/reddit-bot-tools

Tools for targeted Reddit autoposting and vote targeting.

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Reddit Bot Tools

This is a pair of tools used for autoposting and vote targeting on Reddit. You will find:

  1. raid.js -- used to target a post (not a comment) with up/down votes via your accounts specified in accounts.txt.
  2. autopost.js -- creates a post with credentials specified in config.js, waits until it meets a certain score threshold, and retracts its own upvote.
Prerequisite Packages

Please install prerequisites with npm install before attempting to run any of these programs. In your preferred text editor, you will also need to edit config.js. In order to set this program up:

  1. You will need to create a script application at https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps. When it is complete, click edit.
  2. Copy the string under "personal use script" and copy the string next to "secret". Make note of these tokens.
  3. Go to the Reddit OAuth Helper and enter your Client ID and Client Secret (the above tokens).
  4. Make sure to check the "Permanent?" box, as well as the box to the left of "Scope name". Scroll to the bottom and press "Generate tokens".
  5. Reddit will open a request for permission page, make sure the following permissions are available: Submit links, submit and change my votes. Press allow.
  6. The OAuth Helper will open again, and will show you both your refresh token and access token. Copy these both, make note of your refresh token.
  7. In config.js, set the following (inside the empty quotes):
    • config.credentials.userAgent to whatever you'd like.
    • config.credentials.clientId to your Client ID that you noted earlier.
    • config.credentials.clientSecret to your Client Secret that you noted earlier.
    • config.credentials.refreshToken to your refresh token you obtained from the OAuth helper.
    • config.post.subreddit to the subreddit you're posting in.
    • config.post.title to the title of your post.
    • config.post.url to the link your post redirects to.
    • config.post.threshold to the maximum score before the bot retracts its upvote automatically to end the process.
  8. Add your accounts to accounts.txt (create it if it doesn't exist). Each account should be on a new line.
    • Formatted as such: Username(space)Password.

Usage

  • node raid.js [-h] -u URL [-v VOTE]
  • Output:
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URL, --url URL     Permalink to non-NSFW Reddit post, in quotes. Required.
  -v VOTE, --vote VOTE  Decide how the bots vote. 0 is down, 1 is up. Default 1.
  • node autopost.js