You can access the Reddit [$1💰]⚡ Lightning programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "target": "python",
10    "proxy": {
11        "useApifyProxy": True,
12        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
13        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
14    },
15}
16
17# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18run = client.actor("abotapi/reddit-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
19
20# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
21print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
22for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
23    print(item)
24
25# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Reddit [$1💰]⚡ Lightning API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Reddit [$1💰]⚡ Lightning API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Reddit [$1💰]⚡ Lightning API in JavaScript

Reddit [$1💰]⚡ Lightning API through CLI

Reddit [$1💰]⚡ Lightning OpenAPI definition

Reddit [$1💰]⚡ Lightning API

Reddit UnOfficial API

hadidiz/Reddit-Actions-API

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Reddit Scraper

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Reddit scraping tools for AI agents. 🔓 No Reddit API key required.

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Reddit Subreddit Posts Scraper - No API Key

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Scrape any public subreddit. Posts, scores, comments, authors, awards, flairs, timestamps. No API key, no OAuth, no login. Free public Reddit JSON. For alt data, social listening, AI training datasets.

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prodiger/reddit-scraper

Extract posts, comments, user profiles, and search results from Reddit. Pure HTTP, no API key required.

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Reddit Scraper — Posts, Comments, Users, Subreddits

good-apis/reddit-scraper

Fast Reddit scraper. Search posts, get subreddit data, user profiles, and comments. No login, no browser, clean JSON output. Launch pricing: $1.25 / 1,000 results.

Danny

Reddit Scraper

automation-lab/reddit-scraper

Extract Reddit posts, comments, and user profiles from any subreddit. No login, no API key, no code needed. Filter by keywords, sort by new/hot/top. AI-ready JSON output for LLM pipelines. Export to CSV, Excel, or connect via API.

Stas Persiianenko

825

4.8

Fast Reddit Search Scraper (No cookies, No login)

iskander/fast-reddit-scraper

Collect Reddit search results fast for cheapest price. No cookies or login required

Iskandar Souissi

120

5.0

Reddit Api Scraper

scrapier/reddit-api-scraper

Extract structured data from Reddit quickly and reliably with the Reddit API Scraper. Collect posts, comments, subreddit details, user profiles, upvotes, timestamps, and more using the official API. Ideal for research, monitoring trends, sentiment analysis, and building Reddit datasets at scale.