Create Thread
disqus.create_thread
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Disqus API with the connection's credentials.
Open a new thread on a forum so comments can be left on it.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Disqus
- Secret shape
- {"api_key": "…"} plus "api_secret" or "access_token" for writes
- Config it needs
- forum
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
7 fields, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
title Title of the new thread, as readers will see it. | string | Yes | — | — | Release notes for 2.4.1 |
forum The forum's short name; leave blank to use the connection's default forum. | string | No | — | — | bobross |
message Opening message body for the thread. | string | No | — | — | — |
url Web address the thread belongs to, at most 500 characters. | string | No | — | ≤ 500 characters; url format | https://example.com/blog/2-4-1 |
identifier Your own identifier for the thread, at most 300 characters; this is what the embed on your page matches on. | string | No | — | ≤ 300 characters | post-4821 |
slug Alphanumeric slug for the thread, at most 200 characters. | string | No | — | ≤ 200 characters | release-notes-2-4-1 |
category Id of the forum category the thread belongs to. | string | No | — | — | 1234 |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"category": "1234",
"forum": "bobross",
"identifier": "post-4821",
"slug": "release-notes-2-4-1",
"title": "Release notes for 2.4.1",
"url": "https://example.com/blog/2-4-1"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
thread The thread record Disqus created, in full. | object | — |
id The new thread's id. | string | — |
{
"id": "",
"thread": {}
}See Create Thread run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Disqus connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.