How to Reward Points for Role Assignments in Discord

With Absinthe's API and Zapier, you can automatically reward users with points when they’re assigned a specific role on your Discord server. This guide will walk you through the setup process step-by-step.

Imagine you want to recognize and reward members as they take on specific roles within your Discord server. You can easily set this up to automatically issue points whenever someone receives a particular role.

To implement this integration, you'll need a Zapier account and access to Absinthe's API. Follow these steps to create a seamless connection between Discord and your Absinthe points system.

• Log in to your Zapier account.

• Click on "Create Zap" to start building your automation.

  

• Search for “Discord” in Zapier's app selection and choose it as the trigger app.

  

• From the list of available events, select “Role Assigned to User” as your trigger.

  

• If you haven’t connected your Discord account to Zapier yet, you’ll be prompted to do so. Follow the authorization prompts to grant access.

• Select the Discord server where you want to monitor role assignments for points rewards.

  

• Zapier will look for recent role assignments to test the trigger. If successful, continue to the next step.

• Search for and select “Absinthe” in the action step.

• You’ll need an invitation link to access Absinthe’s Zapier Action, which will be provided to you.

  

• Under the Absinthe setup, choose “Give Points” as the Action Event.

  

• When prompted, enter your API key to authenticate Absinthe. Click “Continue to Absinthe” once authenticated.

  

• Head over to Absinthe’s GraphQL playground at Absinthe GraphQL Playground.

• Register the event name that you’ll use to issue points. Make sure this matches the event name you’ll use in Zapier under “Event Name”.

  Copy and paste the following query into the GraphQL playground at https://dka7gqe6jrgst.cloudfront.net/absinthe-gql.html Add your desired event name and description! Make sure to add your API key in the Authorization header in the Headers section as shown.
  
  Register Event Query:

  mutation RegisterOffChainEvent {
      insert_points_config_registered_off_chain_events_one(object: {
          event_name: "<your_event_name_to_register>", 
          description: "<your event description>"
      }) 
      {
          id
          created_at
      }
  }
  

Register Event Authorisation

   {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>"
    }

• In the Input Data section, select DISCORD_USERNAME for Account Type and User ID from the dropdown for Account ID.

• Make sure the Event Name matches the one registered in Absinthe.

  

• Click Test to verify that the setup is correct.

• When everything is set up properly, click Publish in the top-right corner to activate your Zap.

  

For further customization, explore our Advanced Integration Guide to incorporate custom JavaScript or other unique functionalities.

By following these steps, you’ll have a robust system in place to reward users with points based on role assignments, seamlessly integrated with your Absinthe points system. Happy automating!