API Documentation

forums/create

Creates a new forum.

URL

https://disqus.com/api/3.0/forums/create.json

Accessibility

public key, secret key

Supported request methods

POST

Supported formats

json, jsonp

Requires authentication

yes

Rate limited

inherits global rate limit

Arguments

Required

  • website

    URL (defined by RFC 3986)

  • name
  • short_name

Example Responses

Expand json

POST website=http://disqus.com&name=Bob+Ross&short_name=bobross

{
  "code": 0,
  "response": {
    "id": "bobross",
    "name": "Bob Ross",
    "founder": "1",
    "favicon": {
      "permalink": "http://disqus.com/api/forums/favicons/bobross.jpg",
      "cache": "http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1091/images/favicon-default.png"
    }
  }
}