r/UpdateMeBot • u/Watchful1 • May 09 '20

UpdateMeBot Info v2.0

What is UpdateMeBot?

UpdateMeBot is a reddit bot that lets you subscribe to users in specific subreddits and get a message every time they post. Use it to follow authors that regularly post content or get up an update on an interesting thread.

UpdateMeBot commands

Comment commands:

  • SubscribeMe! Subscribes to the author of the post it's commented on. The bot will send you a message every time they post in that subreddit until you tell it to stop.
  • UpdateMe! Subscribes to the author of the post it's commented on. The bot will send you a message only the next time they post in that subreddit.

Message commands, these only work as messages to the bot:

  • SubscribeMe! r/subreddit u/author Subscribes to the author in the subreddit from the message. The bot will send you a message every time they post in that subreddit until you tell it to stop.
  • UpdateMe! r/subreddit u/author Subscribes to the author in the subreddit from the message. The bot will send you a message only the next time they post in that subreddit.
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/UpdateMeBot/comments/4wirnm/updatemebot_info/ Sent the full link of a post to subscribe to that author and subreddit. The bot will either send you a message each time or just the next time they post based on a per subreddit default.
  • Remove r/subreddit u/author Removes your subscription or pending update to an author in a subreddit.
  • MySubscriptions Responds with a list of all your subscriptions.

Message links

UpdateMeBot makes use of prefilled message links, like this one. From my research, these links work correctly in the browser on the classic site, the redesign, the mobile web site, and every single reddit app, except the official iOS reddit app. If you are on iOS, you can open the link in your mobile browser, switch to a different reddit app, or wait till you're on a computer browser.

Limited subreddits

The bot works by checking every subreddit that someone is subscribed to every few minutes. Each subreddit it checks takes several seconds, so I have to limit the number of subreddits or the bot will get overloaded. New subreddits are automatically added once they get enough requests.

Source

The bot is open source:

https://github.com/Watchful1/UpdateMeBot

Changelog

2.0: Completely rewrote code. If an author subscribes to themselves, they will receive a message after all the other messages for a post is sent stating how many messages were sent.

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u/Thomah1337 Feb 05 '23

I just tried bro. But didnt got any message. Do i have to put it with the links as well? ( with braces and brackets )

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u/Watchful1 Feb 05 '23

It might take a few minutes depending on how busy the bot is at the moment. If it doesn't understand your message it will reply back and tell you that. If you haven't gotten a reply yet that just means it hasn't gotten to your message.

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u/Thomah1337 Feb 05 '23

Ok thanks ill try. Its also for comments on posts on that subreddit rite?

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u/Watchful1 Feb 05 '23

Yes, you can reply on the specific post that you're trying to subscribe to.

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u/Thomah1337 Feb 05 '23

Sorry but i still got the same wrong message back

You had already asked me to message you each time u/Watchful1 posts in r/UpdateMeBot

Oh lol its you the watchful /u/ but ok how do I get a message if /u/foo posts a comment on a post in r/bar ???

Like comments in the future on future posts

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u/Watchful1 Feb 05 '23

Well what did you send in the message?

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