What is Redditbot?

Redditbot is the official web crawler used by Reddit, one of the largest social news aggregation and discussion platforms. Its primary function is to retrieve and analyze web pages that are linked within Reddit posts and comments. When a user submits a link to Reddit, Redditbot visits the URL to gather metadata such as the page title, description, and preview images. This information is then used to generate link previews and summaries for Reddit users. Redditbot adheres to the robots.txt protocol, allowing website administrators to control its access to their sites. Its activity is generally identifiable in web server logs by its user agent string, which typically contains 'redditbot'. The bot plays a crucial role in enhancing user experience on Reddit by providing accurate and relevant previews of external content.

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