Introduction to Disqus API

Disqus API provides programmatic access to the Disqus comments platform. The authentication process is required to access the API and generate an access token which can be used to make requests to the API.

In this article, we will cover the authentication process and provide examples of using Disqus API using JavaScript.

Authentication

To use the Disqus API, you need to authenticate yourself by obtaining an access token. To get the access token, follow these steps:

1. Create a Disqus account if you don't have one already.
2. Log in to your Disqus account.
3. Go to the applications page.
4. Click on the "Create New Application" button.
5. Fill in the form with the necessary information (e.g., the name of your application, the category, the description, etc.).
6. Click the "Create Application" button.
7. Click on the "Details" link to view the details of the application.
8. The "Public Key" and "Secret Key" will be listed on that page. You will need to use these keys to generate a token.

Here is an example of how to generate an access token using JavaScript:

var public_key = 'your_public_key';
var secret_key = 'your_secret_key';

var url = 'https://disqus.com/api/oauth/2.0/access_token/';

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('POST', url);
xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
xhr.onload = function() {
  if (xhr.status === 200) {
    var response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
    var access_token = response.access_token;
    console.log('Access Token:', access_token);
  } else {
    console.log('Error:', xhr.statusText);
  }
};
xhr.send('grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=' + public_key + '&client_secret=' + secret_key);

Disqus API Examples

Once you have generated an access token, you can start using the Disqus API. Here are some examples:

List Forums

var access_token = 'your_access_token';

var url = 'https://disqus.com/api/3.0/forums/list.json?access_token=' + access_token;

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('GET', url);
xhr.onload = function() {
  if (xhr.status === 200) {
    var response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
    console.log('Forums:', response.response);
  } else {
    console.log('Error:', xhr.statusText);
  }
};
xhr.send();

Update Forum

var access_token = 'your_access_token';
var forum_id = 'your_forum_id';
var forum_name = 'new_forum_name';

var url = 'https://disqus.com/api/3.0/forums/update.json?access_token=' + access_token +
          '&forum=' + forum_id + '&name=' + forum_name;

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('POST', url);
xhr.onload = function() {
  if (xhr.status === 200) {
    var response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
    console.log('Forum Updated:', response.response);
  } else {
    console.log('Error:', xhr.statusText);
  }
};
xhr.send();

Create Category

var access_token = 'your_access_token';
var forum_id = 'your_forum_id';
var category_name = 'new_category';

var url = 'https://disqus.com/api/3.0/categories/create.json?access_token=' + access_token +
          '&forum=' + forum_id + '&title=' + category_name;

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('POST', url);
xhr.onload = function() {
  if (xhr.status === 200) {
    var response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
    console.log('Category Created:', response.response);
  } else {
    console.log('Error:', xhr.statusText);
  }
};
xhr.send();

Conclusion

In this article, we have covered the authentication process and provided examples of using Disqus API using JavaScript. By using the Disqus API, you can programmatically access the Disqus comments platform and perform various tasks such as creating forums, updating forums, and creating categories.