--- title: "Connect Discord to Shorten.REST - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Forum Message\" fires in Discord, your agent runs \"Update alias\" in Shorten.REST." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-shorten-rest" --- # Connect Discord to Shorten.REST When **New Forum Message** fires in [Discord](https://apiant.ai/connections/discord), your agent runs **Update alias** in [Shorten.REST](https://apiant.ai/connections/shorten-rest). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Discord **7** triggers Discord **22** actions Shorten.REST **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Discord and Shorten.REST to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Discord can start in Shorten.REST - When **New Forum Message** in Discord then **Update alias** in Shorten.REST - When **New Forum Post** in Discord then **Short Link** in Shorten.REST Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Discord and Shorten.REST ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **New Forum Message** Triggers when a new Message is created on a Forum Post. - Trigger **New Forum Post** Triggers when a new Post is created on a Forum. - Trigger **New Mention** Triggers when a User or Role is mentioned. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific text channel. - Trigger **New Reaction on Message** Triggers when a new Reaction is added to a Message. - Trigger **New User Added** Triggers when a new user joins the Discord Server. - Trigger **Role Assigned to User** Triggers when a role is assigned to a user. - Action **Add Reaction to Message** React to a message in a channel with an emoji. Writer sibling for the New Reaction on Message trigger. - Action **Add Role** assign a role to a user - Action **Create Channel** Create a new channel in a server. - Action **Create new Forum Post** Create a new Post on a Forum Channel. - Action **Create Role** Create a new role in a server. - Action **Delete Channel** Delete or close a channel. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel. - Action **Find Channel** Find an existing channel by name. - Action **Find User** Find an existing user by name. - Action **Get Message** Retrieve a specific message from a channel by id. - Action **Get Server Member** Get one member of a Discord server, including the roles they currently hold. - Action **List Active Threads** List the threads and forum posts currently active in a Discord server. - Action **List Messages** List the most recent messages in a Discord channel, newest first. - Action **List Reactions** List the people who reacted to a message with a given emoji. - Action **List Roles** List every role defined in a Discord server, so you can pick the Role ID an operation needs. - Action **List Servers** List the Discord servers (guilds) the APIANT bot has been added to. Use it to get the Server ID every other Discord operation asks for. - Action **Remove User Role** Remove a chosen role from the specified user. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel to a specific name you choose. - Action **Send Channel Message** Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. - Action **Send Direct Message** Send a direct message to a specific user. - Action **Send message in Forum Post** Send a new message in a specific Forum Post. - Action **Update Message** Edit the content of a previously sent message. - Action **Delete alias** Deletes a short link (alias) from one of your domains. If no domain is given, the alias is looked up on the default short.fyi domain. - Action **Get alias** Returns the details of a single short link alias, including its destinations, meta tags and snippets. - Action **List aliases** Returns the names of all short-link aliases on one of your domains, newest first. Leave the domain blank to list aliases on the default short.fyi domain. - Action **Short Link** Creates a short link (alias) that redirects to a destination URL, optionally on your own domain with a custom alias. - Action **Update alias** Updates a short link's destinations, meta tags or tracking snippets. Only the lists you supply are changed, and each supplied list replaces the existing one completely. ## Each app on its own - [ **Discord** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/discord) - [ **Shorten.REST** Shorten.REST is a flexible, robust, scale-able and transactional URL Shortening app.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shorten-rest) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Discord - [ **Discord to Vercel** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-vercel) - [ **Discord to Firecrawl** FireCrawl API scrapes websites, extracts structured data using AI, and converts it to LLM-friendly format.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-firecrawl) - [ **Discord to Formcrafts** Create powerful and intuitive online forms.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-formcrafts) - [ **Discord to Getgrist** Spreadsheet-database platform for building data apps with relational tables, forms, and a REST API for...](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-getgrist) - [ **Discord to Goaffpro** Affiliate marketing platform for ecommerce stores, managing affiliate recruiting, commissions, and referral...](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-goaffpro) - [ **Discord to Groq** Groq is a provider of fast LPUs and cloud tools to accelerate AI inference at scale and low cost.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-groq) ## More into Shorten.REST - [ **HubSpot to Shorten.REST** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-shorten-rest) - [ **Salesforce to Shorten.REST** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-shorten-rest) - [ **Slack to Shorten.REST** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shorten-rest) - [ **Google Sheets to Shorten.REST** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shorten-rest) - [ **Gmail to Shorten.REST** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shorten-rest) - [ **Google Calendar to Shorten.REST** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shorten-rest) Questions ## Discord and Shorten.REST, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Discord? Any of Discord's 7 triggers in the catalog, including New Forum Message, New Forum Post, New Mention and New Message Posted to Channel. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Shorten.REST when something happens in Discord? Any of Shorten.REST's 5 actions, including Update alias, Get alias, List aliases and Short Link. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Shorten.REST to Discord? Shorten.REST has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Discord. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shorten.REST's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Discord or Shorten.REST? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Discord and Shorten.REST without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.