diff --git a/scripts/update_snapshots.sh b/scripts/update_snapshots.sh
index 2ce02e6..ed1dc6f 100755
--- a/scripts/update_snapshots.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_snapshots.sh
@@ -34,5 +34,12 @@ echo "Updating github/fetchGithubOrgTest.sh"
 echo "Updating github/fetchGithubRepoTest.sh"
 ./src/plugins/github/fetchGithubRepoTest.sh -u --no-build
 
+if [ -z "${DISCOURSE_TEST_API_KEY:-}" ]; then
+  echo "Updating Discourse API snapshots"
+  ./src/plugins/discourse/update_discourse_api_snapshots.sh
+else
+  echo "Not updating Discourse API snapshots (need DISCOURSE_TEST_API_KEY)"
+fi
+
 echo "Updating Jest snapshots"
 yarn unit -u
diff --git a/src/plugins/discourse/__snapshots__/fetch.test.js.snap b/src/plugins/discourse/__snapshots__/fetch.test.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98ff41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/discourse/__snapshots__/fetch.test.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`plugins/discourse/fetch snapshot testing loads a particular post from snapshot 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "authorUsername": "d11",
+  "id": 14,
+  "indexWithinTopic": 1,
+  "replyToPostIndex": null,
+  "timestampMs": 1564744349476,
+  "topicId": 11,
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`plugins/discourse/fetch snapshot testing loads a particular topic from snapshot 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "posts": Array [
+    Object {
+      "authorUsername": "d11",
+      "id": 14,
+      "indexWithinTopic": 1,
+      "replyToPostIndex": null,
+      "timestampMs": 1564744349476,
+      "topicId": 11,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "authorUsername": "dl-proto",
+      "id": 16,
+      "indexWithinTopic": 2,
+      "replyToPostIndex": null,
+      "timestampMs": 1564744496285,
+      "topicId": 11,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "authorUsername": "d11",
+      "id": 22,
+      "indexWithinTopic": 3,
+      "replyToPostIndex": null,
+      "timestampMs": 1564951839667,
+      "topicId": 11,
+    },
+  ],
+  "topic": Object {
+    "authorUsername": "d11",
+    "id": 11,
+    "timestampMs": 1564744349408,
+    "title": "My First Test Post",
+  },
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`plugins/discourse/fetch snapshot testing loads latest posts from snapshot 1`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "authorUsername": "d11",
+    "id": 22,
+    "indexWithinTopic": 3,
+    "replyToPostIndex": null,
+    "timestampMs": 1564951839667,
+    "topicId": 11,
+  },
+  Object {
+    "authorUsername": "d11",
+    "id": 18,
+    "indexWithinTopic": 2,
+    "replyToPostIndex": null,
+    "timestampMs": 1564744591313,
+    "topicId": 13,
+  },
+  Object {
+    "authorUsername": "dl-proto",
+    "id": 17,
+    "indexWithinTopic": 1,
+    "replyToPostIndex": null,
+    "timestampMs": 1564744553905,
+    "topicId": 13,
+  },
+  Object {
+    "authorUsername": "dl-proto",
+    "id": 16,
+    "indexWithinTopic": 2,
+    "replyToPostIndex": null,
+    "timestampMs": 1564744496285,
+    "topicId": 11,
+  },
+  Object {
+    "authorUsername": "d11",
+    "id": 14,
+    "indexWithinTopic": 1,
+    "replyToPostIndex": null,
+    "timestampMs": 1564744349476,
+    "topicId": 11,
+  },
+  Object {
+    "authorUsername": "system",
+    "id": 10,
+    "indexWithinTopic": 1,
+    "replyToPostIndex": null,
+    "timestampMs": 1554236412933,
+    "topicId": 7,
+  },
+  Object {
+    "authorUsername": "system",
+    "id": 1,
+    "indexWithinTopic": 1,
+    "replyToPostIndex": null,
+    "timestampMs": 1554236409844,
+    "topicId": 1,
+  },
+]
+`;
diff --git a/src/plugins/discourse/fetch.js b/src/plugins/discourse/fetch.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c2367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/discourse/fetch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+// @flow
+
+/**
+ * Class for retrieving data from the Discourse API.
+ *
+ * The Discourse API implements the JSON endpoints for all functionality of the actual site.
+ * As such, it tends to return a lot of information that we don't care about (in contrast
+ * to a GraphQL API which would give us only what we ask for). As such, we implement a simple
+ * interface over it, which both abstracts over calling the API, and does some post-processing
+ * on the results to simplify it to data that is relevant for us.
+ */
+
+import stringify from "json-stable-stringify";
+import fetch from "isomorphic-fetch";
+
+export type UserId = number;
+export type PostId = number;
+export type TopicId = number;
+
+export type Topic = {|
+  +id: TopicId,
+  +title: string,
+  +timestampMs: number,
+  +authorUsername: string,
+|};
+
+export type Post = {|
+  +id: PostId,
+  +topicId: TopicId,
+  // Which number post this was within the topic (starts at 1)
+  +indexWithinTopic: number,
+  // The indexWithinTopic of the post within the same topic that this post was a
+  // reply to. Will be `null` if this post was the first post, or if it was a
+  // reply to the first post.
+  +replyToPostIndex: number | null,
+  +timestampMs: number,
+  +authorUsername: string,
+|};
+
+export type TopicWithPosts = {|
+  +topic: Topic,
+  // Not guaranteed to contain all the Posts in the topic—clients will need to
+  // manually request some posts. The raw response actually includes a list of
+  // all the PostIds in the topic, but for now we don't use them.
+  //
+  // We do use these Posts though, as it allows us to save requesting them all
+  // individually.
+  +posts: $ReadOnlyArray<Post>,
+|};
+
+/**
+ * Interface over the external Discourse API, structured to suit our particular needs.
+ * We have an interface (as opposed to just an implementation) to enable easy mocking and
+ * testing.
+ */
+export interface Discourse {
+  // Get the `id` of the latest topic on the server.
+  // Vital so that we can then enumerate and fetch every Topic we haven't seen yet.
+  // May reject on not OK status like 404 or 403.
+  latestTopicId(): Promise<TopicId>;
+  // Retrieve the Topic with Posts for a given id.
+  // Will resolve to null if the response status is 403 or 404. 403 because the
+  // topic may be hidden from the API user; 404 because we sometimes see
+  // 404s in prod and want to ignore those topic ids. (Not sure why it happens.)
+  // May reject if the status is not OK and is not 404 or 403.
+  topicWithPosts(id: TopicId): Promise<TopicWithPosts | null>;
+  // Retrieve an individual Post by its id.
+  // Will resolve to null if the response status is 403 or 404. 403 because the
+  // topic may be hidden from the API user; 404 because we sometimes see
+  // 404s in prod and want to ignore those topic ids. (Not sure why it happens.)
+  // May reject if the status is not OK and is not 404 or 403.
+  post(id: PostId): Promise<Post | null>;
+  // Retrieve the latest posts from the server.
+  // Vital so that we can then enumerate and fetch every Post that we haven't
+  // encountered.
+  // May reject on not OK status like 404 or 403.
+  latestPosts(): Promise<Post[]>;
+}
+
+export class Fetcher implements Discourse {
+  +options: DiscourseFetchOptions;
+  +_fetchImplementation: typeof fetch;
+
+  constructor(
+    options: DiscourseFetchOptions,
+    // fetchImplementation shouldn't be provided by clients, but is convenient for testing.
+    fetchImplementation?: typeof fetch
+  ) {
+    this.options = options;
+    this._fetchImplementation = fetchImplementation || fetch;
+  }
+
+  _fetch(endpoint: string): Promise<Response> {
+    const {serverUrl, apiKey, apiUsername} = this.options;
+    if (!endpoint.startsWith("/")) {
+      throw new Error(`invalid endpoint: ${endpoint}`);
+    }
+    if (!serverUrl.startsWith("http") || serverUrl.endsWith("/")) {
+      throw new Error(`invalid server url: ${serverUrl}`);
+    }
+    const fetchOptions = {
+      method: "GET",
+      headers: {
+        "Api-Key": apiKey,
+        "Api-Username": apiUsername,
+        Accept: "application/json",
+      },
+    };
+    const fullUrl = `${serverUrl}${endpoint}`;
+    return this._fetchImplementation(fullUrl, fetchOptions);
+  }
+
+  async latestTopicId(): Promise<TopicId> {
+    const response = await this._fetch("/latest.json?order=created");
+    maybeFail404(response);
+    maybeFail403(response);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`not OK status ${response.status} on ${response.url}`);
+    }
+    const json = await response.json();
+    if (json.topic_list.topics.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error(`no topics! got ${stringify(json)} as latest topics.`);
+    }
+    return json.topic_list.topics[0].id;
+  }
+
+  async latestPosts(): Promise<Post[]> {
+    const response = await this._fetch("/posts.json");
+    maybeFail404(response);
+    maybeFail403(response);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`not OK status ${response.status} on ${response.url}`);
+    }
+    const json = await response.json();
+    return json.latest_posts.map(parsePost);
+  }
+
+  async topicWithPosts(id: TopicId): Promise<TopicWithPosts | null> {
+    const response = await this._fetch(`/t/${id}.json`);
+    if (response.status === 404) {
+      // Not sure why this happens, but a topic can sometimes 404.
+      // We should just consider it unreachable.
+      // Here is an example: https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/116
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (response.status === 403) {
+      // Probably this topic is hidden or deleted.
+      // Just consider it unreachable.
+      // If the issue is that the user provided bad keys, then
+      // they will get a more helpful error when they try to get the latest
+      // topic id.
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (response.status !== 200) {
+      throw new Error(`not OK status ${response.status} on ${response.url}`);
+    }
+    const json = await response.json();
+    const posts = json.post_stream.posts.map(parsePost);
+    const topic: Topic = {
+      id: json.id,
+      title: json.title,
+      timestampMs: +new Date(json.created_at),
+      authorUsername: json.details.created_by.username,
+    };
+    return {topic, posts};
+  }
+
+  async post(id: PostId): Promise<Post | null> {
+    const response = await this._fetch(`/posts/${id}.json`);
+    if (response.status === 404) {
+      // Since topics can 404, I assume posts can too.
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (response.status === 403) {
+      // Probably this post is hidden or deleted.
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (response.status !== 200) {
+      throw new Error(`not OK status ${response.status} on ${response.url}`);
+    }
+    const json = await response.json();
+    return parsePost(json);
+  }
+}
+
+function maybeFail404(response) {
+  if (response.status === 404) {
+    throw new Error(`404 Not Found on: ${response.url}; maybe bad serverUrl?`);
+  }
+}
+
+function maybeFail403(response) {
+  if (response.status === 403) {
+    throw new Error(`403 Forbidden: bad API username or key?`);
+  }
+}
+
+function parsePost(json: any): Post {
+  return {
+    id: json.id,
+    timestampMs: Date.parse(json.created_at),
+    indexWithinTopic: json.post_number,
+    replyToPostIndex: json.reply_to_post_number,
+    topicId: json.topic_id,
+    authorUsername: json.username,
+  };
+}
+
+export type DiscourseFetchOptions = {|
+  apiKey: string,
+  // We'll use the view permissions for this user. It needs to be a real user
+  // on the server. I recommend making a new user called "credbot" with no
+  // special permissions for this purpose. If you use a permissioned user (e.g.
+  // "system") then SourceCred will pick up hidden and deleted posts,
+  // potentially leaking private information.
+  apiUsername: string,
+  serverUrl: string,
+|};
diff --git a/src/plugins/discourse/fetch.test.js b/src/plugins/discourse/fetch.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffc33c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/discourse/fetch.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// @flow
+
+import deepFreeze from "deep-freeze";
+import {Fetcher, type DiscourseFetchOptions} from "./fetch";
+import base64url from "base64url";
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs-extra";
+
+describe("plugins/discourse/fetch", () => {
+  const options: DiscourseFetchOptions = deepFreeze({
+    apiKey: "FAKE_KEY",
+    apiUsername: "credbot",
+    serverUrl: "https://sourcecred-test.discourse.group",
+  });
+
+  describe("snapshot testing", () => {
+    async function snapshotFetch(
+      url: string | Request | URL
+    ): Promise<Response> {
+      const snapshotDir = "src/plugins/discourse/snapshots";
+      const filename = base64url(url);
+      const file = path.join(snapshotDir, filename);
+      if (await fs.exists(file)) {
+        const contents = await fs.readFile(file);
+        return new Response(contents, {status: 200});
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(`couldn't load snapshot for ${file}`);
+      }
+    }
+    const snapshotFetcher = () => new Fetcher(options, snapshotFetch);
+
+    it("loads LatestTopicId from snapshot", async () => {
+      const topicId = await snapshotFetcher().latestTopicId();
+      expect(topicId).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`13`);
+    });
+    it("loads latest posts from snapshot", async () => {
+      expect(await snapshotFetcher().latestPosts()).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+    it("loads a particular topic from snapshot", async () => {
+      expect(await snapshotFetcher().topicWithPosts(11)).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+    it("loads a particular post from snapshot", async () => {
+      expect(await snapshotFetcher().post(14)).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("error handling", () => {
+    const fakeFetch = (status: number) => (url: any) => {
+      const resp = new Response("", {status, url});
+      return Promise.resolve(resp);
+    };
+    const fetcherWithStatus = (status: number) =>
+      new Fetcher(options, fakeFetch(status));
+    function expectError(name, f, status) {
+      it(`${name} errors on ${String(status)}`, () => {
+        const fetcher = fetcherWithStatus(status);
+        expect.assertions(1);
+        const result = f(fetcher);
+        return result.catch((e) => expect(e.message).toMatch(String(status)));
+      });
+    }
+    expectError("latestTopicId", (x) => x.latestTopicId(), 404);
+    expectError("latestTopicId", (x) => x.latestTopicId(), 403);
+    expectError("latestTopicId", (x) => x.latestTopicId(), 429);
+
+    expectError("latestPosts", (x) => x.latestPosts(), 404);
+    expectError("latestPosts", (x) => x.latestPosts(), 403);
+    expectError("latestPosts", (x) => x.latestPosts(), 429);
+
+    expectError("topic", (x) => x.topicWithPosts(14), 429);
+    expectError("post", (x) => x.post(14), 429);
+
+    function expectNull(name, f, status) {
+      it(`${name} returns null on ${String(status)}`, async () => {
+        const fetcher = fetcherWithStatus(status);
+        const result = f(fetcher);
+        expect(await result).toBe(null);
+      });
+    }
+
+    expectNull("topic", (x) => x.topicWithPosts(14), 404);
+    expectNull("topic", (x) => x.topicWithPosts(14), 403);
+    expectNull("post", (x) => x.post(14), 404);
+    expectNull("post", (x) => x.post(14), 403);
+  });
+
+  describe("fetch headers", () => {
+    it("calls fetch with the right options and headers", async () => {
+      let fetchOptions: ?RequestOptions;
+      const fakeFetch = (url, _options) => {
+        fetchOptions = _options;
+        return Promise.resolve(new Response("", {status: 404}));
+      };
+      await new Fetcher(options, fakeFetch).post(1337);
+      if (fetchOptions == null) {
+        throw new Error("fetchOptions == null");
+      }
+      expect(fetchOptions.method).toEqual("GET");
+      expect(fetchOptions.headers["Api-Key"]).toEqual(options.apiKey);
+      expect(fetchOptions.headers["Api-Username"]).toEqual(options.apiUsername);
+      expect(fetchOptions.headers["Accept"]).toEqual("application/json");
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/discourse/snapshots/aHR0cHM6Ly9zb3VyY2VjcmVkLXRlc3QuZGlzY291cnNlLmdyb3VwL2xhdGVzdC5qc29uP29yZGVyPWNyZWF0ZWQ b/src/plugins/discourse/snapshots/aHR0cHM6Ly9zb3VyY2VjcmVkLXRlc3QuZGlzY291cnNlLmdyb3VwL2xhdGVzdC5qc29uP29yZGVyPWNyZWF0ZWQ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08720f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/discourse/snapshots/aHR0cHM6Ly9zb3VyY2VjcmVkLXRlc3QuZGlzY291cnNlLmdyb3VwL2xhdGVzdC5qc29uP29yZGVyPWNyZWF0ZWQ
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+{
+  "users": [
+    {
+      "id": 3,
+      "username": "dl-proto",
+      "name": "dandelion protocol acct",
+      "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/8797f3/{size}.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 2,
+      "username": "d11",
+      "name": "D",
+      "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/47e85d/{size}.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": -1,
+      "username": "system",
+      "name": "system",
+      "avatar_template": "/user_avatar/sourcecred-test.discourse.group/system/{size}/1_2.png"
+    }
+  ],
+  "primary_groups": [],
+  "topic_list": {
+    "can_create_topic": true,
+    "draft": null,
+    "draft_key": "new_topic",
+    "draft_sequence": 0,
+    "per_page": 30,
+    "topics": [
+      {
+        "id": 13,
+        "title": "A Thread With Links",
+        "fancy_title": "A Thread With Links",
+        "slug": "a-thread-with-links",
+        "posts_count": 2,
+        "reply_count": 0,
+        "highest_post_number": 2,
+        "image_url": null,
+        "created_at": "2019-08-02T11:15:53.843Z",
+        "last_posted_at": "2019-08-02T11:16:31.313Z",
+        "bumped": true,
+        "bumped_at": "2019-08-02T11:17:12.755Z",
+        "unseen": false,
+        "pinned": false,
+        "unpinned": null,
+        "visible": true,
+        "closed": false,
+        "archived": false,
+        "bookmarked": null,
+        "liked": null,
+        "views": 6,
+        "like_count": 0,
+        "has_summary": false,
+        "archetype": "regular",
+        "last_poster_username": "dl-proto",
+        "category_id": 1,
+        "pinned_globally": false,
+        "featured_link": null,
+        "has_accepted_answer": false,
+        "posters": [
+          {
+            "extras": "latest",
+            "description": "Original Poster, Most Recent Poster",
+            "user_id": 3,
+            "primary_group_id": null
+          },
+          {
+            "extras": null,
+            "description": "Frequent Poster",
+            "user_id": 2,
+            "primary_group_id": null
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 11,
+        "title": "My First Test Post",
+        "fancy_title": "My First Test Post",
+        "slug": "my-first-test-post",
+        "posts_count": 3,
+        "reply_count": 0,
+        "highest_post_number": 3,
+        "image_url": null,
+        "created_at": "2019-08-02T11:12:29.408Z",
+        "last_posted_at": "2019-08-04T20:50:39.667Z",
+        "bumped": true,
+        "bumped_at": "2019-08-04T20:50:39.667Z",
+        "unseen": false,
+        "pinned": false,
+        "unpinned": null,
+        "visible": true,
+        "closed": false,
+        "archived": false,
+        "bookmarked": null,
+        "liked": null,
+        "views": 8,
+        "like_count": 1,
+        "has_summary": false,
+        "archetype": "regular",
+        "last_poster_username": "d11",
+        "category_id": 1,
+        "pinned_globally": false,
+        "featured_link": null,
+        "has_accepted_answer": false,
+        "posters": [
+          {
+            "extras": "latest",
+            "description": "Original Poster, Most Recent Poster",
+            "user_id": 2,
+            "primary_group_id": null
+          },
+          {
+            "extras": null,
+            "description": "Frequent Poster",
+            "user_id": 3,
+            "primary_group_id": null
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 7,
+        "title": "Welcome to Discourse",
+        "fancy_title": "Welcome to Discourse",
+        "slug": "welcome-to-discourse",
+        "posts_count": 1,
+        "reply_count": 0,
+        "highest_post_number": 1,
+        "image_url": "https://sjc3.discourse-cdn.com/free1/images/welcome/discourse-edit-post-animated.gif",
+        "created_at": "2019-04-02T20:20:12.879Z",
+        "last_posted_at": "2019-04-02T20:20:12.933Z",
+        "bumped": true,
+        "bumped_at": "2019-04-10T23:16:19.399Z",
+        "unseen": false,
+        "pinned": true,
+        "unpinned": null,
+        "excerpt": "This is a test instance. \nThe first paragraph of this pinned topic will be visible as a welcome message to all new visitors on your homepage. It’s important! \nEdit this into a brief description of your community: \n\nWho i&hellip;",
+        "visible": true,
+        "closed": false,
+        "archived": false,
+        "bookmarked": null,
+        "liked": null,
+        "views": 1,
+        "like_count": 0,
+        "has_summary": false,
+        "archetype": "regular",
+        "last_poster_username": "system",
+        "category_id": 1,
+        "pinned_globally": true,
+        "featured_link": null,
+        "has_accepted_answer": false,
+        "posters": [
+          {
+            "extras": "latest single",
+            "description": "Original Poster, Most Recent Poster",
+            "user_id": -1,
+            "primary_group_id": null
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/discourse/snapshots/aHR0cHM6Ly9zb3VyY2VjcmVkLXRlc3QuZGlzY291cnNlLmdyb3VwL3Bvc3RzLmpzb24 b/src/plugins/discourse/snapshots/aHR0cHM6Ly9zb3VyY2VjcmVkLXRlc3QuZGlzY291cnNlLmdyb3VwL3Bvc3RzLmpzb24
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..769157f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/discourse/snapshots/aHR0cHM6Ly9zb3VyY2VjcmVkLXRlc3QuZGlzY291cnNlLmdyb3VwL3Bvc3RzLmpzb24
@@ -0,0 +1,536 @@
+{
+  "latest_posts": [
+    {
+      "id": 22,
+      "name": "D",
+      "username": "d11",
+      "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/47e85d/{size}.png",
+      "created_at": "2019-08-04T20:50:39.667Z",
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+        "created_at": "2019-08-02T11:12:29.476Z",
+        "cooked": "<p>This is a test post.</p>",
+        "post_number": 1,
+        "post_type": 1,
+        "updated_at": "2019-08-02T11:12:29.476Z",
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+        "topic_slug": "my-first-test-post",
+        "display_username": "D",
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+        "primary_group_flair_url": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_bg_color": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_color": null,
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+        "can_delete": false,
+        "can_recover": false,
+        "can_wiki": false,
+        "read": false,
+        "user_title": null,
+        "actions_summary": [
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+            "id": 2,
+            "count": 1,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 3,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 4,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 8,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 6,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 7,
+            "can_act": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "moderator": false,
+        "admin": true,
+        "staff": true,
+        "user_id": 2,
+        "hidden": false,
+        "trust_level": 4,
+        "deleted_at": null,
+        "user_deleted": false,
+        "edit_reason": null,
+        "can_view_edit_history": true,
+        "wiki": false,
+        "user_created_at": "2019-04-02T20:22:14.312Z",
+        "user_date_of_birth": null,
+        "can_accept_answer": false,
+        "can_unaccept_answer": false,
+        "accepted_answer": false
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 16,
+        "name": "dandelion protocol acct",
+        "username": "dl-proto",
+        "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/8797f3/{size}.png",
+        "created_at": "2019-08-02T11:14:56.285Z",
+        "cooked": "<p>Ah, an excellent post. I will like it and reply.</p>",
+        "post_number": 2,
+        "post_type": 1,
+        "updated_at": "2019-08-02T11:14:56.285Z",
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+        "score": 0.4,
+        "yours": false,
+        "topic_id": 11,
+        "topic_slug": "my-first-test-post",
+        "display_username": "dandelion protocol acct",
+        "primary_group_name": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_url": null,
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+        "primary_group_flair_color": null,
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+        "can_delete": false,
+        "can_recover": false,
+        "can_wiki": false,
+        "read": false,
+        "user_title": null,
+        "actions_summary": [
+          {
+            "id": 2,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 3,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 4,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 8,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 6,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 7,
+            "can_act": true
+          }
+        ],
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+        "admin": false,
+        "staff": false,
+        "user_id": 3,
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+        "trust_level": 1,
+        "deleted_at": null,
+        "user_deleted": false,
+        "edit_reason": null,
+        "can_view_edit_history": true,
+        "wiki": false,
+        "user_created_at": "2019-08-02T11:14:13.800Z",
+        "user_date_of_birth": null,
+        "can_accept_answer": false,
+        "can_unaccept_answer": false,
+        "accepted_answer": false
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 22,
+        "name": "D",
+        "username": "d11",
+        "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/47e85d/{size}.png",
+        "created_at": "2019-08-04T20:50:39.667Z",
+        "cooked": "<p>Adding another post, after having deleted a whole thread.</p>",
+        "post_number": 3,
+        "post_type": 1,
+        "updated_at": "2019-08-04T20:50:39.667Z",
+        "reply_count": 0,
+        "reply_to_post_number": null,
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+        "incoming_link_count": 0,
+        "reads": 1,
+        "score": 0.2,
+        "yours": false,
+        "topic_id": 11,
+        "topic_slug": "my-first-test-post",
+        "display_username": "D",
+        "primary_group_name": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_url": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_bg_color": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_color": null,
+        "version": 1,
+        "can_edit": false,
+        "can_delete": false,
+        "can_recover": false,
+        "can_wiki": false,
+        "read": false,
+        "user_title": null,
+        "actions_summary": [
+          {
+            "id": 2,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 3,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 4,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 8,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 6,
+            "can_act": true
+          },
+          {
+            "id": 7,
+            "can_act": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "moderator": false,
+        "admin": true,
+        "staff": true,
+        "user_id": 2,
+        "hidden": false,
+        "trust_level": 4,
+        "deleted_at": null,
+        "user_deleted": false,
+        "edit_reason": null,
+        "can_view_edit_history": true,
+        "wiki": false,
+        "user_created_at": "2019-04-02T20:22:14.312Z",
+        "user_date_of_birth": null,
+        "can_accept_answer": false,
+        "can_unaccept_answer": false,
+        "accepted_answer": false
+      }
+    ],
+    "stream": [
+      14,
+      16,
+      22
+    ]
+  },
+  "timeline_lookup": [
+    [
+      1,
+      12
+    ],
+    [
+      3,
+      9
+    ]
+  ],
+  "suggested_topics": [
+    {
+      "id": 13,
+      "title": "A Thread With Links",
+      "fancy_title": "A Thread With Links",
+      "slug": "a-thread-with-links",
+      "posts_count": 2,
+      "reply_count": 0,
+      "highest_post_number": 2,
+      "image_url": null,
+      "created_at": "2019-08-02T11:15:53.843Z",
+      "last_posted_at": "2019-08-02T11:16:31.313Z",
+      "bumped": true,
+      "bumped_at": "2019-08-02T11:17:12.755Z",
+      "unseen": false,
+      "pinned": false,
+      "unpinned": null,
+      "visible": true,
+      "closed": false,
+      "archived": false,
+      "bookmarked": null,
+      "liked": null,
+      "archetype": "regular",
+      "like_count": 0,
+      "views": 6,
+      "category_id": 1,
+      "featured_link": null,
+      "has_accepted_answer": false,
+      "posters": [
+        {
+          "extras": "latest",
+          "description": "Original Poster, Most Recent Poster",
+          "user": {
+            "id": 3,
+            "username": "dl-proto",
+            "name": "dandelion protocol acct",
+            "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/8797f3/{size}.png"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "extras": null,
+          "description": "Frequent Poster",
+          "user": {
+            "id": 2,
+            "username": "d11",
+            "name": "D",
+            "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/47e85d/{size}.png"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 7,
+      "title": "Welcome to Discourse",
+      "fancy_title": "Welcome to Discourse",
+      "slug": "welcome-to-discourse",
+      "posts_count": 1,
+      "reply_count": 0,
+      "highest_post_number": 1,
+      "image_url": "https://sjc3.discourse-cdn.com/free1/images/welcome/discourse-edit-post-animated.gif",
+      "created_at": "2019-04-02T20:20:12.879Z",
+      "last_posted_at": "2019-04-02T20:20:12.933Z",
+      "bumped": true,
+      "bumped_at": "2019-04-10T23:16:19.399Z",
+      "unseen": false,
+      "pinned": true,
+      "unpinned": null,
+      "excerpt": "This is a test instance. \nThe first paragraph of this pinned topic will be visible as a welcome message to all new visitors on your homepage. It’s important! \nEdit this into a brief description of your community: \n\nWho i&hellip;",
+      "visible": true,
+      "closed": false,
+      "archived": false,
+      "bookmarked": null,
+      "liked": null,
+      "archetype": "regular",
+      "like_count": 0,
+      "views": 1,
+      "category_id": 1,
+      "featured_link": null,
+      "has_accepted_answer": false,
+      "posters": [
+        {
+          "extras": "latest single",
+          "description": "Original Poster, Most Recent Poster",
+          "user": {
+            "id": -1,
+            "username": "system",
+            "name": "system",
+            "avatar_template": "/user_avatar/sourcecred-test.discourse.group/system/{size}/1_2.png"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": 11,
+  "title": "My First Test Post",
+  "fancy_title": "My First Test Post",
+  "posts_count": 3,
+  "created_at": "2019-08-02T11:12:29.408Z",
+  "views": 8,
+  "reply_count": 0,
+  "like_count": 1,
+  "last_posted_at": "2019-08-04T20:50:39.667Z",
+  "visible": true,
+  "closed": false,
+  "archived": false,
+  "has_summary": false,
+  "archetype": "regular",
+  "slug": "my-first-test-post",
+  "category_id": 1,
+  "word_count": 24,
+  "deleted_at": null,
+  "user_id": 2,
+  "featured_link": null,
+  "pinned_globally": false,
+  "pinned_at": null,
+  "pinned_until": null,
+  "draft": null,
+  "draft_key": "topic_11",
+  "draft_sequence": 0,
+  "unpinned": null,
+  "pinned": false,
+  "current_post_number": 1,
+  "highest_post_number": 3,
+  "deleted_by": null,
+  "actions_summary": [
+    {
+      "id": 4,
+      "count": 0,
+      "hidden": false,
+      "can_act": true
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 8,
+      "count": 0,
+      "hidden": false,
+      "can_act": true
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 7,
+      "count": 0,
+      "hidden": false,
+      "can_act": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "chunk_size": 20,
+  "bookmarked": null,
+  "topic_timer": null,
+  "private_topic_timer": null,
+  "message_bus_last_id": 0,
+  "participant_count": 2,
+  "tags_disable_ads": false,
+  "details": {
+    "notification_level": 1,
+    "can_create_post": true,
+    "can_reply_as_new_topic": true,
+    "can_flag_topic": true,
+    "participants": [
+      {
+        "id": 2,
+        "username": "d11",
+        "name": "D",
+        "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/47e85d/{size}.png",
+        "post_count": 2,
+        "primary_group_name": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_url": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_color": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_bg_color": null
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 3,
+        "username": "dl-proto",
+        "name": "dandelion protocol acct",
+        "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/8797f3/{size}.png",
+        "post_count": 1,
+        "primary_group_name": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_url": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_color": null,
+        "primary_group_flair_bg_color": null
+      }
+    ],
+    "created_by": {
+      "id": 2,
+      "username": "d11",
+      "name": "D",
+      "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/47e85d/{size}.png"
+    },
+    "last_poster": {
+      "id": 2,
+      "username": "d11",
+      "name": "D",
+      "avatar_template": "https://avatars.discourse.org/v4/letter/d/47e85d/{size}.png"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/discourse/update_discourse_api_snapshots.sh b/src/plugins/discourse/update_discourse_api_snapshots.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b44baa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/discourse/update_discourse_api_snapshots.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+
+snapshots_dir=src/plugins/discourse/snapshots
+test_instance_url="https://sourcecred-test.discourse.group"
+test_instance_username="credbot"
+
+if [ -z "${DISCOURSE_TEST_API_KEY:-}" ]; then
+  printf >&2 'Please set the DISCOURSE_TEST_API_KEY environment variable.\n'
+  printf >&2 'Contact the SourceCred maintainers to get the key.\n'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! "$(jq --version)" ]; then
+  printf >&2 'This script depends on jq. Please install it.\n'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+toplevel="$(git -C "$(dirname "$0")" rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+cd "${toplevel}"
+
+fetch() {
+  url="${test_instance_url}$1"
+  filename="$(printf '%s' "${url}" | base64 -w 0 | tr -d '=' | tr '/+' '_-')"
+  path="${snapshots_dir}/${filename}"
+  curl -sfL "$url" \
+    -H "Api-Key: ${DISCOURSE_TEST_API_KEY}" \
+    -H "Api-Username: ${test_instance_username}" \
+    -H "Accept: application/json" \
+    | jq '.' > "${path}"
+}
+
+rm -r "${snapshots_dir}"
+mkdir "${snapshots_dir}"
+fetch "/latest.json?order=created"
+fetch "/posts.json"
+fetch "/t/11.json"
+fetch "/posts/14.json"