SubmissionModeration

class praw.models.reddit.submission.SubmissionModeration(submission: praw.models.Submission)

Provide a set of functions pertaining to Submission moderation.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.submission("8dmv8z")
submission.mod.approve()

__init__(submission: praw.models.Submission)

Initialize a SubmissionModeration instance.

Parameters: submission – The submission to moderate.

approve()

Approve a Comment or Submission.

Approving a comment or submission reverts a removal, resets the report counter, adds a green check mark indicator (only visible to other moderators) on the website view, and sets the approved_by attribute to the authenticated user.

Example usage:

# approve a comment:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.approve()
# approve a submission:
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.approve()

author_notes(**generator_kwargs) → Generator[praw.models.ModNote, None, None]

Get the moderator notes for the author of this object in the subreddit it’s posted in.

Parameters: generator_kwargs – Additional keyword arguments are passed in the initialization of the moderator note generator.
Returns: A generator of ModNote.

For example, to list all notes the author of a submission, try:

for note in reddit.submission("92dd8").mod.author_notes():
    print(f"{note.label}: {note.note}")

contest_mode(*, state: bool = True)

Set contest mode for the comments of this submission.

Parameters: state – True enables contest mode and False disables (default: True).

Contest mode have the following effects:

The comment thread will default to being sorted randomly.
Replies to top-level comments will be hidden behind “[show replies]” buttons.
Scores will be hidden from non-moderators.
Scores accessed through the API (mobile apps, bots) will be obscured to “1” for non-moderators.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.contest_mode()

create_note(*, label: Optional[str] = None, note: str, **other_settings) → praw.models.ModNote

Create a moderator note on the author of this object in the subreddit it’s posted in.

Parameters

label – The label for the note. As of this writing, this can be one of the following: "ABUSE_WARNING", "BAN", "BOT_BAN", "HELPFUL_USER", "PERMA_BAN", "SOLID_CONTRIBUTOR", "SPAM_WARNING", "SPAM_WATCH", or None (default: None).
note – The content of the note. As of this writing, this is limited to 250 characters.
other_settings – Additional keyword arguments are passed to create().

Returns

The new ModNote object.

For example, to create a note on a Submission, try:

reddit.submission("92dd8").mod.create_note(label="HELPFUL_USER", note="Test note")

distinguish(*, how: str = 'yes', sticky: bool = False)

Distinguish a Comment or Submission.

Parameters

how – One of "yes", "no", "admin", or "special". "yes" adds a moderator level distinguish. "no" removes any distinction. "admin" and "special" require special user privileges to use (default "yes").
sticky – Comment is stickied if True, placing it at the top of the comment page regardless of score. If thing is not a top-level comment, this parameter is silently ignored (default False).

Example usage:

# distinguish and sticky a comment:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.distinguish(sticky=True)
# undistinguish a submission:
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.distinguish(how="no")

See also

undistinguish()

flair(*, css_class: str = '', flair_template_id: Optional[str] = None, text: str = '')

Set flair for the submission.

Parameters

css_class – The css class to associate with the flair html (default: "").
flair_template_id – The flair template ID to use when flairing.
text – The flair text to associate with the Submission (default: "").

This method can only be used by an authenticated user who is a moderator of the submission’s Subreddit.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.flair(text="PRAW", css_class="bot")

ignore_reports()

Ignore future reports on a Comment or Submission.

Calling this method will prevent future reports on this Comment or Submission from both triggering notifications and appearing in the various moderation listings. The report count will still increment on the Comment or Submission.

Example usage:

# ignore future reports on a comment:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.ignore_reports()
# ignore future reports on a submission:
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.ignore_reports()

See also

unignore_reports()

lock()

Lock a Comment or Submission.

Example usage:

# lock a comment:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.lock()
# lock a submission:
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.lock()

See also

unlock()

nsfw()

Mark as not safe for work.

This method can be used both by the submission author and moderators of the subreddit that the submission belongs to.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.subreddit("test").submit("nsfw test", selftext="nsfw")
submission.mod.nsfw()

See also

sfw()

remove(*, mod_note: str = '', spam: bool = False, reason_id: Optional[str] = None)

Remove a Comment or Submission.

Parameters

mod_note – A message for the other moderators.
spam – When True, use the removal to help train the Subreddit’s spam filter (default: False).
reason_id – The removal reason ID.

If either reason_id or mod_note are provided, a second API call is made to add the removal reason.

Example usage:

# remove a comment and mark as spam:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.remove(spam=True)
# remove a submission
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.remove()
# remove a submission with a removal reason
reason = reddit.subreddit.mod.removal_reasons["110ni21zo23ql"]
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.remove(reason_id=reason.id)

send_removal_message(*, message: str, title: str = 'ignored', type: str = 'public') → Optional[praw.models.Comment]

Send a removal message for a Comment or Submission.

Warning

The object has to be removed before giving it a removal reason. Remove the object with remove(). Trying to add a removal reason without removing the object will result in RedditAPIException being thrown with an INVALID_ID error_type.

Reddit adds human-readable information about the object to the message.

Parameters

type – One of "public", "private", or "private_exposed". "public" leaves a stickied comment on the post. "private" sends a modmail message with hidden username. "private_exposed" sends a modmail message without hidden username (default: "public").
title – The short reason given in the message. Ignored if type is "public".
message – The body of the message.

Returns

The new Comment if type is "public".

set_original_content()

Mark as original content.

This method can be used by moderators of the subreddit that the submission belongs to. If the subreddit has enabled the Original Content beta feature in settings, then the submission’s author can use it as well.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.subreddit("test").submit("oc test", selftext="original")
submission.mod.set_original_content()

See also

unset_original_content()

sfw()

Mark as safe for work.

This method can be used both by the submission author and moderators of the subreddit that the submission belongs to.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.sfw()

See also

nsfw()

spoiler()

Indicate that the submission contains spoilers.

This method can be used both by the submission author and moderators of the subreddit that the submission belongs to.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.spoiler()

See also

unspoiler()

sticky(*, bottom: bool = True, state: bool = True)

Set the submission’s sticky state in its subreddit.

Parameters

bottom – When True, set the submission as the bottom sticky. If no top sticky exists, this submission will become the top sticky regardless (default: True).
state – True sets the sticky for the submission and False unsets (default: True).

Note

When a submission is stickied two or more times, the Reddit API responds with a 409 error that is raised as a Conflict by prawcore. This method suppresses these Conflict errors.

This submission will replace the second stickied submission if one exists.

For example:

submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.sticky()

suggested_sort(*, sort: str = 'blank')

Set the suggested sort for the comments of the submission.

Parameters: sort – Can be one of: "confidence", "top", "new", "controversial", "old", "random", "qa", or "blank" (default: "blank").

undistinguish()

Remove mod, admin, or special distinguishing from an object.

Also unstickies the object if applicable.

Example usage:

# undistinguish a comment:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.undistinguish()
# undistinguish a submission:
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.undistinguish()

See also

distinguish()

unignore_reports()

Resume receiving future reports on a Comment or Submission.

Future reports on this Comment or Submission will cause notifications, and appear in the various moderation listings.

Example usage:

# accept future reports on a comment:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.unignore_reports()
# accept future reports on a submission:
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.unignore_reports()

See also

ignore_reports()

unlock()

Unlock a Comment or Submission.

Example usage:

# unlock a comment:
comment = reddit.comment("dkk4qjd")
comment.mod.unlock()
# unlock a submission:
submission = reddit.submission("5or86n")
submission.mod.unlock()

See also

lock()

unset_original_content()

Indicate that the submission is not original content.

This method can be used by moderators of the subreddit that the submission belongs to. If the subreddit has enabled the Original Content beta feature in settings, then the submission’s author can use it as well.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.subreddit("test").submit("oc test", selftext="original")
submission.mod.unset_original_content()

See also

set_original_content()

unspoiler()

Indicate that the submission does not contain spoilers.

This method can be used both by the submission author and moderators of the subreddit that the submission belongs to.

For example:

submission = reddit.subreddit("test").submit("not spoiler", selftext="spoiler")
submission.mod.unspoiler()

See also

spoiler()

update_crowd_control_level(level: int)

Change the Crowd Control level of the submission.

Parameters: level – An integer between 0 and 3.

Level Descriptions

Level	Name	Description
0	Off	Crowd Control will not action any of the submission’s comments.
1	Lenient	Comments from users who have negative karma in the subreddit are automatically collapsed.
2	Moderate	Comments from new users and users with negative karma in the subreddit are automatically collapsed.
3	Strict	Comments from users who haven’t joined the subreddit, new users, and users with negative karma in the subreddit are automatically collapsed.

Example usage:

submission = reddit.submission("745ryj")
submission.mod.update_crowd_control_level(2)

See also

show()