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# Discourse

Use the Discourse node to automate work in Discourse, and integrate Discourse with other applications. n8n has built-in support for a wide range of Discourse features, including creating, getting, updating, and removing categories, groups, posts, and users.

On this page, you'll find a list of operations the Discourse node supports and links to more resources.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Credentials**

Refer to [Discourse credentials](/integrations/builtin/credentials/discourse.md) for guidance on setting up authentication.
{% endhint %}

## Operations <a href="#operations" id="operations"></a>

* Category
  * Create a category
  * Get all categories
  * Update a category
* Group
  * Create a group
  * Get a group
  * Get all groups
  * Update a group
* Post
  * Create a post
  * Get a post
  * Get all posts
  * Update a post
* User
  * Create a user
  * Get a user
  * Get all users
* User Group
  * Create a user to group
  * Remove user from group

## Templates and examples <a href="#templates-and-examples" id="templates-and-examples"></a>

[Browse Discourse node documentation integration templates](https://n8n.io/integrations/discourse) or [search all templates](https://n8n.io/workflows/)

If this node doesn't support the operation you want to do, you can use the [HTTP Request node](/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.httprequest.md) to call the service's API.

You can use the credential you created for this service in the HTTP Request node:

1. In the HTTP Request node, select **Authentication** > **Predefined Credential Type**.
2. Select the service you want to connect to.
3. Select your credential.

Refer to [Custom API operations](/integrations/builtin/custom-api-actions-for-existing-nodes.md) for more information.