Brilliant Directories

Membership site and business directory platform for members, leads, data posts, portfolio galleries, and email campaigns.

Best for directory operators that onboard members, capture leads, publish posts and photo portfolios, and manage unsubscribes and click tracking.

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Example Use Cases

These are example ways Snow can use Brilliant Directories when building apps with you. This list is meant to show examples, not document every possible capability. Connecting an account does not make Snow run these automatically on its own.

Create Album Photo

Tool to add a new album photo to a user's portfolio in Brilliant Directories. Use when you need to upload or create a photo entry in a user's album. Required fields are user_id (the owner of the album) and title (photo title). Optional fields include description, status, keywords, file paths, and various metadata for organizing and categorizing photos. Supports e-commerce features like price, availability, and product information. The API endpoint expects application/x-www-form-urlencoded data and returns the created photo data with a generated photo_id.

Create Data Category

Creates a new data category (post type) in the Brilliant Directories website database. Post types are content types like Videos, Articles, Jobs, Events, Coupons, Classifieds, etc. Required fields: data_name (display name), data_filename (identifier), system_name (system identifier), data_type (numeric type), and form_name (associated form fields name). Optional fields include display configuration (h1, h2, icon, caption_length), sorting options (category_order_by, profile_order_by), pagination (per_page, profile_per_page), layout settings (category_sidebar, profile_sidebar, search_results_layout), and many other customization options. Returns success status with the created data category information.

Create Data Post

Tool to create a new Single Image Post (member post) in the Brilliant Directories database. Use when adding blog posts, articles, or other content types with images to the website. Required fields: post_title, post_content, user_id, data_id, data_type, and post_status. Optional fields include author info, categories, tags, dates, geolocation, and image settings. The API uses application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type for the request body.

Create Lead

Tool to create a new lead in the Brilliant Directories database. Use when adding new inquiries or contact requests from visitors. Supports automatic geocoding, member matching, and email notifications. Can specify categories, location data, pricing, and custom notes.

Create Portfolio Group

Creates a new multi-image portfolio post in the Brilliant Directories database. This action allows users to publish content with multiple images, descriptions, and metadata such as categories, tags, and location information. Required fields: user_id (existing user), data_type (use 4 for multi-image posts), data_id (data record identifier), and group_name (post title). Optional fields include: content (group_desc), publication status (group_status), category, location, display order, image URLs with titles and descriptions, tags, geographic data, property details for real estate, and sticky post settings. Use this action when creating portfolio posts, blog articles with galleries, or any content requiring multiple images with rich metadata.

Create Unsubscribe

Tool to add an unsubscriber to the database and unsubscribe a member from email campaigns. Use when you need to remove a member's email address from the email campaign list. Requires email address, code (source of unsubscribe), type ('unsubscribe'), and website_id. Optional parameters include date (timestamp), definitive flag (permanent unsubscribe), and id.

Create User

Creates a new user/member account in the Brilliant Directories website database. Required fields: email, password (minimum 6 characters), and subscription_id (must reference an existing membership plan in the system). Optional fields include: personal information (first_name, last_name, company, position), contact details (phone_number, website), address fields (address1, address2, city, state_code, zip_code, country_code), profile information (about_me), and account status flags (active, verified). Returns complete user data including the generated user_id, authentication token, and assigned membership plan details.

Create Users Click

Tool to add a new user clicked link tracking record to the database. Creates a click tracking entry that records when and where users click on links within the directory. Required fields: click_url, click_name, click_type, user_id, date_clicked (format: YYYYMMDDHHmmss), and click_from (source page where click originated). Optional fields include click tracking details (click_ip, click_token, visitor_token) and post association fields (is_single_post, post_id). Note: The click_url must be a valid HTTP/HTTPS URL. Protocol schemes like tel: or mailto: are not supported by the API. Use this when you need to track user engagement with links in profiles, listings, or other directory pages.

Create Widget

Tool to create a new widget in the Brilliant Directories website database. Use when you need to add custom HTML/PHP content, CSS styles, or JavaScript to create a reusable widget component.

Delete Album Photo

Tool to delete an album photo and its related data from the database. Use when you need to permanently remove a photo from a user's portfolio album.