Can I promote my web scraping tool here?
The rules ban spamming, so share your tool with code and a real explanation rather than treating this as a marketing channel.
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r/WebDataDiggers rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/WebDataDiggers: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 1,236
- Verified
- September 26, 2026
- Category
- Analytics and data operators
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Rules:: Promote ethical scraping: Respect website terms, robots.txt, and data privacy laws. Be kind and helpful, especially to beginners. Share code, tools, or resources with explanations. No spamming or promoting illegal activities. Keep discussions relevant to web scraping and data collection.
Works well
- Share a scraping tool or script with full code and a written explanation of how it works.
- Ask a specific web scraping question with details about what you already tried.
- Share a resource or tutorial about ethical scraping that respects robots.txt and privacy laws.
- Discuss a scraping project for e-commerce, social media, or AI training data with technical depth.
Avoid
- Posting a link to your product with no code, no explanation, and no context.
- Promoting any scraping method that ignores website terms, robots.txt, or data privacy laws.
- Derailing conversations away from web scraping and data collection.
- Being dismissive or rude to beginners asking simple questions.
- Treating the community like a distribution channel rather than a place to learn and share.
What r/WebDataDiggers Is For
r/WebDataDiggers is for anyone into web scraping, from beginners to pros. People come here to talk about extracting data from e-commerce sites, social media, or training data for AI. It is a place to learn, share tools, and dig into web data together.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule named Promote ethical scraping is the one that matters most. It tells you to respect website terms, robots.txt, and data privacy laws. It also says no spamming or promoting illegal activities, and to keep discussions relevant to web scraping and data collection.
What To Post
A good post here shares something genuinely useful to web scrapers. You could share a tool you built, with code and an explanation of how it works. You could ask a specific scraping question with context about what you tried. You could share a resource that helps people scrape ethically. The key is that you include explanations or code, not just a link drop. If you are a founder with a scraping tool, show how it works in detail and be transparent about your connection to it. Keep the focus on the scraping problem you solved, not on selling.
What To Avoid
Do not spam or promote anything that could be seen as an illegal activity. Do not post links without explanation or code. Do not ignore robots.txt or data privacy laws in anything you share. Do not take discussions away from web scraping and data collection. Do not be unkind, especially to beginners who ask basic questions.
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Common questions about r/WebDataDiggers
Are links allowed?
The rules do not say links are banned, but the policy brief lists links as unknown, so include context and explanations with any link you share.
Is AI-generated content allowed?
The rules do not mention AI content, so it is unknown. Lead with your own work and explanations regardless.
What if my scraping project is a gray area legally?
The rules explicitly say to respect website terms, robots.txt, and data privacy laws, so keep your posts on the ethical side.
Can I ask beginner-level questions?
Yes, the description welcomes newbies and the rules say to be kind and helpful especially to beginners.
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