List Comments in a Post with Reddit API on New Requests (Payload Only) from HTTP / Webhook API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a HTTP / Webhook trigger and Reddit action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Requests (Payload Only) trigger
1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
Configure the List Comments in a Post action
1. Connect your Reddit account
2. Select a Subreddit
3. Select a Post
4. Optional- Configure Number of Parents
5. Optional- Configure Depth
6. Optional- Configure Include subreddit details?
7. Optional- Select a Sort
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Requests (Payload Only) on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request

Version:0.1.1

Key:http-new-requests-payload-only

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HTTP / Webhook Overview#

Build, test, and send HTTP requests without code using your Pipedream workflows. The HTTP / Webhook action is a tool to build HTTP requests with a Postman-like graphical interface.

Point and click HTTP requests

Define the target URL, HTTP verb, headers, query parameters, and payload body without writing custom code.

$A screenshot of Pipedream's HTTP Request Configuration interface with a GET request type selected. The request URL is set to 'https://api.openai.com/v1/models'. The 'Auth' tab is highlighted, indicating that authentication is required for this request. In the headers section, there are two headers configured: 'User-Agent' is set to 'pipedream/1', and 'Authorization' is set to 'Bearer {{openai_api_key}}', showing how the OpenAI account's API key is dynamically inserted into the headers to handle authentication automatically.$

Here's an example workflow that uses the HTTP / Webhook action to send an authenticated API request to OpenAI.

Focus on integrating, not authenticating

This action can also use your connected accounts with third-party APIs. Selecting an integrated app will automatically update the request’s headers to authenticate with the app properly, and even inject your token dynamically.

Pipedream integrates with thousands of APIs, but if you can’t find a Pipedream integration simply use Environment Variables in your request headers to authenticate with.

Compatible with no code actions or Node.js and Python

The HTTP/Webhook action exports HTTP response data for use in subsequent workflow steps, enabling easy data transformation, further API calls, database storage, and more.

Response data is available for both coded (Node.js, Python) and no-code steps within your workflow.

Trigger Code#

import http from "../../http.app.mjs";

// Core HTTP component
// Returns a 200 OK response, emits the HTTP payload as an event
export default {
  key: "http-new-requests-payload-only",
  name: "New Requests (Payload Only)",
  // eslint-disable-next-line
  description: "Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    // eslint-disable-next-line
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    http,
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { body } = event;
    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: 200,
      body,
    });
    // Emit the HTTP payload
    this.$emit({
      body,
    });
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.

Trigger Authentication#

The HTTP / Webhook API does not require authentication.

About HTTP / Webhook#

Get a unique URL where you can send HTTP or webhook requests

Action#

List Comments in a Post on Reddit

Description:List comments for a specific post. [See the docs here](https://www.reddit.com/dev/api/#GET_comments_{article})

Version:0.1.0

Key:reddit-list-comments-in-a-post

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Reddit Overview#

The Reddit API unlocks the potential to automate interactions with one of the largest online communities. With Pipedream, you can tap into the Reddit ecosystem to monitor trends, engage with audiences, or curate content. Whether it's tracking mentions of your brand, auto-posting to subreddits, or gathering data for analysis, the API offers a breadth of functionalities — from getting posts and comments to creating new threads and managing account settings.

Action Code#

import reddit from "../../reddit.app.mjs";
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  type: "action",
  key: "reddit-list-comments-in-a-post",
  version: "0.1.0",
  name: "List Comments in a Post",
  description: "List comments for a specific post. [See the docs here](https://www.reddit.com/dev/api/#GET_comments_{article})",
  props: {
    reddit,
    subreddit: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "subreddit",
      ],
      description: "Search for a subreddit, or enter a subreddit display name as a custom expression (for example, `happycowgifs`).",
    },
    subredditPost: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "subredditPost",
        ({ subreddit }) => ({
          subreddit,
        }),
      ],
    },
    numberOfParents: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "numberOfParents",
      ],
    },
    depth: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "depth",
      ],
      description: "If set to `1`, include only new comments that are direct children to the subreddit pointed at by **Post**. Furthermore, `depth` determines the maximum depth of children, within the related subreddit comment tree, of new comments to be included.",
    },
    includeSubredditDetails: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "includeSubredditDetails",
      ],
    },
    sort: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Sort",
      description: "The order of the comments",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "confidence",
        "top",
        "new",
        "controversial",
        "old",
        "random",
        "qa",
        "live",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      subreddit,
      subredditPost,
      numberOfParents,
      depth,
      includeSubredditDetails,
      sort,
    } = this;

    const res = await axios($, this.reddit._getAxiosParams({
      method: "GET",
      path: `/r/${subreddit?.value || subreddit}/comments/article`,
      params: {
        article: subredditPost?.value || subredditPost,
        context: numberOfParents,
        depth: depth,
        sr_detail: includeSubredditDetails,
        threaded: true,
        sort: sort,
      },
    }));

    $.export("$summary", `Comments for "${subredditPost?.label || subredditPost}" in "${subreddit?.label || subreddit}" subreddit successfully fetched`);
    return res;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Reddit	`reddit`	`app`	This component uses the Reddit app.
Subreddit	`subreddit`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Post	`subredditPost`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Number of Parents	`numberOfParents`	`integer`	When set to `0`, it will only contain the new comment. Otherwise, it will also contain the parents of the comment up to the number indicated in this property.
Depth	`depth`	`integer`	If set to `1`, include only new comments that are direct children to the subreddit pointed at by Post. Furthermore, `depth` determines the maximum depth of children, within the related subreddit comment tree, of new comments to be included.
Include subreddit details?	`includeSubredditDetails`	`boolean`	If set to `true`, subreddit details will be expanded/included.
Sort	`sort`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`confidencetopnewcontroversialoldrandomqalive`

Action Authentication#

Reddit uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Reddit account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Reddit and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Reddit API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

accountidentityedithistoryreadsubmitmysubredditssubscribe

About Reddit#

Reddit is a network of communities based on people's interests. Find communities you're interested in, and become part of an online community!

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