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# Apps & integrations
- URL: https://blog.scopegg.site/apps-integrations/
- Published: 2020-04-07T15:16:26.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-07T15:16:25.000Z
- Description: Work with all your favourite apps and tools or create your own custom integrations using the Ghost API.
- Author: Ghost
- Tags: Getting Started

## Work with your existing tools

It's possible to connect your Ghost site to hundreds of the most popular apps and tools using integrations that take no more than a few minutes to setup.

Whether you need to automate workflows, connect your email list, build a community or embed products from your ecommerce store, our [integrations library](https://ghost.org/integrations/?ref=blog.scopegg.site) has got it all covered with hundreds of tutorials.

![](https://static.ghost.org/v3.0.0/images/integrations-icons.png)

## Zapier

On top of this, you can connect your Ghost site to more than 1,000 external services using the official integration with [Zapier](https://zapier.com/?ref=blog.scopegg.site).

Zapier sets up automations with Triggers and Actions, which allows you to create and customise a wide range of connected applications.

> **Example**: When someone new subscribes to a newsletter on a Ghost site (Trigger) then the contact information is automatically pushed into MailChimp (Action).

**Here are the most popular Ghost<>Zapier automation templates:** 

## Custom integrations

At the heart of Ghost sits a robust JSON API – designed to create, manage and retrieve content with ease. 

It's possible to create custom Ghost integrations with dedicated API keys and webhooks from the Integrations page within Ghost Admin. 

![Screenshot of custom integrations with webhooks in Ghost Admin](https://static.ghost.org/v3.0.0/images/integrations-and-webhooks-in-ghost.png)

Beyond that, the API allows you to build entirely custom publishing apps. You can send content from your favourite desktop editor, build a custom interface for handling editorial workflow or use Ghost as a full headless CMS with a custom front-end.

The Ghost API is [thoroughly documented](https://ghost.org/docs/api/?ref=blog.scopegg.site) and straightforward to work with for developers of almost any level. 

## Final step: Themes

Alright, on to the last post in our welcome-series! If you're curious about creating your own Ghost theme from scratch, [find out how that works](https://blog.scopegg.site/themes/).