# Disqus integrations: forums, threads and posts

> Create a forum, create a post and create a category in Disqus. Connect Disqus to the rest of your marketing stack with Tray.ai.

**Canonical page:** https://tray.ai/connectors/disqus-integrations/
**Categories:** Marketing
**Connects through:** HTTP Connector

## Overview

Disqus is a commenting platform that publishers add to their websites to host discussion threads, moderate comments, and build an audience around their content. Tray.ai connects to Disqus through the HTTP Connector, so your workflows can call the Disqus API alongside the rest of your stack.

## Use cases

### Forums

Read, create, and update forums in Disqus from any Tray.ai workflow. The Disqus API covers calls such as create a forum and get forum details.

- Create a forum
- Get forum details
- Update a forum

### Threads

Read and delete threads in Disqus from any Tray.ai workflow. The Disqus API covers calls such as list threads and get thread details.

- List threads
- Get thread details
- Close a thread

### Posts

Read, create, and delete posts in Disqus from any Tray.ai workflow. The Disqus API covers calls such as create a post and list posts.

- Create a post
- List posts
- Approve a post

### Users

Read and update users in Disqus from any Tray.ai workflow. The Disqus API covers calls such as get user details and list user posts.

- Get user details
- List user posts
- Update a profile

### Categories

Read and create categories in Disqus from any Tray.ai workflow. The Disqus API covers calls such as create a category and list categories.

- Create a category
- List categories
- List category threads

## Challenges Tray.ai solves

### Keeping Disqus credentials out of logs

A raw API call usually means pasting a key or token into the request, where it ends up in step inputs, logs, and screenshots.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Store Disqus credentials once as a Tray.ai authentication and reference them from the HTTP Connector. Tray.ai masks authentication values in logs, so the secret never shows up in a step's input or output.

### Going from the Disqus API docs to a working call

Translating an example request from API docs into a workflow step means copying the method, URL, headers, and body by hand.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Paste a cURL example from the Disqus API docs into the HTTP Connector and Tray.ai fills in the method, URL, headers, and body for you.

### Handling files and non-JSON responses

Not every API answers in JSON. Some return XML, files, or binary data, or expect a multipart upload.

**How Tray.ai helps:** The HTTP Connector parses JSON and XML responses, returns files you can pass to the next step, and sends multipart form data for uploads.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Tray.ai connect to Disqus?

Yes. Tray.ai connects to Disqus through the HTTP Connector, which calls the Disqus API directly. Any call the Disqus API documents can run as a step in a Tray.ai workflow.

### How does Tray.ai authenticate with Disqus?

The Disqus API uses OAuth 2.0 and an API key in the query string. You save it once as a Tray.ai authentication, and the HTTP Connector adds it to every request.

### Can I get a dedicated Disqus connector?

Disqus runs through the HTTP Connector rather than a dedicated connector. If your team wants one, the Tray.ai connector SDK can build a dedicated Disqus connector from the Disqus API.

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