Integration
Connect Discourse and Pics.io
When New Post fires in Discourse, your agent runs Add assets to collection in Pics.io, or Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io to Create Post in Discourse. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What do you want Discourse and Pics.io to do together?
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What Discourse and Pics.io can do together
From Discourse to Pics.io
When New Post in Discourse
then Add assets to collection in Pics.io
When New Topic in Discourse
then Add keyword in Pics.io
From Pics.io to Discourse
When Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io
then Create Post in Discourse
When Assets Color Changed in Pics.io
then Create User in Discourse
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 Discourse and Pics.io
Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 35 actions
Trigger
New PostTriggers when a new post is made anywhere on the forum.
Trigger
New TopicTriggers when a new topic is created on the forum.
Action
Add groupCreates a new user group on your Discourse site, optionally adding members and owners.
Action
Add group membersAdds one or more users to a Discourse group by username.
Action
Add inviteCreates an invite to the Discourse forum, either emailed to a person or as a shareable invite link.
Action
Create CategoryCreates a forum category.
Action
Create PostCreates a reply post in an existing topic.
Action
Create TopicCreates a new topic with its first post, optionally in a category.
Action
Create UserCreates a forum user account.
Action
Delete PostDeletes a post.
Action
Delete topicDeletes a topic from your Discourse forum.
Action
Delete userDeletes a user from the Discourse forum, optionally deleting their posts and blocking their email, IP and URLs.
Action
Get categoryReturns a single category's details, including its name, slug, colors, permissions and topic counts.
Action
Get PostReturns a single forum post by its ID, including its text, author and topic.
Action
Get TopicReturns a single topic by its ID, including its title, category and post count.
Action
Get UserReturns a forum user by username.
Action
List CategoriesReturns the forum's categories.
Action
List groupsReturns the groups on the Discourse forum, with their names, member counts and visibility settings.
Action
List tagsReturns every tag on the Discourse forum, with the number of topics using each.
Action
List topicsReturns the latest topics on the forum, up to 100, with optional sort order.
Action
List usersReturns the forum's users in a chosen group (active, new, staff, suspended, blocked or suspect), optionally filtered by email or IP address.
Action
SearchSearches the forum and returns matching posts, topics and users.
Action
Update categoryUpdates an existing category's name, colors, slug, parent, permissions and other settings, and returns the updated category.
Action
Update PostUpdates the text of an existing post.
Action
Update topicUpdates a topic's title and/or category.
Action
Update userUpdates a Discourse user's name and external identity IDs.
Trigger
Assets Added to CollectionTriggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections).
Trigger
Assets Color ChangedTriggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed.
Trigger
Assets Flag ChangedTriggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Assets Metadata ChangedTriggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io.
Trigger
Assets Moved to CollectionTriggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it).
Trigger
Assets Raiting ChangedTriggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Metadata Processing CompletedTriggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset.
Trigger
New AssetTriggers when a new asset is added to your Pics.io library, optionally limited to a collection, inbox, lightboard, type or other filters.
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections).
Trigger
New CommentTriggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library.
Action
Add assets to collectionAdds one or more Pics.io assets to a collection, or moves them into it so they leave their other collections.
Action
Add keywordCreates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword.
Action
Create CollectionCreates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection.
Action
Delete collectionDeletes a collection from your Pics.io library.
Action
Find assetsReturns the assets in your Pics.io library that match a text search and optional filters such as collection, type, flag, rating, color or creation date.
Action
Find collectionsReturns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for.
Action
Find keywordsReturns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text.
Action
Get assetsReturns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs.
Action
List custom fieldsReturns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options.
Action
Update assetUpdates an existing Pics.io asset by ID — its file name, title, description, rating, flag and color label — and returns the updated asset. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update custom field values on assetsSets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Discourse and Pics.io, answered
What can start an automation from Discourse?
Any of Discourse's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Post and New Topic. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Pics.io when something happens in Discourse?
Any of Pics.io's 11 actions, including Create Collection, Update asset, Update custom field values on assets and Add assets to collection. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Pics.io to Discourse?
Yes. When something happens in Pics.io, your agent can act in Discourse too. This page covers both directions: Pics.io's triggers and Discourse's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Discourse or Pics.io?
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 Discourse and Pics.io 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.