ghost create post with upload feature image

ghost_upload_and_post.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Config
API_URL="http://192.168.1.188:2368"
IMAGE_DIR="/Users/USERNANE/images"
USERNAME="${GHOST_ADMIN_EMAIL}"
PASSWORD="${GHOST_ADMIN_PASSWORD}"

# Check if image directory exists
if [ ! -d "$IMAGE_DIR" ]; then
    echo "🛑 ERROR: Image directory '$IMAGE_DIR' does not exist."
    exit 1
fi

# Step 1: Authenticate and retrieve session cookie
echo "Authenticating..."
auth_response=$(curl --silent --include --location "$API_URL/ghost/api/admin/session" \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data-raw "{\"username\":\"$USERNAME\", \"password\":\"$PASSWORD\"}")

# Extract session cookie from response headers
COOKIE=$(echo "$auth_response" | grep -i 'Set-Cookie:' | grep 'ghost-admin-api-session' | sed -E 's/Set-Cookie: (ghost-admin-api-session=[^;]+);.*/\1/')

if [ -z "$COOKIE" ]; then
    echo "❌ Authentication failed. Could not retrieve session cookie."
    exit 1
fi

echo "✅ Authenticated successfully."
echo ""

# Loop through each image
for image in "$IMAGE_DIR"/*; do
    echo "Uploading $image..."

    # Upload image and capture response
    upload_response=$(curl --silent --location "$API_URL/ghost/api/admin/images/upload/" \
        --header "Cookie: $COOKIE" \
        --form "file=@\"$image\"")

    # Extract image URL
    image_url=$(echo "$upload_response" | jq -r '.images[0].url')

    if [[ "$image_url" == "null" || -z "$image_url" ]]; then
        echo "❌ Failed to upload $image"
        continue
    fi

    echo "✅ Uploaded: $image_url"

    filename=$(basename "$image_url")
    echo "$filename"

    # Create post
    post_data=$(jq -n \
        --arg image_url "$image_url" \
        --arg filename "$filename" \
        '{
            posts: [
                {
                    feature_image: $image_url,
                    title: $filename,
                    lexical: "{\"root\":{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"Hello, beautiful world! 👋\",\"type\":\"extended-text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"root\",\"version\":1}}",
                    status: "published"
                }
            ]
        }')

    echo "Creating post for $image..."
    curl --silent --location "$API_URL/ghost/api/admin/posts" \
        --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
        --header "Cookie: $COOKIE" \
        --data "$post_data" > /dev/null 2>&1

    echo "📬 Post created for $image"
    echo ""
done