How To Make A Reddit Bot?

Reddit is an American social network that can be a great source of traffic from the United States.

14:08 30 June 2021

Reddit may serve well for your marketing campaign as one of the most active online communities in the world – it will help promote your brand or attract more clients. A Reddit bot is what you need to get the most out of the service.

 

What Is A Reddit Bot?

 

Simply put, it is a program to track other people’s posts, comments, and actions and automatically reply to them or even attach thematic links.

 

Unlike many similar sites, this platform is bot-friendly. Reddit not only doesn’t interfere with the work of bots, but also offers an app programming interface (API), which you can use to create your own bots. Bear in mind that Reddit provides its specific rules, breaking which you risk getting banned. Moreover, each Subreddit has its own rules, and for your bot to function as expected, it should comply with them.

 

The Main Functions Of Reddit Bots

 

Bots may perform a lot of functions, be simple or complex – it directly depends on your goals and developer skills. So what can they do?

 

First of all, bots can upvote or downvote certain posts and comments. Such a function will be useful to raise your brand recognition – the more the bot upvotes posts where your brand is mentioned, the more people will know about it.

 

Secondly, there are many bots that create posts and comments – for example, about your company, product, or your competitors.

 

Other useful features include subscribing to communities, checking account activity, following and unfollowing, etc.

 

What Is Needed For A Reddit Bot?

 

You’ll need a few things before you create your Reddit bot:

 

Reddit account

 

Obviously, in order to create a bot on the site, you first need to get an account there. It will provide you with the necessary API. Moreover, try to learn more about the features of Reddit so that your bot can perform as many useful functions as possible.

 

Basic Python skills

 

Python is a scripting programming language. Even a person, who doesn’t have special skills and a solid technical background, can understand the basics of it. All you need is a little time and a couple of helpful tutorials which are easy to find on the Web.

 

How To Create A Reddit Bot?

 

1. Examine the Reddit API documentation.

 

You should understand and comply with the Reddit API access rules, especially if you intend to use the Reddit API commercially. Otherwise, you may simply be banned.

 

2. Build an app on Reddit.

 

Type your bot’s name, choose the "script" option, giving a short description, put any link in the "Redirect URL" field and click the "Create Application" button. After that you’ll receive a "personal use script" and a "secret" that are needed to write the script.

 

3. Make sure to set everything up.

 

Install Python and then download the Python Reddit API Wrapper to log into the Reddit API and deal with the backend of the site.

 

4. Write a script for a bot

 

First, import the module praw.

 

After that, create an authorized Reddit instance with valid parameters (the above-mentioned "personal use script" and "secret").

 

Next, you need to decide what functions the bot will carry out based on your goals and needs.

 

You can look for some sample scripts on GitHub to make it easier for you to write your own. There are many useful examples that can be used as a guide to follow and a source of inspiration to create a perfect Reddit bot.

 

You can also seek help from a team of experts. Experienced developers will help you create a bot to achieve all your goals, whether it is promoting your business, attracting new customers, or increasing income. Professional help is a way to save time and effort while getting maximum results.

 

Conclusion

 

Reddit is a convenient platform for using bots that performs a wide variety of tasks helping your business expand and develop. You can either turn to professionals for help in creating a Reddit bot or try to do it yourself. Be attentive and creative when developing your bot, follow all the rules and recommendations, otherwise you risk getting banned.