ID of the task to delete.

Outputs

Field	Type	Description
Response	object	The raw JSON response from the API.

Use Case

An agent deletes an automatically created reminder task once the main action has been completed.

Best Practices & Advanced Tips

• Secure Your API Keys: Always store your GoHighLevel API Keys in the SmythOS Vault. Remember that Location keys and Agency keys have different levels of access.
• Understand the GHL Hierarchy: GoHighLevel is structured into Agencies, which contain Locations (sub-accounts). Most day-to-day operations (like managing contacts and opportunities) happen at the Location level and require a Location API Key.
• Use Search Before Create: To avoid creating duplicate contacts, it's a best practice to use the Search Contact By Email component first. If no contact is found, then proceed to Create Contact.
• Dynamic Workflows: Use the "Get" components (like Get Pipelines or Get All Tags) to programmatically find the IDs you need for "Create" or "Update" actions, making your agents more robust and less reliant on hardcoded IDs.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

• Error: 401 Unauthorized

  • Cause: The API Key is incorrect, invalid, or you are using a Location key for an Agency-level endpoint (or vice-versa).
  • Solution: Verify that the API Key in your SmythOS Vault is correct. Ensure you are using the appropriate key type (Location vs. Agency) for the component you are using.

• Error: 404 Not Found

  • Cause: An incorrect ID was provided (e.g., list_id, contactId, pipelineId).
  • Solution: Double-check all IDs for typos. Use the "Get" or "List" components to verify that the resource you are trying to access exists.

• Contact/Opportunity Not Created

  • Cause: A required field may be missing, or the data may be in an invalid format.
  • Solution: Check all required inputs for the component. For example, the status for an opportunity must be one of "open", "won", or "lost". Examine the Response output for detailed error messages from the GoHighLevel API.

What's Next?

You are now ready to build powerful sales and marketing automations with the SmythOS GoHighLevel Integration!

Consider these ideas:

• Build an Agent That...

  • Manages the entire lead-to-customer pipeline. It captures a lead from a form, creates a Contact, creates an Opportunity, adds the contact to a Workflow, and creates a follow-up Task for a sales rep.
  • Syncs data with your accounting software. When an opportunity's status is updated to "won" in GoHighLevel, an agent creates a new customer and a draft invoice in your accounting platform.
  • Acts as a lead qualification bot. It engages with a new lead via an automated chat or email sequence, asks qualifying questions, and then updates the contact's custom fields and tags in GoHighLevel based on their answers.

• Explore Other Integrations:

  • When a new contact is created in GoHighLevel, trigger an agent to also add them to a specific email list in Mailchimp or Klaviyo.
  • Connect GoHighLevel to a payment processor like Stripe. When a new customer is created in Stripe, create or update the corresponding contact in GoHighLevel.
  • Use a scheduling tool integration to book appointments, then create a contact and a follow-up task in GoHighLevel for that appointment.