Reactions grouped by type
Reaction counts on every discussion are grouped by type, so you can analyze community sentiment without parsing raw JSON.
Vanilla Forums
Polytomic syncs your Vanilla Forums discussions and community data into your data warehouse, databases, and SaaS tools with reliable ETL. Pull discussion threads, reactions, and member profiles out of Vanilla Forums and into the systems your team already runs on, without writing code.
Readable discussion text
Discussion body HTML is converted to plain text and synced alongside the original, ready to analyze.
Rate limits respected
Requests are paced automatically to stay within Vanilla Forums' API rate limit. Large syncs run without triggering the vendor's throttling.
Example workflows
Sync discussion threads into your warehouse for community engagement reporting
What you can sync
Move discussion and member data out of Vanilla Forums and into your data warehouse, databases, or SaaS tools.
From Vanilla Forums
Discussion threads with status, category, and engagement metrics
Reactions grouped by type on every discussion
Original poster and most recent responder on each discussion
Community members with roles, points, and reputation
How it works
Connect Vanilla Forums with your community's domain and an API key, then sync discussions and users into your data warehouse, databases, or SaaS tools. Polytomic handles the extract and load, with no pipelines to maintain.
Every sync reads the complete set of discussions and users each run, which keeps results complete and consistent as your community grows. Requests are paced automatically to stay within Vanilla Forums' rate limit.
- Discussion threads synced with status, category, and engagement metrics
- Discussion body HTML converted into plain text automatically
- Reaction counts grouped by type on every discussion
- Original poster and most recent responder included on each thread
- Every sync reads the complete set of discussions and users
- Requests paced automatically within Vanilla Forums' rate limit
How to set up
Connect Vanilla Forums using your community's domain and an API key generated in Vanilla Forums. Polytomic verifies the credential and saves the connection.
How to get connected
- 1In Vanilla Forums, create the API key that the verified Polytomic form requires
- 2In Polytomic, go to Connections, click Add connection, and select Vanilla Forums
- 3Enter your Vanilla Forums domain and API key, then click Save
Frequently asked questions
Why teams choose Polytomic
No engineering required
Set up and manage syncs without writing code.
Flexible data modeling
Use SQL to define exactly what data gets synced.
Handles scale automatically
Supports large datasets with incremental syncs and bulk APIs.
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