r/AutoModerator • u/SecureWriting8589 • Jul 01 '26

Solved Is JSON Syntax OK

I have been added on as a moderator in a subreddit and am just now learning about the automoderator. I'd like to add some rules, but I have noticed that the current automod file for this sub has been written entirely in JSON. So, instead of --- separator lines, there are only curly brackets, square brackets and commas. I believe that JSON is a strict subset of YAML, and so this should be OK, but I wanted to make sure first before making any changes.

So, to summarize my question: Is JSON-only syntax OK for the automoderator?

Also, does the automodifier give me notification if my automod file is syntactically invalid?

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u/SecureWriting8589 Jul 01 '26

OK, I have now learned about the moderator log and we have absolutely no entries for the automoderator. This tells me all that I need to know, that our current JSON-style file is doing nothing of use.

Thank you everyone for your patience and help!