Connect Discourse and outline
Integrate Discourse with outline to automate workflows, sync data between apps, and eliminate repetitive tasks with AI-powered automation.
Create Document in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Create an Attachment in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Delete an Attachment in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Update a Collection in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Delete Collection from Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Popular Discourse + outline flows
Start from a real workflow other teams are already running.
Choose a trigger
Discourse
When this happens...
Fetch New Posts
Choose an action
outline
Automatically do this!
Create Document
Create an Attachment
Delete an Attachment
Update a Collection
Delete Collection
Update a Document
Delete Document
Create a Group
Update a group
Delete a Group
Create Collection
Create a Comment
Delete a Comment
Create a Star
Delete a Star
Update a stars order in the sidebar
Create Document in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowCreate an Attachment in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowDelete an Attachment in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowUpdate a Collection in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowDelete Collection from Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowUpdate a Document in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowDelete Document in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowCreate a Group in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowUpdate a group in Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowDelete a Group from Outline when Fetch New Posts from Discourse
Use this flowSupported Triggers & Actions
Everything you can automate between Discourse and outline.
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).
New Document Published
Triggers when a new document is published.
Collection Created
Triggers when a new collection is created in outline account.
Document Created
Triggers when a new document is created in outline account.
Group Created
Triggers when a new group is created in outline.
Stars Created
Triggers when a document or collection is starred.
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 Document
Creates a document in outline.
Create an Attachment
Creates an attachment record and upload URL.
Delete an Attachment
Removes an attachment by ID.
Learn how to build your first workflow
Follow a simple walkthrough to create, test, and launch your first automation.
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Connect your apps
Link the apps you want to automate.
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Configure your workflow
Set up triggers, actions, and map your data.
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Test & publish
Test your workflow and publish it.
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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.
Learn moreAbout outline
Outline is a fast, open‑source team knowledge base and wiki for organizing internal documentation, product specs, support answers, meeting notes, and onboarding. It features a blazing‑fast Markdown editor with slash commands, real‑time collaboration with comments and threads, powerful search with optional AI answers, and 20+ integrations including Slack, Figma, and Loom. Teams can manage permissions, guest access, and public sharing, and customize branding with custom domains; it’s available both as a hosted cloud service and a self‑hosted deployment. Designed for speed, simplicity, and transparency, Outline serves as a shared long‑term memory for modern teams.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sign up for a free viaSocket account, then authorize both your Discourse and outline accounts. From there, pick a trigger in one app and an action in the other. Your first workflow can be live in under five minutes.
Yes. viaSocket uses instant triggers where available, so data moves between Discourse and outline as soon as the event happens. Scheduled polling triggers run at a maximum interval of 15 minutes.
Yes. You can map specific fields, apply filters to skip records that do not match your conditions, and transform values before they reach outline. No coding required.
Yes. You can set up a workflow where Discourse triggers actions in outline, and a separate workflow where outline triggers actions in Discourse. Both run independently and in real time.
viaSocket logs every run so you can see exactly what succeeded and what failed. Failed tasks can be retried from the dashboard without re-configuring the workflow.
Yes, there is a free plan that covers basic workflows between Discourse and outline. Paid plans unlock higher task limits, faster polling, and advanced features like multi-step workflows and conditional logic.
No. The entire Discourse and outline integration is built through a visual, point-and-click interface. Code blocks are available if you want them, but they are never required.
