#  Discourse

Ingest posts and threads from a Discourse forum. You will need to create a read-only API key in your Discourse admin panel before connecting.

| Parameter                 | Description                                                                                                                                                   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Base URL**              | The root domain of your Discourse forum (e.g., `forum.datahubproject.io`). Do not include a path to a specific post.                                          |
| **Discourse user name**    | The username associated with the API key.                                                                                                                   |
| **Discourse API key**      | The read-only API key created in your Discourse admin panel.                                                                                               |