Get a list of post from the currently opened Reddit subreddit, home or search pages
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How does this automation work?
Bardeen's automation playbook for Reddit allows professionals in data sourcing and research to efficiently extract lists of posts from any open Reddit page, including subreddit, home, or search pages, without the need for manual data entry or coding knowledge. This workflow is particularly valuable for market research, content curation, and social media monitoring, providing a quick way to gather insights or content from one of the world's largest community platforms.
Here's how this workflow operates to gather information from Reddit:
- Step 1: Scrape Reddit content - Utilize the Scraper to automatically extract a list of posts from the currently active Reddit tab you have open. Specify the maximum number of items you wish to extract for a streamlined data collection process.
How to run the playbook
Gathering insights from Reddit can be time-consuming, especially when you’re browsing multiple subreddits or digging through search results. This Playbook simplifies the process by extracting a list of posts directly from Reddit’s subreddit, home, or search pages. Whether you’re tracking trends in specific communities or collecting data for research, this automation ensures you don’t miss out on key discussions or content.
For example, you can use it to monitor posts in your niche subreddit or gather search results on a particular topic, all while saving the extracted information efficiently.
This Playbook streamlines your data collection, allowing you to focus on analyzing the content rather than manually collecting it.
Let’s set it up!
Step 1: Pin the playbook
You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time.
Click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to get this automation saved to your Playbooks, if you already have the Bardeen extension installed.
To use the Playbook, navigate to a Reddit subreddit, home or search page.
Activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on PC on your keyboard) and click to “run the playbook”. The playbook will ask you to specify the number of results you want to extract.
Step 2: Run the playbook to get a list of post from the currently opened Reddit subreddit, home or search pages
To get results and information like title, post URL, content, media URL, author, author profile URL and more from the Reddit page, run the playbook.
The playbook will then show you the result on the screen.
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