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Disqus Forums API

The Forums API from Disqus — 10 operation(s) for forums.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Disqus Public Categories Forums API
  description: REST API for Disqus comments, threads, forums, users, and categories. Read and write operations are authenticated using an API key and secret, with OAuth 2.0 access tokens for user-context operations. All endpoints are served under https://disqus.com/api/3.0/.
  version: '3.0'
servers:
- url: https://disqus.com/api/3.0
  description: Disqus API v3.0
security:
- apiKey: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Forums
paths:
  /forums/details.json:
    get:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: Get forum details
      operationId: forumsDetails
      parameters:
      - name: forum
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Forum details
  /forums/create.json:
    post:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: Create a new forum
      operationId: forumsCreate
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Created
  /forums/update.json:
    post:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: Update forum details
      operationId: forumsUpdate
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated
  /forums/listThreads.json:
    get:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: List threads within a forum
      operationId: forumsListThreads
      parameters:
      - name: forum
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Threads
  /forums/listPosts.json:
    get:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: List posts within a forum
      operationId: forumsListPosts
      parameters:
      - name: forum
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Posts
  /forums/listModerators.json:
    get:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: List moderators on a forum
      operationId: forumsListModerators
      parameters:
      - name: forum
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Moderators
  /forums/addModerator.json:
    post:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: Add a moderator to a forum
      operationId: forumsAddModerator
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Added
  /forums/removeModerator.json:
    post:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: Remove a moderator from a forum
      operationId: forumsRemoveModerator
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Removed
  /forums/follow.json:
    post:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: Follow a forum
      operationId: forumsFollow
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Followed
  /forums/unfollow.json:
    post:
      tags:
      - Forums
      summary: Unfollow a forum
      operationId: forumsUnfollow
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Unfollowed
components:
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://disqus.com/api/oauth/2.0/authorize/
          tokenUrl: https://disqus.com/api/oauth/2.0/access_token/
          scopes:
            read: Read forums, threads, posts
            write: Create posts and threads
            admin: Forum administration