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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.

  1. Select this integration
  2. Configure the New Requests (Payload Only) trigger
    1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
  3. 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
  4. Deploy the workflow
  5. Send a test event to validate your setup
  6. 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

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

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.
LabelPropTypeDescription
N/AhttpInterface$.interface.httpThis 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 / WebhookhttpappThis 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

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

Reddit Overview

  1. You could build a tool that monitors specific subreddits and notifies you
    when new posts match certain criteria.
  2. You could build a tool that analyzes the posts and comments in a given
    subreddit to generate statistics or visualizations about the topic.
  3. You could build a bot that automatically posts or comments in response to
    certain keywords or phrases.
  4. You could build a tool that helps manage your Reddit account by automating
    tasks like posting, messaging, or voting.
  5. You could build a tool that extracts data from Reddit posts and comments for
    use in other applications.

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.

LabelPropTypeDescription
RedditredditappThis component uses the Reddit app.
SubredditsubredditstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
PostsubredditPoststringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Number of ParentsnumberOfParentsinteger

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.

Depthdepthinteger

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?includeSubredditDetailsboolean

If set to true, subreddit details will be expanded/included.

SortsortstringSelect 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:

accountidentityeditflairhistoryreadreportsavestructuredstylessubmitsubscribevoteflairmodflairmodconfigmodflairmodlogmodpostsmodwikimysubredditswikieditwikiread

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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