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Best time to post in r/FulfillmentByAmazon
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/FulfillmentByAmazon are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that allows both text and link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 99 recent posts, an estimated 100% were still up about a day later.
For mid to high level discussions about selling on Amazon and using their Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service.
The best and worst hours to post in r/FulfillmentByAmazon
In our sample of 534 recent and top r/FulfillmentByAmazon posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 5pm UTC, and are weakest around Wednesday 9am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Aug 31, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Tue around 5pm
avg score 23 · 6 posts sampled
- Window 2
Thu around 10am
avg score 17 · 9 posts sampled
- Window 3
Tue around 8pm
avg score 21 · 3 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
100%
of 99 recent r/FulfillmentByAmazon posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 5, 2026.
r/FulfillmentByAmazon rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.No AI Generated content
Enforcement variesWhether it is a thread or a comment, absolutely NO ai-generated text is allowed and will result in an instant ban.
2.Follow the promotional guidelines
Enforcement variesPromoting a website, service or product you own or are affiliated with in any way **without mod approval** will result in an instant ban without any prior warning and limited chance for appeal. Read [promotional guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/FulfillmentByAmazon/wiki/subreddit_faq#wiki_promotional_post_guidelines) for full details.
3.Don't disclose buyer or seller identity
Enforcement variesDo not disclose any personally identifiable information of a buyer or seller.
4.Brag posts must have content
Enforcement variesBrag posts must include a generous amount of content and context. Bragging should be only a small percentage of what you post.
r/FulfillmentByAmazon does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/FulfillmentByAmazon?
No. r/FulfillmentByAmazon bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "Promoting a website, service or product you own or are affiliated with in any way **without mod approval** will result in an instant ban". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
r/FulfillmentByAmazon by the numbers
- Members
- 144K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 5
- 58 comments / day
- Community age
- 12 years
- since Jan 2, 2014
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 characters | 5% | 59% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/FulfillmentByAmazon
Self-promotion
r/FulfillmentByAmazon bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/FulfillmentByAmazon publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
AI-generated content
r/FulfillmentByAmazon removes content it judges to be AI-generated. Obvious AI phrasing in a draft raises removal risk even when a human wrote most of it.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
Wondering about a post that already disappeared? Start with why Reddit posts get removed or run the free shadowban check.
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r/FulfillmentByAmazon posting questions
Can I post links in r/FulfillmentByAmazon?
Yes. r/FulfillmentByAmazon accepts link posts. The usual sitewide traps still apply: URL shorteners, affiliate parameters, and brand-new domains get filtered fast, and promotional links are judged against the sub's self-promo rules. One clean link to the original source is the safe pattern.
Does r/FulfillmentByAmazon require karma to post?
r/FulfillmentByAmazon does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Can you self-promote in r/FulfillmentByAmazon?
No. r/FulfillmentByAmazon bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "Promoting a website, service or product you own or are affiliated with in any way **without mod approval** will result in an instant ban". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
Is r/FulfillmentByAmazon strict?
Moderate, by our estimate (24/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 4 rules, and its stated gates). About 0% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
Does r/FulfillmentByAmazon allow AI-generated content?
No. r/FulfillmentByAmazon removes content it judges to be AI-generated. That includes obviously AI-phrased text even when a human edited it, so rewrite drafts in your own voice before posting here.
What is the best time to post in r/FulfillmentByAmazon?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 5pm UTC and Thursday 10am UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/FulfillmentByAmazon?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 0% of r/FulfillmentByAmazon posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Aug 31, 2026
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