# Reddit

Search Reddit posts with a script app's OAuth2 client credentials (reddit.com/prefs/apps).

## What this connection offers

Use Reddit as a search source with its required credentials. Topic News can enable it optionally alongside Platform Search. Reauthorise or update this connection if a search reports an access error.

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Available uses | search |
| Sign-in | Credentials or access key |
| Catalogue identifier | `reddit` |
| Connection scope | tenant |

## Connect

1. Open **Connections**, choose to connect a service, and select **Reddit** with the uses listed above.
2. Give the connection a recognisable name.
3. Fill the settings below in the connection form. Secret fields belong in the credential form, never in chat.
4. Check the connection status and run a connection test where offered.
5. Select this saved connection in the app, workflow step, storage browser, or Assistant task that needs it.

## Connection settings

| Setting | Type | Required | Secret | Explanation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Client ID (`client_id`) | text | yes | no | The script app's client id from reddit.com/prefs/apps. |
| Client secret (`client_secret`) | password | yes | yes | The script app's secret. Exchanged for an app-only token per search. |
| User agent (`user_agent`) | text | yes | no | Reddit requires a descriptive User-Agent on every API call. |

## Update credentials

Rotate credentials on the saved connection, then test and check a dependent task. A hidden stored secret is not an empty secret. Supply a replacement only when you intend to change it.

## Diagnose a failure

Check the connected account, its permission to the target, the selected folder, table or collection, and the connection’s current status. A successful sign-in is not proof that a particular resource is shared with that account. An empty search or folder page is not necessarily an authentication error. Revoke access when it is no longer needed; deleting the connection can also affect its tools and synced data. See [connection lifecycle](/docs/connections/revoke-and-delete).