Reddit Bots: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:21, 29 April 2022

Log in as the user who will be the owner of the app.
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Click Create Another App...
- Fill out the form.
- Select personal use script if this app will run locally. This can't be changed later and the authentication is different for each kind of app, so a web app's credentials can't be used in a script app context.
- Click Save App to generate a Client Id and Client Secret for the app.

The Client Id is displayed in the list of apps. The secret can be retrieved by clicking the Edit link by the app in the listings.

Bot through proxy instead of VPN. ^[1]

Things to look up: residential vs private proxies.

Don't know if this site is legit or not but there is info here: Best Reddit Proxies of 2022 - Best Proxy Reviews

Some suggestions to follow up on:

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+== OAuth2 ==
+=== Register an app on Reddit ===
+* Log in as the user who will be the owner of the app.
+* [https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps]
+* Click '''Create Another App...'''
+** Fill out the form.
+** Select '''personal use script''' if this app will run locally. This can't be changed later and the authentication is different for each kind of app, so a web app's credentials can't be used in a script app context.
+** Click '''Save App''' to generate a Client Id and Client Secret for the app.
+The Client Id is displayed in the list of apps. The secret can be retrieved by clicking the '''Edit''' link by the app in the listings.
 == Obscuring IP address ==