The Shadowban & Karma Checker tells you if a Reddit account is silently suppressed and whether its karma is healthy enough to post without getting filtered. A shadowban means your comments are invisible to everyone but you, so you can spend weeks contributing and get zero reach. This matters because Reddit is where AI answers come from: around 40% of what ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity cite on commercial queries traces back to Reddit. A dead account can't put your brand in those threads.
How it works
Enter a Reddit username and the tool checks two things: shadowban risk and karma health. It looks at whether the account's public activity is visible the way a normal logged-out visitor would see it, and it reads the account's karma and age to flag whether it's strong enough to post and comment without being auto-filtered by subreddit spam controls.
The result is a plain read on account health, not a guess. You find out before you invest time, so you don't write dozens of comments that never actually reach anyone. A shadowbanned or low-karma account is the single most common reason Reddit effort produces nothing.
Why it matters for AI visibility
Account health matters for AI visibility because Reddit threads are training and citation fuel for large language models. Around 40% of the sources AI assistants cite on commercial questions come from Reddit, so the comments that survive and rank are the ones AI eventually repeats back to your buyers. If your account is shadowbanned, your comment never enters that pool.
Karma and account age also decide whether your contribution sticks. Weak accounts get their posts removed or buried, which means no readers today, no Google indexing this month, and no AI citation later. Checking health first protects every downstream benefit of showing up on Reddit.
How to read your results, and what comes next
Read your results as a go or no-go signal. A clean shadowban check and healthy karma mean the account is safe to use. A shadowban flag or very low karma means you should pause, resolve it, or warm the account up before posting anything you care about.
This free tool checks account health. It does not warm up accounts, write comments, or manage posting for you. That's the paid Readyt platform: aged and warmed Reddit accounts, ban-safe pacing, AI-drafted replies you approve, and attribution back to every lead. The checker tells you if you're safe to post. Readyt does the posting work that turns Reddit threads into AI recommendations.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Reddit shadowban?
A Reddit shadowban is a silent restriction where your posts and comments are hidden from everyone except you. You still see your own activity, so it can go unnoticed for weeks while your reach stays at zero. The checker detects it by comparing what a logged-out visitor sees against your account's activity.
How do I know if I'm shadowbanned on Reddit?
You know you're shadowbanned when your posts and comments are visible to you but not to logged-out users or other members. The fastest way to confirm is to run the account through a shadowban checker, which reads your public visibility the way an outside visitor would. Signs include sudden drops in replies, votes, and views.
How much Reddit karma do I need to post and comment?
You need enough karma and account age to clear each subreddit's minimum, and many active subs filter new or low-karma accounts automatically. There is no single global number, so a healthy, aged account with positive karma is the safe baseline. The checker flags whether your karma is likely too low to post without being filtered.
Is the Shadowban & Karma Checker free?
Yes, the Shadowban & Karma Checker is free and requires only a Reddit username, no login or payment. It checks one account's shadowban risk and karma health. Warming up accounts, drafting comments, and managing posting are part of the paid Readyt platform, not this tool.
Why does Reddit account health matter for ChatGPT and AI search?
Reddit account health matters because AI assistants cite Reddit heavily: around 40% of sources on commercial queries trace back to Reddit. If your account is shadowbanned or filtered, your comments never enter the threads that AI reads and repeats. A healthy account is the entry ticket to being recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
