List Categories
discourse.list_categories
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Discourse API with the connection's credentials.
List the forum's categories with their ids and topic counts.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Discourse
- Secret shape
- the API key, or {"api_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, api_username
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
1 field, none required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
include_subcategories Include each category's subcategories in the listing. | boolean | No | false | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"include_subcategories": false
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
categories The categories Discourse returned. | array | — |
count How many categories are in this response. | number | — |
can_create_category True when the acting account may create categories. | boolean | — |
{
"can_create_category": false,
"categories": [],
"count": 0
}Related Discourse nodes
See List Categories run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Discourse connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.