How To Set Up A Reddit Social Listener
October 29, 2024
This article will explain to you how to get notified each time a keyword or phrase is mentioned on Reddit.
Quick Setup Guide for your Reddit Social Listener
1) Sign Up for an Account
- Visit Redmonitor's pricing page to choose a plan that fits your needs
- Complete the registration process
2) Create Your First Monitor
- Log into your Redmonitor dashboard
- Click "Create Reddit Monitor" in the left sidebar
3) Define Your Keywords
- Enter the terms or phrases you want to track
- For example:
- Brand names (e.g., "Nike," "Apple")
- Topics (e.g., "dog toy", "dog training")
Your Social Listener Is Now Active
- Redmonitor will scan Reddit 24/7 for your keywords
- You will get an email notification as soon as your keywords are mentioned anywhere on Reddit
Testing Your Reddit Monitor
To ensure everything is working correctly:
- Visit Reddit's r/test subreddit
- Create a post containing your monitored keyword
- Make sure to remember to add your keyword somewhere in the title or post body
- You should receive an email notification a few seconds later (usually within 5–15 seconds)
- if not email arrives: check your spam folder and whitelist Redmonitor emails.
It's unusual for Redmonitor to miss mentions, but it can happen during times of high load. The Reddit API limits how many new posts and comments per minute we can monitor.
Should you have any issues, please do not hesitate to write to us at info@redmonitor.io.
What Happens Next?
Once your Reddit listener is active, Redmonitor will:
- Continuously scan Reddit for mentions of your keywords
- Send you instant email notifications when your brand is discussed
- Provide direct links to relevant conversations
- Allow you to engage quickly with your audience
Be advised that listening to very common or popular keywords, like "Apple", will trigger A LOT OF notifications. There is a notification cap per keyword per day, to avoid adding something very popular accidentally and getting tens of thousands of notifications daily. This cap is not expected to be hit by normal usage of Redmonitor and is more of a fail-safe.
Our Reddit social listener ensures you never miss important conversations about your niche on Reddit.
