delete all reddit comments from browser console

comment_delete.js

// --- REDDIT COMMENT DELETER MACRO (OLD REDDIT) ---
// Adjust the 'delayBetweenDeletes' value if you encounter "Too Many Requests" (Error 429).
// A higher number is safer but slower. 1000ms (1 second) is often a good starting point.
const delayBetweenDeletes = 1000; // Delay in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 second)
let deleteCount = 0;
function deleteComments() {
  const deleteLinks = document.querySelectorAll(
    'a.togglebutton[data-event-action="delete"]',
  );
  if (deleteLinks.length === 0) {
    console.log("No more delete buttons found on this page.");
    // Check for "next" button to go to the next page of comments
    const nextButton = document.querySelector(".next-button a");
    if (nextButton) {
      console.log("Navigating to the next page...");
      nextButton.click();
      // Wait a few seconds for the new page to load before restarting the process
      setTimeout(() => {
        console.log(
          "Restarting script on new page. You may need to run the macro again if it does not auto-start.",
        );
        deleteComments(); // Recursively call to continue on the next page
      }, 5000);
    } else {
      console.log('Finished all pages or "next" button not found.');
      alert(
        "Comment deletion finished! Total comments deleted this session: " +
          deleteCount,
      );
    }
    return;
  }
  // Process one comment at a time to manage rate-limiting
  const currentDeleteLink = deleteLinks[0];
  // 1. Click the "delete" link
  console.log("Clicking delete link for comment...");
  currentDeleteLink.click();
  // Wait a short time for the "yes / no" confirmation prompt to appear
  setTimeout(() => {
    // 2. Click the "yes" confirmation button
    // On old Reddit, the 'yes' link is often found with class 'yes' and an onclick handler
    const confirmButton = document.querySelector(
      "span.option.error.active > a.yes",
    );
    if (confirmButton) {
      console.log("Confirming deletion...");
      confirmButton.click();
      deleteCount++;
      console.log("Comment deleted. Total deleted: " + deleteCount);
    } else {
      // Fallback for an alternative selector if the primary one fails
      const confirmFallback = document.querySelector(
        'a.yes[onclick*="change_state"]',
      );
      if (confirmFallback) {
        console.log("Confirming deletion (fallback)...");
        confirmFallback.click();
        deleteCount++;
        console.log("Comment deleted. Total deleted: " + deleteCount);
      } else {
        console.error(
          'Could not find the confirmation "yes" button for the current comment.',
        );
      }
    }
    // Wait the defined delay before processing the next comment
    setTimeout(deleteComments, delayBetweenDeletes);
  }, 300); // Short delay (300ms) to ensure the confirmation dialog is rendered
}
console.log("--- Starting Reddit Comment Deletion Script ---");
deleteComments();

launch from https://old.reddit.com/user/USERNAME/comments/