Developer API · updated 2026-08-22

Integration recipes: GoHighLevel, Zapier, Make, Sheets

Concrete patterns for the most requested integrations. Each recipe uses only what is documented in this manual, so it works today.

## GoHighLevel: funnel to lead
In your GHL funnel or workflow, add a webhook action that POSTs the form fields to /v1/leads with your Authorization header (map name, phone, email, address). The prospect appears in Dumpster Controls under Customers, Leads, seconds after submitting. Reverse direction: point a Dumpster Controls webhook (order.created, payment.received) at a GHL inbound webhook trigger to advance the contact's pipeline stage automatically when they actually book or pay.
## Zapier or Make: no polling needed
Create a "Webhooks by Zapier" (or Make custom webhook) trigger, paste its catch URL into Settings, API, Webhooks, and select events. Each event becomes a Zap run with the payload fields ready to map. For actions, use the HTTP request step with your dc_live_ key to POST leads or GET data.
## Google Sheets reporting
A daily Apps Script (or a Zapier schedule) inside your window: GET /v1/orders?from=<first of month>&per_page=100, loop pages, write rows. Money fields are plain dollar numbers, so SUM() just works. Add /v1/junk-jobs for the full picture.
## Your own website form
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POST the form server-side to /v1/leads (never from the browser: the key is a secret). A thank-you page plus the lead.created webhook into your Slack or email keeps the whole loop tight.
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## Payments and fraud stay on rails
A deliberate design choice worth understanding: your integrations bring the DEMAND (leads, data flows), while payments keep running through Dumpster Controls itself, with its built-in card processing, risk screening and fraud protection. The API cannot move money, which means a leaked key cannot either. When your lead converts and books, the payment happens on the platform with every protection intact, and your integration hears about it through the payment.received webhook.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dumpster Controls really free?

Yes. The software is free: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. An optional Unlimited plan at $169 per month lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23.

Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order?

No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing.

Is there a contract?

No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional Unlimited plan is billed month to month.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English.

How do I switch from another dumpster software?

Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help.