Use Cases

Discord Forum API enables a variety of real-world applications. This section provides detailed guides for common use cases.

Overview

Your Discord forum content is valuable. By exposing it through an API, you can:

• Make community knowledge searchable and SEO-friendly
• Build custom frontends tailored to your needs
• Create automated workflows based on forum activity
• Archive discussions for posterity
• Power AI assistants with your community knowledge

Use Case Gallery

Community FAQ Turn resolved forum threads into a searchable FAQ website

Developer Blog Publish developer updates and announcements from Discord

Knowledge Base Build an organized documentation hub from forum discussions

Support Portal Create a public support ticket history with contributor leaderboards

Changelog Auto-publish announcements with RSS feeds

Comparison

Use Case	Best For	Key Features
Community FAQ	Help forums	Status badges, search, resolved threads
Developer Blog	Announcements	Formatted posts, categories, RSS
Knowledge Base	Documentation	Tag categories, search, cross-linking
Support Portal	Customer support	Leaderboards, metrics, public tickets
Changelog	Product updates	RSS, versioning, announcements

Common Patterns

Static Site Generation

Build a static site that fetches content at build time:

// In your static site generator (Astro, Next.js, etc.)
export async function getStaticProps() {
  const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/threads?status=resolved');
  const { threads } = await response.json();

  return {
    props: { threads },
    revalidate: 3600, // Rebuild hourly
  };
}

Client-Side Fetching

Fetch content dynamically for real-time updates:

function ThreadList() {
  const [threads, setThreads] = useState([]);

  useEffect(() => {
    fetch('/api/threads?serverId=123')
      .then(res => res.json())
      .then(data => setThreads(data.threads));
  }, []);

  return <ul>{threads.map(t => <li key={t.id}>{t.title}</li>)}</ul>;
}

Hybrid Approach

Static for initial load, dynamic for updates:

// Static data for SEO
export async function getStaticProps() {
  const threads = await fetchThreads();
  return { props: { initialThreads: threads } };
}

// Client-side updates
function ThreadList({ initialThreads }) {
  const [threads, setThreads] = useState(initialThreads);

  useEffect(() => {
    const interval = setInterval(async () => {
      const fresh = await fetchThreads();
      setThreads(fresh);
    }, 60000);

    return () => clearInterval(interval);
  }, []);

  return <ThreadGrid threads={threads} />;
}

Tech Stack Recommendations

Frontend Frameworks

Framework	Best For	Why
Astro	Static sites	Fast, flexible, MDX support
Next.js	Full-stack apps	SSR/SSG, API routes
Remix	Dynamic apps	Great data loading
SvelteKit	Interactive UIs	Small bundle, fast

Hosting

Platform	Free Tier	Best For
Vercel	Yes	Next.js, Astro
Cloudflare Pages	Yes	Static sites
Netlify	Yes	Static + serverless
GitHub Pages	Yes	Simple static

Search

Solution	Complexity	Features
API search	Low	Built-in, basic
Pagefind	Low	Static site search
Algolia	Medium	Advanced, hosted
Meilisearch	Medium	Self-hosted, fast

Getting Started

1. Pick a use case that matches your needs
2. Choose a tech stack from recommendations above
3. Follow the guide for implementation details
4. Deploy to your preferred hosting platform

Each use case guide includes:

• Complete code examples
• Recommended architecture
• Deployment instructions
• Customization tips