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Reddit

Community discussions — posts, comments, messages, and subreddit listings via OAuth.

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This documentation is compiled from our integration source code, internal specs for Reddit, its official API documentation and anonymized requests logs we collect from our support team[2].

Open Reddit on WEXTL →

Connecting Reddit takes an active account plus OAuth client credentials, granted by signing in with your account — no other setup is required.[3]

You’ll be redirected to sign in and approve access — your password is never shared with WEXTL.

  • Client IdtextRequired

    Reddit app preferences → created app → underlined client id.

    [1]
  • Client SecretpasswordRequired

    Client secret for web app type.

    [1]
  • User AgenttextRequired

    Unique User-Agent per API rules, e.g. web:wextl/1.0 (by /u/you).

    [1]
Integration requests 10 permissions:
identityreadsubmitsaveeditvotesubscribeprivatemessageshistorymysubreddits
  1. Log in to your WEXTL account, add the Reddit node module to your workflow, and click Create new credential.
  2. Optional: In the Credential name field, enter a name for the credential.
  3. Enter the authentication credentials you copied from your Reddit account, or follow the on-screen instructions to create the credential.
  4. If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
  5. If you want to make changes to your credential in the future, follow the steps in Manage credentials →

Notes

Credentials are org-scoped; share them with teammates from the Credentials picker on any of its nodes.For detailed information on connecting an application, see Connect an application →

Look for Reddit templates in the WEXTL template library.

Browse templates →
  1. WEXTL® Reddit Source Code connector implementation.
  2. Our users use cases and automations.
  3. Official API Documentation for Reddit.
  4. WEXTL® visual workflow builder data.

Last updated: Aug 28, 2026 21:56