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Google Blogger

by @saiteja007-mv

Blogger API CLI for managing blog posts. Post, edit, delete, list, and monitor Blogger blogs. Use when the user wants to: (1) publish blog posts to Blogger,...

Versionv1.0.0
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clawhub install gblog

πŸ“– About This Skill

name: gblog description: | Blogger API CLI for managing blog posts. Post, edit, delete, list, and monitor Blogger blogs. Use when the user wants to: (1) publish blog posts to Blogger, (2) edit existing blog posts, (3) list or search blog posts, (4) delete blog posts, (5) schedule posts, (6) monitor blog activity. Requires Google OAuth credentials in ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json

gblog - Blogger CLI

Manage Blogger blogs via command line. Supports posting, editing, listing, and monitoring.

Quick Start

# Authenticate with Google
gblog auth
List your blogs

gblog list-blogs
List posts from a blog

gblog list-posts --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID
Create a new post

gblog post --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --title "My Post" --content ./post.html
Edit a post

gblog edit --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID --content ./updated.html
Delete a post

gblog delete --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID

Setup

1. Google Cloud Console Setup

1. Go to Google Cloud Console 2. Create a project or select existing 3. Enable Blogger API v3 4. Go to APIs & Services β†’ Credentials 5. Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Desktop application type) 6. Add redirect URIs: - http://localhost:8085/oauth2callback - http://localhost:8080/oauth2callback 7. Download credentials JSON

2. Local Setup

# Create config directory
mkdir -p ~/.config/gblog
Save credentials

cp ~/Downloads/client_secret_*.json ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json
Run authentication

gblog auth

3. Authentication

The first time you run gblog auth, it will: 1. Open a browser for Google OAuth 2. Request permissions for Blogger 3. Save refresh token to ~/.config/gblog/token.json

Commands

Authentication

gblog auth                    # Authenticate with Google
gblog auth --status          # Check auth status
gblog auth --logout          # Clear saved tokens

Blog Management

gblog list-blogs             # List all your blogs
gblog get-blog --id BLOG_ID  # Get blog details

Post Management

# List posts
gblog list-posts --blog-id BLOG_ID
Create post

gblog post \
  --blog-id BLOG_ID \
  --title "Post Title" \
  --content ./content.html \
  --labels "AI, Tutorial" \
  --draft
Edit post

gblog edit \
  --blog-id BLOG_ID \
  --post-id POST_ID \
  --title "Updated Title" \
  --content ./updated.html
Delete post

gblog delete --blog-id BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID
Get post

gblog get-post --blog-id BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID

Monitoring

# Monitor new posts (poll every 5 minutes)
gblog monitor --blog-id BLOG_ID --interval 300
Get post statistics

gblog stats --blog-id BLOG_ID

HTML Content Format

Posts support full HTML. Example structure:


  
Post Title

  
  
Your content here...

  
  

    
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Configuration Files

| File | Purpose | |------|---------| | ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json | OAuth client credentials | | ~/.config/gblog/token.json | Saved access/refresh tokens | | ~/.config/gblog/config.json | User preferences |

Environment Variables

export GBLOG_CREDENTIALS_PATH=/path/to/credentials.json
export GBLOG_TOKEN_PATH=/path/to/token.json
export GBLOG_DEFAULT_BLOG_ID=your-blog-id

Error Handling

Common errors and solutions:

| Error | Solution | |-------|----------| | invalid_grant | Run gblog auth again | | insufficient_permissions | Check Blogger API is enabled | | blog not found | Verify blog ID is correct | | rate limit exceeded | Wait 60 seconds and retry |

API Reference

Uses Blogger API v3:

  • Base URL: https://www.googleapis.com/blogger/v3
  • Documentation: https://developers.google.com/blogger/docs/3.0/reference

    • Scripts

  • scripts/gblog.py - Main CLI script
  • scripts/auth.py - OAuth authentication
  • scripts/blogger_api.py - API wrapper

    • *Powered by Google Blogger API v3*

    πŸ’‘ Examples

    # Authenticate with Google
gblog auth
    List your blogs
    
gblog list-blogs
    List posts from a blog
    
gblog list-posts --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID
    Create a new post
    
gblog post --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --title "My Post" --content ./post.html
    Edit a post
    
gblog edit --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID --content ./updated.html
    Delete a post
    
gblog delete --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID

    βš™οΈ Configuration

    1. Google Cloud Console Setup

    1. Go to Google Cloud Console 2. Create a project or select existing 3. Enable Blogger API v3 4. Go to APIs & Services β†’ Credentials 5. Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Desktop application type) 6. Add redirect URIs: - http://localhost:8085/oauth2callback - http://localhost:8080/oauth2callback 7. Download credentials JSON

    2. Local Setup

    # Create config directory
mkdir -p ~/.config/gblog
    Save credentials
    
cp ~/Downloads/client_secret_*.json ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json
    Run authentication
    
gblog auth

    3. Authentication

    The first time you run gblog auth, it will: 1. Open a browser for Google OAuth 2. Request permissions for Blogger 3. Save refresh token to ~/.config/gblog/token.json