buddyboss/list-forums returns the forums on this site with their IDs, titles, parents, depth, status and topic counts.
Sub-forums are included by default, which the underlying route cannot do on its own.
At a glance
| Ability | buddyboss/list-forums |
| Toolset | BuddyBoss — toolset/buddyboss |
| Group | BuddyBoss › Forums |
| Requires | AcrossAI Pro, plus BuddyBoss Platform active on the site |
| Capability | manage_options |
| Safety | Read-only — changes nothing |
| Repeatable | Idempotent — running it twice leaves the same result |
| Ships in | AcrossAI Pro 0.9.16 and later |
How it works
BuddyBoss’s route can only return the children of one parent, and it treats a missing parent as top-level. So a plain request lists the root forums and silently omits everything nested under them.
On a site that organises forums into categories — which is the normal arrangement — that is most of the forums, absent from a response that looks complete.
So this walks the tree. Pass parent to list one branch, or set include_subforums false for the root level alone.
Hidden forums are included, on the same principle as hidden groups: hidden means hidden from members.
Forums attached to a group are marked, because those are administered through the group rather than on their own — and deleting the group takes the forum with it.
The topic counts are what distinguish a forum in use from a forum somebody created once.
Input
| Name | Type | Required | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
parent | integer | No | List one branch. |
include_subforums | boolean | No — defaults to true | Set false for the root level alone. |
What comes back
| Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
forums | array | Each forum with its ID, title, parent, depth, status, topic count and group attachment. |
success | boolean | Whether the call completed. |
message | string | A one-line summary of what happened, suitable for showing a human. |
error_code | string | Present only on failure — a stable machine-readable reason, such as a missing field, a wrong field type or an unmet confirmation. |
Example
Ask your assistant:
What forums does this site have?
It resolves to one call:
{
"ability": "buddyboss/list-forums",
"parameters": {}
}Worth knowing
- The underlying route omits sub-forums. This walks the tree.
- Hidden forums are included.
- Group forums are marked and are administered through the group.
- Read-only.
Related abilities
- BuddyBoss List Topics — the topics in one
- BuddyBoss Manage Forum — create or change one
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