Connect Discourse and folk to Build Intelligent Automations
Choose a Trigger
When this happens...
Fetch New Posts
Choose an Action
Automatically do this!
Create or Update Person
Create Company
Update Person
Update Company
Search Person
Search Company
Get a Company
Get a Person
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Actions and Triggers
When this happensTriggers
A trigger is an event that starts a workflow.
Fetch New Posts
Retrieve posts created on the Discourse forum since the specified recent time (returns posts from the last N minutes).
Company Added
Triggers when a new company is created or added to a group.
Person Added
Triggers when a new person is created or added to a group.
Company Removed
Triggers when a company is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.
Company Updated
Triggers when a company basic field ( like name, email or URL) in a group is updated.
Person Removed
Triggers when a person is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.
Do thisActions
Action is the task that follows automatically within your Discourse integrations.
Create Post
Add a post to Discourse — reply to an existing topic or start a new topic with a title and category.
Create Discourse User
Create a new Discourse user account with name, email, username, and password. Optionally activate and approve the account; returns confirmation or activation instructions.
Create Tag Group
Creates a new tag group in Discourse.
Create or Update Person
Add or update Person
Create Company
Create a new contact Company in your folk group .
Update Person
Update a contact Person in your folk group.
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Frequently Asked Questions
To start, connect both your Discourse and folk accounts to viaSocket. Once connected, you can set up a workflow where an event in Discourse triggers actions in folk (or vice versa).
Absolutely. You can customize how Discourse data is recorded in folk. This includes choosing which data fields go into which fields of folk, setting up custom formats, and filtering out unwanted information.
The data sync between Discourse and folk typically happens in real-time through instant triggers. And a maximum of 15 minutes in case of a scheduled trigger.
Yes, viaSocket allows you to add custom logic or use built-in filters to modify data according to your needs.
Yes, you can set conditional logic to control the flow of data between Discourse and folk. For instance, you can specify that data should only be sent if certain conditions are met, or you can create if/else statements to manage different outcomes.
About Discourse
Discourse is a modern forum solution that facilitates community discussions, Q&A, and social interactions. It offers a range of features including real-time notifications, moderation tools, and customizable themes to enhance user engagement.
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Folk is the next-generation CRM for teams, designed to make relationship management simple, collaborative, and adaptable. It centralizes contacts, deals, and communications in one intuitive workspace, so teams can work together seamlessly. With customizable fields, powerful search, and flexible pipelines, Folk adapts to any workflow — whether for sales, recruiting, partnerships, or community building. Its modern design and integrations help teams save time, stay organized, and focus on building stronger relationships.
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