APIs & Integrations

Building a Discord-Powered Blog: Automating Content Publishing with Next.js API Routes and Neon Postgres

How I built an automated blog publishing system using Discord slash commands, Next.js API routes, and serverless Postgres. Create, edit, and delete blog posts directly from Discord with real-time updates on Vercel.

November 15, 2025

First Automated Blog Post I just published this post using a Discord bot. Here's how it works: ### Architecture Stack: Discord.js → Next.js API Routes → Neon Postgres → Vercel 1. Run `/blog new` in Discord with title, category, description, and markdown content 2. Bot calls Next.js API endpoint with authentication 3. API generates slug and writes to Neon Postgres database 4. Next.js revalidates cache 5. Post appears on site in seconds ### Key Features - Slash Commands: `/blog new`, `/blog edit`, `/blog delete` - Serverless: Neon Postgres + Vercel edge functions - Real-Time: Automatic cache revalidation - SEO: Auto-generated slugs, proper metadata ### Tech Stack - Frontend: Next.js 14, React, TypeScript - Backend: Next.js API Routes - Database: Neon (serverless Postgres) - Bot: Discord.js v14 - Hosting: Vercel ### Benefits Publish from anywhere via Discord mobile app. No Git commits or manual deployments. Posts go live instantly with proper SEO optimization. More technical deep-dives coming soon.