Odoo 19.0 Community · Persistent

forum.forum: fields, relations and API

The forum.forum model ("Forum") is a persistent model declared by the Forum module, then extended by 1 other module. It exposes 94 fields, 64 of them declared directly on the model; 4 fields from other models point to it. Below you will find every field with its technical name, type, label and relations, followed by an Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call.

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Model identity

Technical name: forum.forum
Label: Forum
Type: Persistent (models.Model)
SQL table: forum_forum
Origin module: Forum (website_forum)
Extended by: website_slides_forum
Default order (_order): sequence, id
Inherits from (mixins): mail.thread image.mixin website.seo.metadata website.multi.mixin website.searchable.mixin

Model fields

64 own fields, 24 inherited from mixins and 6 automatic ORM fields. Click a name to get a direct link to that field.

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94 of 94 fields shown

Technical name	Label	Type	Details
active	Active	`boolean`
allow_share	Sharing Options After posting the user will be proposed to share its question or answer on social networks, enabling social network propagation of the forum content.	`boolean`
authorized_group_id	Authorized Group	`many2one` → res.groups
can_moderate	Is a moderator	`boolean`	computed
count_flagged_posts	Number of flagged posts	`integer`	computed
count_posts_waiting_validation	Number of posts waiting for validation	`integer`	computed
default_order	Default	`selection`	required Values: `create_date desc` (Newest), `last_activity_date desc` (Last Updated), `vote_count desc` (Most Voted), `relevancy desc` (Relevance), `child_count desc` (Answered)
description	Description	`text`	translatable
faq	Guidelines	`html`
has_pending_post	Has pending post	`boolean`	computed
image_1920	Image	`image`	computed, stored added by Forum on Courses (`website_slides_forum`)
karma_answer	Answer questions	`integer`
karma_answer_accept_all	Accept an answer to all questions	`integer`
karma_answer_accept_own	Accept an answer on own questions	`integer`
karma_ask	Ask questions	`integer`
karma_close_all	Close all posts	`integer`
karma_close_own	Close own posts	`integer`
karma_comment_all	Comment all posts	`integer`
karma_comment_convert_all	Convert all comments to answers	`integer`
karma_comment_convert_own	Convert own comments to answers	`integer`
karma_comment_own	Comment own posts	`integer`
karma_comment_unlink_all	Delete all comments	`integer`
karma_comment_unlink_own	Delete own comments	`integer`
karma_dofollow	Nofollow links If the author has not enough karma, a nofollow attribute is added to links	`integer`
karma_downvote	Downvote	`integer`
karma_edit_all	Edit all posts	`integer`
karma_edit_own	Edit own posts	`integer`
karma_edit_retag	Change question tags	`integer`
karma_editor	Editor Features: image and links	`integer`
karma_flag	Flag a post as offensive	`integer`
karma_gen_answer_accept	Accepting an answer	`integer`
karma_gen_answer_accepted	Answer accepted	`integer`
karma_gen_answer_downvote	Answer downvoted	`integer`
karma_gen_answer_flagged	Answer flagged	`integer`
karma_gen_answer_upvote	Answer upvoted	`integer`
karma_gen_question_downvote	Question downvoted	`integer`
karma_gen_question_new	Asking a question	`integer`
karma_gen_question_upvote	Question upvoted	`integer`
karma_moderate	Moderate posts	`integer`
karma_post	Ask questions without validation	`integer`
karma_tag_create	Create new tags	`integer`
karma_unlink_all	Delete all posts	`integer`
karma_unlink_own	Delete own posts	`integer`
karma_upvote	Upvote	`integer`
karma_user_bio	Display detailed user biography	`integer`
last_post_id	Last Post	`many2one` → forum.post	computed
mode	Mode Questions mode: only one answer allowed Discussions mode: multiple answers allowed	`selection`	required Values: `questions` (Questions (1 answer)), `discussions` (Discussions (multiple answers))
name	Forum Name	`char`	requiredtranslatable
post_ids	Posts	`one2many` → forum.post	inverse: `forum_id`
privacy	Privacy Public: Forum is public Signed In: Forum is visible for signed in users Some users: Forum and their content are hidden for non members of selected group	`selection`	Values: `public` (Public), `connected` (Signed In), `private` (Some users)
relevancy_post_vote	First Relevance Parameter This formula is used in order to sort by relevance. The variable 'votes' represents number of votes for a post, and 'days' is number of days since the post creation	`float`
relevancy_time_decay	Second Relevance Parameter	`float`
sequence	Sequence	`integer`
slide_channel_id	Course	`many2one` → slide.channel	computed, stored added by Forum on Courses (`website_slides_forum`)
slide_channel_ids	Courses Edit the course linked to this forum on the course form.	`one2many` → slide.channel	inverse: `forum_id` added by Forum on Courses (`website_slides_forum`)
tag_ids	Tags	`one2many` → forum.tag	inverse: `forum_id`
tag_most_used_ids	Most used tags	`one2many` → forum.tag	computed
tag_unused_ids	Unused tags	`one2many` → forum.tag	computed
total_answers	# Answers	`integer`	computed
total_favorites	# Favorites	`integer`	computed
total_posts	# Posts	`integer`	computed
total_views	# Views	`integer`	computed
visibility	Visibility Forum linked to a Course, the visibility is the one applied on the course.	`selection`	related: `slide_channel_id.visibility` added by Forum on Courses (`website_slides_forum`)
welcome_message	Welcome Message	`html`
has_message	Has Message	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
image_1024	Image 1024	`image`	related: `image_1920` inherited from image.mixin
image_128	Image 128	`image`	related: `image_1920` inherited from image.mixin
image_256	Image 256	`image`	related: `image_1920` inherited from image.mixin
image_512	Image 512	`image`	related: `image_1920` inherited from image.mixin
is_seo_optimized	SEO optimized	`boolean`	computed, stored inherited from website.seo.metadata
message_attachment_count	Attachment Count	`integer`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_follower_ids	Followers	`one2many` → mail.followers	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
message_has_error	Message Delivery error If checked, some messages have a delivery error.	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_has_error_counter	Number of errors Number of messages with delivery error	`integer`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_has_sms_error	SMS Delivery error If checked, some messages have a delivery error.	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_ids	Messages	`one2many` → mail.message	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
message_is_follower	Is Follower	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_needaction	Action Needed If checked, new messages require your attention.	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_needaction_counter	Number of Actions Number of messages requiring action	`integer`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_partner_ids	Followers (Partners)	`many2many` → res.partner	computed inherited from mail.thread
rating_ids	Ratings	`one2many` → rating.rating	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
seo_name	Seo name	`char`	translatable inherited from website.seo.metadata
website_id	Website Restrict to a specific website.	`many2one` → website	inherited from website.multi.mixin
website_message_ids	Website Messages Website communication history	`one2many` → mail.message	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
website_meta_description	Website meta description	`text`	translatable inherited from website.seo.metadata
website_meta_keywords	Website meta keywords	`char`	translatable inherited from website.seo.metadata
website_meta_og_img	Website opengraph image	`char`	inherited from website.seo.metadata
website_meta_title	Website meta title	`char`	translatable inherited from website.seo.metadata
create_date	Created on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
create_uid	Created by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic
display_name	Display Name	`char`	read-onlycomputedautomatic
id	ID	`integer`	read-onlyautomatic
write_date	Last Updated on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
write_uid	Last Updated by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic

Relations

Models linked from this model

forum.post: last_post_id, post_ids
forum.tag: tag_ids, tag_most_used_ids, tag_unused_ids
res.groups: authorized_group_id
slide.channel: slide_channel_id, slide_channel_ids

Fields of other models pointing here

forum.post: forum_id
forum.post.vote: forum_id
forum.tag: forum_id
slide.channel: forum_id

Reading this model through the API

Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call reading the first five records with real fields of the model. Replace the instance, database and API key with your own.

curl

curl -X POST "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2/forum.forum/search_read" \
  -H "Authorization: bearer $ODOO_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Odoo-Database: your-db" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":[],"fields":["name","default_order","mode","authorized_group_id","slide_channel_id"],"limit":5}'

Python (requests)

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2"
headers = {"Authorization": f"bearer {API_KEY}", "X-Odoo-Database": "your-db"}

res = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/forum.forum/search_read",
    headers=headers,
    json={"domain": [], "fields": ["name","default_order","mode","authorized_group_id","slide_channel_id"], "limit": 5},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

External API access requires Odoo's Custom plan.
XML-RPC and JSON-RPC will be removed in Odoo 22 (fall 2028): use JSON-2.
The access rights and record rules of the key's user apply.

Cite this tool

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<a href="https://aidoo.ai/en/outils/explorateur-modeles-odoo/forum-forum">forum.forum (Odoo 19.0)</a>

Sources

Data verified on September 23, 2026 · Odoo 19.0 Community

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