Community
Reddit capabilities
Reddit is where the conversation is honest. The agent can read subreddits, search across communities, check posting rules before you post, reply to threads, and keep track of your own posts.
21 capabilities
Good for
- Finding relevant threads
- Checking rules before posting
- Replying in a thread
- Watching how a post performs
What it cannot do
- Posts and comments go out under your account, and each subreddit's own rules still apply.
- Editing works only on your own comments and text posts; link posts cannot be edited.
- Only publicly accessible subreddits can be read.
What we'll ask for
- Read posts, comments, and subreddit information
- Post and comment as you
- Edit and delete your own content
Try asking
- "Find the top threads about email marketing this week"
- "Draft a helpful reply to the top post in r/smallbusiness"
- "Check the rules of r/SaaS before posting our launch"
All Reddit capabilities
These act through your connected Reddit account.
Read
- List postsREDDIT_GET
Lists posts sorted by hot, new, top, or rising.
- List controversial postsREDDIT_GET_CONTROVERSIAL_POSTS
Lists the most divisive posts with a time filter.
- Get my preferencesREDDIT_GET_ME_PREFS
Reads your account preference settings.
- Get random postREDDIT_GET_RANDOM
Reads a random public post from any subreddit.
- Get user profileREDDIT_GET_REDDIT_USER_ABOUT
Reads a user's karma and account details.
- List available permissionsREDDIT_GET_SCOPES
Lists the permissions the connected app can request.
- Get subreddit rulesREDDIT_GET_SUBREDDIT_RULES
Reads a subreddit's posting rules before you post.
- Get user flairREDDIT_GET_USER_FLAIR
Lists the user flair options in a subreddit.
- Check usernameREDDIT_GET_USERNAME_AVAILABLE
Checks whether a username is still available.
- List post flairsREDDIT_LIST_SUBREDDIT_POST_FLAIRS
Lists the post flair options a subreddit offers.
- Read post commentsREDDIT_RETRIEVE_POST_COMMENTS
Reads every comment on a post.
- Read postsREDDIT_RETRIEVE_REDDIT_POST
Reads posts from a public subreddit.
- Read one commentREDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT
Reads a single comment or post by its full name.
Send
- Post commentREDDIT_POST_REDDIT_COMMENT
Replies to a post or to another comment.
Create
- Create postREDDIT_CREATE_REDDIT_POST
Posts text or a link to a subreddit, optionally with flair.
Update
- Edit comment or postREDDIT_EDIT_REDDIT_COMMENT_OR_POST
Edits the text of your own comment or text post.
Delete
- Delete commentREDDIT_DELETE_REDDIT_COMMENT
Deletes one of your own comments.
- Delete postREDDIT_DELETE_REDDIT_POST
Permanently deletes one of your own posts.
Search
- Search subredditsREDDIT_GET_SUBREDDITS_SEARCH
Finds communities by title and description.
- Search postsREDDIT_SEARCH_ACROSS_SUBREDDITS
Searches Reddit posts with a query.
Manage
- Toggle reply notificationsREDDIT_TOGGLE_INBOX_REPLIES
Turns inbox replies on or off for a post or comment.
Common questions
- Can OptInsta reddit handle everything I need?
- Reddit: Posts and comments go out under your account, and each subreddit's own rules still apply.
- Can OptInsta reddit handle everything I need?
- Reddit: Editing works only on your own comments and text posts; link posts cannot be edited.
- Can OptInsta reddit handle everything I need?
- Reddit: Only publicly accessible subreddits can be read.
Last updated: 2026-09-24