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Disqus Make integrationAutomate Disqus with Make.

Does every new comment on your site need a human answer? The Disqus Make integration gives you 8 modules: 2 scheduled triggers and 6 actions on comments and threads. This page walks publishers and community managers through the connection and a first scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Disqus Make integration do for you?

The Disqus Make integration links your Disqus account to Make, a no-code tool where you build scenarios (an automation: a chain of modules that runs on a schedule or when an app calls Make). It watches new comments and threads, and it can create, edit or delete them for you, so the discussion under your articles stops depending on someone checking the admin panel.

Catch reader comments where the team already works. Watch comments feeds each new comment into the next module, for example a chat or task tool from another app, so nobody has to refresh Disqus to spot a question from a reader.

Open the discussion when you publish. Create a thread prepares a Disqus thread for new content, and Create a comment can post a first message from the editorial account to get the conversation going.

Keep the forum tidy. Update a thread, Update a comment, Delete a comment and Delete a thread cover corrections and moderation once you know which item needs the change.

What Make does not do for Disqus: both triggers are scheduled, there is no instant trigger, no search module and no Make an API Call module. The Disqus documentation in Make gives no numeric limit either. If you also use n8n, Disqus has its own page there: the Disqus n8n integration, and the n8n vs Make comparison helps you pick. New to the tool? The Make training starts from the basics.

Connect

How do you connect Disqus to Make?

  1. 01

    Add a Disqus module and start the connection

    Log in to Make, drop any Disqus module into your scenario and click Create a connection. A connection is your Disqus account linked to Make once, then reused by every Disqus module. You can type a label in Connection name if you manage several accounts.

  2. 02

    Leave advanced settings alone unless you run your own app

    Show advanced settings is optional. It is where you paste the client credentials of a custom Disqus app, if your company uses one. Most people skip it and click Save straight away.

  3. 03

    Sign in to Disqus and accept

    Disqus opens its own window. Enter your Email (or Username) and Password, then click Sign In and Accept. If Disqus asks you to authenticate again, confirm access and the connection appears in the module.

First scenario

Your first scenario: keep Disqus threads in step with your articles

GoalWhen an article is renamed in your publishing tool, Make updates the matching Disqus thread so readers see the right title.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the big +. Pick the trigger of the app where your articles live, the one that notices an edited article.

  2. 02

    Add Update a thread

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Disqus, choose Update a thread and click Create a connection to link your account.

  3. 03

    Map the article data

    Fill the module fields with data from the previous bundle, one item passed from module to module. Once the connection exists, Make lists what it can read in your Disqus account.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Rename a test article, click Run once and open the bundles each module received. Each module run on one bundle is an operation, the unit Make counts on your plan.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Open the clock on the first module. A new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default; keep it or adjust it within your plan, then switch the scenario on.

Triggers

What can start a Disqus scenario?

2 modules start a scenario when something happens in Disqus. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Disqus as soon as it happens.

Disqus1Watch comments

Watch comments

Scheduled trigger

In Make“Triggers when a new comment is created in a forum being watched.”

Watch comments collects each comment that appears in the Disqus forum you follow and sends every one of them down the scenario as its own bundle, ready to be mapped.

How it fires
scheduled. Make checks Disqus on the scenario's schedule, every 15 minutes by default, never more often than every 15 minutes on the Free plan and down to 1 minute on paid plans.
When to use it
a reader question should reach your support or editorial team without anyone refreshing the moderation panel.
Watch out
a comment waits for the next check, so do not promise readers an immediate reply.
Disqus2Watch threads

Watch threads

Scheduled trigger

In Make“Triggers when a new thread is created in a forum being watched.”

Watch threads reacts to a different event: a brand new discussion thread in the watched forum, which usually means a new page or article just got its comment section.

How it fires
scheduled. Make asks Disqus for new threads each time the scenario's schedule comes round, 15 minutes by default on a new scenario.
When to use it
you want a log of every discussion opened on your site, or a follow-up task created for the author when a thread appears.
Watch out
it ignores comments inside existing threads; pair it with Watch comments in a second scenario if you need both.
Modules

What can Make do in Disqus?

Disqus gives you 6 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Disqus1

Create a comment

Action

Create a comment publishes a message in a Disqus thread from your connected account, with text you map from earlier modules.

When to use it
a new article goes live and the editorial account posts an opening question under it to start the discussion.
Watch out
the comment appears under the connected account's name, so connect the account readers should see, not a personal one.
Disqus2

Create a thread

Action

Thread creation happens here: the module sets up a new Disqus discussion so a page has its comment area before the first reader arrives.

When to use it
content published from another tool in your scenario needs a matching Disqus thread, created in the same run.
Watch out
run it once per piece of content; a scenario that fires twice on the same article gives you two threads to clean up.
Disqus3

Delete a comment

Action

Removing a single reader message is the job of Delete a comment, which acts on one comment you identify, usually mapped from a trigger.

When to use it
your moderation rules flag a comment in another step of the scenario and it has to leave the page.
Watch out
treat the deletion as final and test the flow with Run once on a dummy comment before switching it on.
Disqus4

Delete a thread

Action

Delete a thread takes a whole Disqus discussion away, which is far wider than deleting one comment.

When to use it
an article is withdrawn from your site and its comment area should disappear with it.
Watch out
double check which thread the module receives; mapping the wrong item can remove a live discussion, so assume it will not come back.
Disqus5

Update a comment

Action

Need to fix a message instead of removing it? Update a comment changes an existing Disqus comment in place, keeping it where readers found it.

When to use it
an automatic reply posted by Create a comment contained a wrong link and you want to correct it without a new post.
Watch out
point it at the exact comment, ideally mapped from the module that created or detected it rather than typed by hand.
Disqus6

Update a thread

Action

When the page behind a discussion changes, Update a thread lets Make edit the Disqus thread itself rather than the comments inside it.

When to use it
an article gets a new title in your publishing tool and the thread should follow, so the two stay consistent.
Watch out
this is the thread module, not the comment one; picking Update a comment by mistake edits a single message instead.
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FAQ

Questions people ask about Disqus and Make

01Is the Disqus Make integration free?
Yes, Disqus is a standard app in Make, available from the Free plan. That plan lets you keep 2 active scenarios, runs scheduled scenarios no more often than every 15 minutes, stops an execution after 5 minutes and caps files at 5 MB with 512 MB of data transfer. Every module run counts as an operation against your monthly credits. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and allow 40 minutes per execution. Disqus itself is not priced on this page.
02What do you need to connect Disqus to Make?
You need a Disqus account and a Make account. The documentation lists no other prerequisite. You add a Disqus module, click Create a connection, then sign in with your Disqus email or username and password and click Sign In and Accept. Advanced settings are optional and only matter if your company runs its own Disqus app; in that case the redirect address to register is the one Make gives for Disqus. The same connection then serves all 8 Disqus modules in any scenario.
03Does the Disqus trigger in Make fire in real time?
No. Both Disqus triggers, Watch comments and Watch threads, are scheduled: Make checks Disqus each time the scenario's schedule comes round. A new scenario checks every 15 minutes by default. On the Free plan that is also the shortest interval, while paid plans can go down to 1 minute. There is no instant trigger for Disqus in Make, so a new comment shows up in your scenario at the next check, not at the moment it is posted.
04What if a Disqus module is missing in Make?
It depends on the gap. Make offers 8 Disqus modules: 2 triggers and 6 actions to create, update and delete comments and threads. There is no search module and no Make an API Call module for Disqus, so you cannot fall back on a custom request inside the Disqus app. If you need something outside those 8 modules, look at whether another app in your scenario can carry that part, or ask the team for help designing the workaround.
05Make or n8n for Disqus?
It depends on what your scenario needs. On the Make side, Disqus comes with 8 modules: two scheduled triggers for new comments and new threads, and six actions to create, update or delete comments and threads, all available from the Free plan. Disqus also has a node in n8n, documented on its own page on this site. Compare the list of operations each tool offers against the flow you have in mind, then choose the one that already covers every step.
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