Monitor Reddit for Keyword Mentions and Notify on Slack
Automatically monitors Reddit for new posts mentioning a specific keyword or phrase within the last week, collects the post titles and URLs, and sends them as a formatted message to a designated Slack channel.
Daniel Shteremberg
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This automation acts as a vigilant social media monitor, keeping you informed of relevant conversations on Reddit. Here's how it works:
- Navigates to Reddit: The automation begins by opening a browser and loading the Reddit homepage.
- Performs a Search: It searches for a keyword or phrase that you specify. To ensure accuracy, it's designed to handle exact phrase matches.
- Applies Filters: To keep the results relevant and timely, it filters the search results to show only posts made within the last week.
- Extracts Key Information: The automation intelligently identifies and extracts the title and direct URL of each matching post.
- Sends a Slack Notification: Finally, it compiles the collected information into a clean, easy-to-read message and posts it to your specified Slack channel, giving you a direct line to what's being said about your topic of interest.
The automation is also built to be resilient, with logic to handle and dismiss common pop-ups that might otherwise interrupt the workflow.
Usage Ideas
- Brand Monitoring: Keep track of what people are saying about your company or product in real-time.
- Competitor Analysis: Monitor mentions of your competitors to stay informed about their activities and customer sentiment.
- Lead Generation: Find potential customers who are asking for solutions that your product provides.
- Market Research: Track conversations around specific topics or feature requests to understand market needs.
- Content Ideation: Discover trending topics and questions in your niche to inspire new blog posts, videos, or social media content.
- Customer Support: Identify and respond to customer issues or questions posted on public forums.
Customization Ideas
This template is a great starting point for your own social listening or brand monitoring needs. You can easily work with the Agent Builder Assistant to customize it. For example, you can:
- Change the search term to monitor your brand, product, or any topic.
- Monitor a different website besides Reddit, such as other social media sites or industry forums.
- Adjust the search time frame from "Past week" to "Past 24 hours," "Past month," or any other duration.
- Change the notification service to send alerts via email or another messaging platform instead of Slack.
- Customize the notification message to change its format or include more details like the post's author or subreddit.
- Adjust the number of results you want to receive in each alert.
