# Access Discourse database with n8n

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-discourse-database-with-n8n/267490
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 7, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-discourse-database-with-n8n/267490 "2023-06-07T05:53:46Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-discourse-database-with-n8n/267490/2 "2023-06-07T07:48:59Z")

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The supported integrations are, I believe, documented here:

> **[Discourse integrations | Workflow automation with n8n](https://n8n.io/integrations/discourse/)**
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> Integrate Discourse with hundreds of other apps. Create sophisticated automations between Discourse and your stack using n8n. Free and source-available.

Discourse offers a [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) API that gives you ultimate flexibility, but may not yet be supported by n8n at present:

> [@Run Data Explorer queries with the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-data-explorer-queries-with-the-discourse-api/120063):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to use the Discourse API to create, run, and manage queries with the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Virtually any action that can be performed through the Discourse user interface can also be triggered with the Discourse API. This document provides a comprehensive overview for utilizing the API specifically in conjunction with the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. For a general overview of how to find the correct API …

Perhaps there’s a way you can build the integration with that yourself using n8n developer tools?

You might get help with that at: [https://community.n8n.io/](https://community.n8n.io/)

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