Connect Reddit to OpenClaw on Operator.io
Reddit is a social news platform with thriving user-driven communities (subreddits). It's the go-to place for discussion, content sharing, and viral marketing.
Automate Reddit with AI
Operator runs your personal agent on OpenClaw, the open source agent framework, and points it straight at Reddit. You message the agent on Telegram or Discord, tell it what you need in plain language, and it operates Reddit on its own, running actions like create a reddit post, delete reddit comment, delete a reddit post.
Your agent reaches Reddit directly or through connectors like Composio MCP and Pipedream MCP, which handle the sign in and token refresh for you, so there is nothing to wire up and no API keys to paste.
What your agent can do with Reddit
Your agent can call any of these Reddit actions by name as part of a larger task. Ask for the outcome you want and it picks the right ones.
Create a Reddit post
Creates a new text or link post on a specified, existing Reddit subreddit, optionally applying a flair. Immediately publishes publicly visible content — confirm subreddit, title, and body with the user before executing. Posts may be sile...
Delete Reddit comment
Deletes a Reddit comment, identified by its fullname ID, if it was authored by the authenticated user. Deletion is permanent and irreversible.
Delete a Reddit post
Permanently and irreversibly deletes a Reddit post by its ID. Confirm with the user before calling. Only works on posts authored by the authenticated account; attempting to delete another user's post will fail.
Edit comment or post
Edits the body text of the authenticated user's own existing comment or self-post on Reddit; cannot edit link posts or titles.
Get Reddit listing by sort
Tool to retrieve a listing of Reddit posts sorted by the specified criteria (hot, new, top, etc.). Use when you need to get posts from the Reddit front page or all of Reddit with a specific sort order. Supports pagination and time filter...
Get controversial posts from all subreddits
Tool to retrieve controversial posts from all subreddits with time filters. Use when you need to find the most controversial posts across Reddit from a specific time period (hour, day, week, month, year, or all-time). Returns a paginated...
Get user preferences
Tool to retrieve preference settings of the logged in user. Use when you need to check user preferences or settings.
Get random Reddit post
Tool to retrieve a random public Reddit post from any subreddit. Use when you want to discover serendipitous content or need a random post for testing or entertainment purposes.
Get user information
Retrieves information about a specified Reddit user account, including karma scores and gold status. Use when you need to get profile information for any public Reddit user.
Get top posts from subreddit
Tool to retrieve top-rated posts from a subreddit with time filters. Use when you need to find the most popular posts from a specific time period (hour, day, week, month, year, or all-time). Returns a paginated listing of posts ranked by...
Get OAuth scopes
Tool to retrieve all available OAuth scopes supported by the Reddit API. Use when you need to understand what permissions are available or check scope definitions.
Get subreddit rules
Fetch the explicit posting rules for a subreddit to ensure compliance before posting or commenting. Use when you need to verify content meets community guidelines or explain subreddit requirements to users.
Search subreddits
Tool to search subreddits by title and description. Use when you need to find subreddits matching a specific topic or keyword. Returns a paginated listing of subreddits with their details including subscribers, descriptions, and other me...
Get user flair
Fetches the list of user flair assignments for a given subreddit. Returns paginated results with user flair details. Returned flair_id values are scoped to the specific subreddit and must not be reused across different subreddits.
Check username availability
Tool to check whether a username is available for registration on Reddit. Use when you need to verify if a username can be used to create a new account.
List subreddit post flairs
List available link/post flairs for a subreddit (including flair_template_id) so posts can satisfy flair-required validation. Use when you need to discover valid flair IDs before creating a post in a subreddit that requires flair. Note:...
Post a comment
Posts a comment on Reddit, replying to an existing submission (post) or another comment. Fails if the target thread is locked, archived, or restricted — verify thread state beforehand. Rapid successive calls trigger Reddit RATELIMIT erro...
Retrieve Comments for a Post
Retrieves all comments for a Reddit post given its base-36 article ID. Response is a two-element listings array: post metadata in `listings[0]`; comments in `listings[1].data.children` with text at each `[].data.body` and nested replies...
Retrieve posts from subreddit
Retrieves posts from a specified, publicly accessible subreddit. Responses nest post data under `data.children[].data`; inspect the structure before parsing. Pagination uses a `data.after` cursor; deduplicate across pages by post `id`. N...
Retrieve specific comment or post
Retrieves detailed information for a single Reddit comment or post using its fullname. Returns only the specified item, not surrounding thread context; use REDDIT_RETRIEVE_POST_COMMENTS for full discussion retrieval. Deleted, removed, or...
Search across subreddits
Searches Reddit for posts/comments using a query. Results nested under `data.children[i].data` (kind `t3` for posts); a `posts` array may also appear — inspect actual response path. No native time-range filter; compare `created_utc` (Uni...
Enable or disable inbox replies
Enable or disable inbox replies for a submission or comment. Use when you want to control whether you receive inbox notifications for replies to your own posts or comments.
How to connect Reddit
You authorize Reddit once from your dashboard. Operator holds the connection and refreshes the access tokens on its own, so your agent keeps working with Reddit without you signing in again. The same setup unlocks every other app your agent can reach, so you only do it once.
When you are ready, the get started guide walks through standing up your OpenClaw agent.
Common questions about Reddit
- How do I connect Reddit to Operator?
- Connecting Reddit is a one time sign in from your Operator dashboard. Operator keeps the connection live and rotates the token on its own, so the agent stays connected to Reddit and you never reauthorize by hand.
- Can my agent publish and schedule content in Reddit?
- Yes. It can draft posts, schedule them, and read back how they did once they are live. A common loop is draft, review, schedule, and publish, where you approve the copy and the agent handles the timing and the posting in Reddit.
- Do I need to write code or manage Reddit API keys?
- No. Operator manages the Reddit connection and token refresh, so there are no API keys to paste and nothing to deploy.
- Can my agent use Reddit together with my other apps?
- Yes. The same agent reaches every app you connect, so it can move between Reddit and tools like Sendgrid, Active campaign, Benchmark email in one job, reading from one and acting in another without you wiring anything between them.
Connect Reddit to another app
Your agent can run Reddit together with any of these. Each page shows what it does across both apps in one job.
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Apps your agent runs alongside Reddit, or browse all integrations.
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