Reddit Subreddit Posts Export

Step By Step Guide

The Reddit Subreddit Posts Export automation allows you to extract and export posts from a specific subreddit or multiple subreddits. This is a valuable tool for marketers, growth hackers, researchers, and businesses looking to analyze trends, monitor discussions, or gather insights from Reddit communities. Follow this guide to configure the automation, export results to Google Sheets or CSV, and run it on the cloud or desktop.

Step 1: Log in to the TexAu App and Locate the Automation

Log in to your TexAu account at v2-prod.texau.com. Navigate to the Automation Store and enter Reddit Subreddit Posts Export in the search bar to locate this tool. This automation helps you extract posts from one or more subreddits based on your input.
Screenshot Suggestion: Show the Automation Store interface with "Reddit Subreddit Posts Export" entered in the search bar.\

Step 2: Select Your Input Source

TexAu enables you to extract posts from any subreddit efficiently. This automation is ideal for marketers, researchers, and anyone looking to gather subreddit data for analysis or strategic insights.

Specify the subreddit and posts you want to analyze. TexAu provides the following input methods:

Single Input

Use this option to extract posts from a specific subreddit.

• Reddit Subreddit URL: Enter the URL of the subreddit you want to scrape posts from.
• Extract Limit (Optional): Specify the maximum number of posts to extract. Default is unlimited.
• Sort (Optional): Choose the sorting order for posts (Relevance, Hot, Top, or New).

Google Sheets

This option is perfect for extracting posts from multiple subreddits listed in a Google Sheet.

1. Connect your Google account
   • Click Select Google Account to choose your connected account, or click Add New Google Sheet Account to link a new one.
2. Select your spreadsheet
   • Click Open Google Drive to locate the Google Sheet containing subreddit URLs.
   • Choose the spreadsheet and the specific sheet where your data is stored.
3. Adjust processing options
   • Number of Rows to Process (Optional): Define how many rows of the sheet should be processed.
   • Number of Rows to Skip (Optional): Specify rows to skip if necessary.
4. Provide input details
   • Reddit Subreddit URL: Ensure the correct column contains the subreddit URLs.
   • Extract Limit (Optional): Specify the extraction limit for each subreddit.
   • Sort (Optional): Choose the sorting order for posts.
5. Enable Loop Mode (Optional)
   • Turn on Loop Mode to reprocess the Google Sheet from the start once all rows are completed.

Process a CSV File

This option allows you to extract posts from subreddits listed in a static CSV file.

• Upload the file
  • Click Upload CSV File and select the file containing subreddit URLs.
  • TexAu will display the file name and preview its content for verification.
• Adjust processing settings
  • Number of Rows to Process (Optional): Define how many rows you want to scrape from the file.
  • Number of Rows to Skip (Optional): Specify rows to skip, if needed.
• Provide input details
  • Reddit Subreddit URL: Ensure the correct column contains the subreddit URLs.
  • Extract Limit (Optional): Specify the extraction limit for each subreddit.
  • Sort (Optional): Choose the sorting order for posts.

Tip: Use Google Sheets for dynamic or frequently updated lists and CSV files for static data that doesn’t change often.

Step 3: Execute Automations on TexAu Desktop or Cloud

• Open the automation setup and select Desktop Mode.
• Click Choose a Desktop to Run this Automation.
• From the platform, select your connected desktop (status will show as "Connected") or choose a different desktop mode or account.
• Click “Use This” after selecting the desktop to run the automation on your local system.
• Alternatively, if you wish to run the automation on the cloud, click Run directly without selecting a desktop

Step 4: Schedule the Automation (Optional)

To monitor subreddit activity over time, set a schedule to run the automation periodically. Click Schedule and configure a start time or recurrence frequency:

• None
• At Regular Intervals (e.g., every 12 hours)
• Once
• Every Day
• On Specific Days of the Week (e.g., every Monday and Wednesday)
• On Specific Days of the Month (e.g., the 1st and 15th)
• On Specific Dates (e.g., January 10)
  Tip: Scheduling helps you track ongoing discussions and stay updated on new subreddit posts automatically.

Step 5: Set an Iteration Delay (Optional)

Avoid detection and simulate human-like activity by setting an iteration delay. Choose minimum and maximum time intervals to add randomness between actions. This makes your activity look natural and reduces the chance of being flagged.

• Minimum Delay: Enter the shortest interval (e.g., 10 seconds).
• Maximum Delay: Enter the longest interval (e.g., 20 seconds).

Tip: Random delays keep your automation safe and reliable.

Screenshot Suggestion: Include a screenshot of the Iteration Delay settings, showing fields for Minimum Delay, Maximum Delay, and time units.

Step 6: Choose Your Output Mode (Optional)

Choose how to save and manage the extracted alumni data. TexAu provides the following options:

• Append (Default): Adds new results to the end of existing data, merging them into a single CSV file.

• Split: Saves new results as separate CSV files for each automation run.

• Overwrite: Replaces previous data with the latest results.

• Duplicate Management: Enable Deduplicate (Default) to remove duplicate rows.

  Tip: Google Sheets export makes it easy to collaborate with your team in real time, particularly useful for alumni network management and analysis.

  Screenshot Suggestion: Show the Output Mode settings with options for Google Sheets, CSV, Append, Split, and Deduplicate.

Step 7: Access the Data from the Data Store

After the automation completes, navigate to the Data Store section in TexAu to view your results. Locate the Reddit Subreddit Posts Export entry and click See Data to analyze or download the extracted posts.

The Reddit Subreddit Posts Export automation simplifies extracting and analyzing subreddit posts for research, marketing, and competitive insights. With features like input customization, scheduling, and seamless export to Google Sheets or CSV, this tool is essential for professionals looking to harness the power of Reddit effectively.