Reddit User Posts Export

Step By Step Guide

The Reddit User Posts Export automation allows you to extract and export posts made by a specific Reddit user or multiple users. This tool is ideal for marketers, researchers, and businesses seeking to analyze user activity, gather insights, or monitor content shared by specific Reddit users. Follow this guide to configure the automation, export results to Google Sheets or CSV, and run it on the cloud or desktop.

Step 1: Log in to TexAu and Search a Specific Automation

Log in to your TexAu account at v2-prod.texau.com. Navigate to the Automation Store on TexAu. Use the search bar to find Reddit User Posts Export automation.

Step 2: Select Your Input Source

TexAu provides multiple methods to extract posts created by Reddit users. This automation is beneficial for marketers, researchers, and content creators who need to analyze user-generated content for trends or insights.

Single Input

Use this method to extract posts from a single Reddit user.

• Handle, Profile, or Search URL: Provide the URL of the Reddit user whose posts you wish to extract. For example: https://www.reddit.com/user/thisisbillgates/.
• Extract Limit (Optional): Specify the maximum number of posts to extract (default is unlimited).
• Sort By (Optional): Choose how to sort the posts – Hot, New, or Top.

Google Sheets

This method allows for extracting posts from multiple Reddit users listed in a Google Sheet.

1. Connect your Google account
   • Click Select Google Account to choose an already connected account or Add New Google Sheet Account to link a new one.
2. Select your spreadsheet
   • Click Open Google Drive to locate the Google Sheet containing Reddit user handles or profile URLs.
   • Choose the spreadsheet and specify the sheet where the data is stored.
3. Adjust processing options
   • Number of Rows to Process (Optional): Define how many rows should be processed.
   • Number of Rows to Skip (Optional): Specify rows to skip if necessary.
4. Provide input details
   • Handle, Profile, or Search URL: Ensure the correct column contains the Reddit user handles or profile URLs.
   • Extract Limit (Optional): Specify the extraction limit for each URL.
   • Sort By (Optional): Choose the sorting order for posts (Hot, New, Top).

• Optional Advanced Feature:
  • Loop Mode: Enable Loop Mode to re-process the Google Sheet from the beginning once all rows are completed. This is useful for tasks that require recurring updates.

Watch Row (Optional)

Watch Row feature ensures workflows run automatically when new data is detected in Google Sheets.

Configure Watch Row by defining an update interval and selecting an execution timeframe.

Watch Row Schedule

• None
• Scheduling Intervals (e.g., every 15 minutes, every hour)
• One-Time Execution
• Daily Execution
• Weekly Recurrence (e.g., every Monday and Sunday)
• Monthly Specific Dates (e.g., 12th and 29th)
• Custom Fixed Dates (e.g., July 17)

By default, Watch Row checks every 15 minutes and continues for five days unless modified.

With Watch Row, TexAu automates real-time workflow execution.

Process a CSV File

This option is ideal for extracting posts from Reddit users listed in a static CSV file.

• Upload the file
  • Click Upload CSV File and select the file containing Reddit user handles or profile URLs.
  • TexAu will display the file name and preview its content for verification.
• Adjust processing settings
  • Number of Rows to Process (Optional): Define how many rows you want to scrape from the file.
  • Number of Rows to Skip (Optional): Specify rows to skip, if needed.
• Provide input details
  • Handle, Profile, or Search URL: Ensure the correct column contains the Reddit user handles or profile URLs.
  • Extract Limit (Optional): Specify the extraction limit for each URL.
  • Sort By (Optional): Choose the sorting order for posts (Hot, New, Top).

Tip: Use Google Sheets for dynamic or frequently updated lists, and CSV files for static data that doesn’t change often.

Step 3: Execute Automations on TexAu Desktop or Cloud

• Open the automation setup and select Desktop Mode.
• Click Choose a Desktop to Run this Automation.
• From the platform, select your connected desktop (status will show as "Connected") or choose a different desktop mode or account.
• Click “Use This” after selecting the desktop to run the automation on your local system.
• Alternatively, if you wish to run the automation on the cloud, click Run directly without selecting a desktop.

Step 4: Schedule the Automation (Optional)

Set up a schedule to extract user posts periodically. Click Schedule and configure the start time and recurrence frequency:

• None
• At Regular Intervals (e.g., every 6 hours)
• Once
• Every Day
• On Specific Days of the Week (e.g., every Monday and Friday)
• On Specific Days of the Month (e.g., the 1st and 15th)
• On Specific Dates (e.g., January 10)
  Tip: Scheduling is particularly useful for monitoring active Reddit users over time.

Step 5: Set an Iteration Delay (Optional)

Avoid detection and simulate human-like activity by setting an iteration delay. Choose minimum and maximum time intervals to add randomness between actions. This makes your activity look natural and reduces the chance of being flagged.

• Minimum Delay: Enter the shortest interval (e.g., 10 seconds).
• Maximum Delay: Enter the longest interval (e.g., 20 seconds).

Tip: Random delays keep your automation safe and reliable.

Screenshot Suggestion: Include a screenshot of the Iteration Delay settings, showing fields for Minimum Delay, Maximum Delay, and time units.

Step 6: Choose Your Output Mode (Optional)

Choose how to save and manage the extracted alumni data. TexAu provides the following options:

• Append (Default): Adds new results to the end of existing data, merging them into a single CSV file.

• Split: Saves new results as separate CSV files for each automation run.

• Overwrite: Replaces previous data with the latest results.

• Duplicate Management: Enable Deduplicate (Default) to remove duplicate rows.

  Tip: Google Sheets export makes it easy to collaborate with your team in real time, particularly useful for alumni network management and analysis.

  Screenshot Suggestion: Show the Output Mode settings with options for Google Sheets, CSV, Append, Split, and Deduplicate.

Step 7: Access the Data from the Data Store

Once the automation completes, navigate to the Data Store section in TexAu to view or download the results. Locate the Reddit User Posts Export entry and click See Data to access the extracted posts.

The Reddit User Posts Export automation provides an efficient way to analyze user activity, gather insights, and monitor content shared by specific Reddit users. With features like input customization, scheduling, and seamless export to Google Sheets or CSV, this tool is invaluable for professionals seeking to leverage Reddit’s content for research, marketing, or growth strategies.