Reddit Keyword Alerts [TEMPLATE]

Get notifications when specific keywords appear in Reddit posts.

This template will help you:

1. Search Reddit for specific keywords within a defined time range.
2. Send notifications to your preferred platform (Discord, Slack, email, etc.)

Reddit does not have an API that allows users to scrape data, so we are doing this with the Google Search API, Serp.

This val tracks mentions of "Val Town" and related terms on Reddit, filtering results from the last 7 days and sending alerts to a Discord webhook.

To start using this template, fork this val by clicking the fork button at the top-right corner of the page.

The CODE box shows you the the full source code of this val, you may need to scroll down to see it.

This template requires a SerpApi key to search Reddit posts via Google search results.

1. Get a SerpApi key:

   • Sign up at SerpApi to create an account.
   • Generate an API key from your account dashboard.

2. Add the SerpApi key to your environment variables:

   • Go to your Val Town environment variables.
   • Add a new key:
     • Key: SERP_API_KEY
     • Value: Your SERP API key.

Without this key, the val will not function correctly.

In the CODE box below, update the terms or phrases you want to track: const KEYWORDS = "\"node\" OR \"node.js\"";

This template uses a Discord webhook for notifications. You can update this to your preferred platform:

Create a Discord webhook following this guide. Save your webhook URL in your Val Town environment variables (you can find this on the left sidebar):

• Key: mentionsDiscord
• Value: Your Discord webhook URL. Notifications will be sent using this function:

  await discordWebhook({
      url: Deno.env.get("mentionsDiscord"),
      content,
    });

To switch to another platform (e.g., Slack, email, or custom webhooks), replace the discordWebhook call with the appropriate integration ((e.g., @std/email, Slack, or anywhere else)

• SerpApi: Free SerpApi accounts have monthly call limits.