Reddit brand mention alerts

Get a Slack message whenever someone mentions your brand or keyword on Reddit.

Easy Saves ~3 hours/month MarketingBy Flowngn team

Works with n8n · Make · Zapier

How it works

Trigger: RSS — Reddit search feed for your keyword
  1. Watch reddit.com/search.rss?q=YOUR_KEYWORD&sort=new.
  2. Post each new mention with title and link to #mentions in Slack.

Diagram

RNew Reddit mentionRSS Feed TriggerSPost to #mentionsSlack
Trigger App

Build it

Pick your tool — same automation, step by step.

Copy and paste straight into an n8n canvas (Ctrl+V), or download and use Import from File. Then connect your own credentials and replace every YOUR_… placeholder.

Workflow JSON
Show code (81 lines)
{
  "name": "Reddit brand mention alerts (Flowngn)",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## Reddit brand mention alerts\nGet a Slack message whenever someone mentions your brand or keyword on Reddit.\n\n**Setup**\n1. Open each node and connect your own credentials.\n2. Replace every YOUR_… placeholder.\n3. Test once, then activate.\n\nFree template from Flowngn",
        "height": 260,
        "width": 340
      },
      "id": "47157a09-bcbd-4b2e-aa79-0e005a49e060",
      "name": "Setup notes",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "pollTimes": {
          "item": [
            {
              "mode": "everyHour"
            }
          ]
        },
        "feedUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/search.rss?q=YOUR_KEYWORD&sort=new"
      },
      "id": "47157a09-bcbd-4b2e-aa79-0e005a49e060",
      "name": "New Reddit mention",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedReadTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "select": "channel",
        "channelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "#mentions",
          "mode": "name"
        },
        "text": "=👀 New Reddit mention: {{ $json.title }}\n{{ $json.link }}",
        "otherOptions": {}
      },
      "id": "47157a09-bcbd-4b2e-aa79-0e005a49e060",
      "name": "Post to #mentions",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [
        300,
        0
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "New Reddit mention": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Post to #mentions",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "pinData": {},
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": false
  },
  "tags": []
}

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Tips

  • No Reddit API key needed for public search feeds.
  • Put the keyword in quotes for exact matches: q=%22flowngn%22

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