Reddit Scraper + AI Lead Finder & Sentiment Analysis

Scrape Reddit posts and comments from any subreddit with AI-powered lead discovery. The AI reads every post, scores how relevant it is for your business, and writes a suggested reply you can post. The cheapest Reddit scraper on Apify at $2 per 1,000 posts.

What You Get

For each post: title, content, author, score, comment count, URL, flair, timestamp.

Plus optional AI features:

• AI Lead Finder — Scores every post for your business. Tells you which ones to reply to and writes the reply for you.
• AI Subreddit Summary — What's the community talking about? Top topics, sentiment, opportunities.
• AI Comment Sentiment — What does the discussion actually say? Positive/negative split, key takeaways.

Who Is This For?

• Sales teams & agencies — Monitor subreddits for people asking for your service. Get notified with a ready-to-post reply.
• SaaS founders — Find threads where people complain about competitors. Show up with your solution.
• Content marketers — Discover trending topics and recurring questions in your niche.
• Brand managers — Track what people say about your brand or product across subreddits.
• Market researchers — Analyze community sentiment, trends, and pain points at scale.

3 Scraping Modes

1. Subreddit Feed

Get the latest posts from one or more subreddits.

{
    "mode": "subreddit",
    "subreddits": ["leadgeneration", "sales", "coldoutreach"],
    "sort": "new",
    "time_filter": "week",
    "max_posts": 50
}

2. Keyword Search

Search for specific topics within subreddits or across all of Reddit.

{
    "mode": "search",
    "subreddits": ["webdesign", "smallbusiness"],
    "search_query": "need a website",
    "sort": "new",
    "time_filter": "month",
    "max_posts": 30
}

3. Post URLs

Scrape specific posts with full comment threads.

{
    "mode": "post_urls",
    "post_urls": [
        "https://reddit.com/r/LeadGeneration/comments/1sc839m/web_designer_looking_for_reliable_lead_gen_methods/",
        "https://reddit.com/r/solar/comments/1s49ir2/thinking_about_solar_again_still_worth_it_in_2026/"
    ],
    "max_comments_per_post": 50
}

Use Case Examples

Find Leads for Your Business

You run a web design agency. Monitor r/smallbusiness, r/webdesign, and r/Entrepreneur for people who need websites. AI scores each post and writes your reply.

{
    "mode": "subreddit",
    "subreddits": ["smallbusiness", "webdesign", "Entrepreneur"],
    "sort": "new",
    "time_filter": "week",
    "max_posts": 50,
    "ai_lead_finder": true,
    "ai_business_description": "I build websites for small businesses. I help them get found online with modern, mobile-friendly sites."
}

What you get per post:

{
    "title": "Just started my bakery, do I really need a website?",
    "ai_relevance_score": 92,
    "ai_opportunity_type": "direct_prospect",
    "ai_reason": "Business owner questioning whether they need a website — perfect prospect for web design pitch",
    "ai_suggested_reply": "short answer yes. most people search 'bakery near me' on google and if you dont have a site you wont show up. a simple one-page site with your menu, hours, and location is usually enough to start. happy to help if you need pointers"
}

Monitor Competitors

You sell a CRM tool and want to find threads where people complain about HubSpot or Salesforce.

{
    "mode": "search",
    "subreddits": ["sales", "smallbusiness", "SaaS"],
    "search_query": "hubspot alternative OR salesforce frustrated OR crm recommendation",
    "sort": "new",
    "time_filter": "month",
    "max_posts": 30,
    "ai_lead_finder": true,
    "ai_business_description": "I built a simple CRM for small sales teams. Half the price of HubSpot with less bloat."
}

Analyze a Community

You're launching a product and want to understand what r/fitness talks about before creating content.

{
    "mode": "subreddit",
    "subreddits": ["fitness"],
    "sort": "top",
    "time_filter": "month",
    "max_posts": 100,
    "ai_subreddit_summary": true
}

AI Subreddit Summary output:

{
    "type": "ai_subreddit_summary",
    "top_topics": ["home gym setups", "protein recommendations", "beginner programs", "injury recovery", "cutting vs bulking"],
    "sentiment": "Generally positive and supportive community, with frustration around misinformation from social media fitness influencers",
    "recurring_questions": ["What program should I start with?", "How much protein do I actually need?", "Is Planet Fitness worth it?"],
    "opportunities": "High demand for beginner-friendly content. Supplement and home gym equipment recommendations get heavy engagement."
}

Track Brand Sentiment

Your brand just launched a new product. See what Reddit thinks.

{
    "mode": "search",
    "search_query": "iPhone 17",
    "sort": "new",
    "time_filter": "week",
    "max_posts": 30,
    "get_comments": true,
    "max_comments_per_post": 30,
    "ai_comment_sentiment": true
}

Per-post sentiment output:

{
    "ai_comment_sentiment": {
        "positive_pct": 55,
        "negative_pct": 35,
        "neutral_pct": 10,
        "key_takeaways": ["Camera praised as best upgrade", "Battery life complaints dominating", "Price seen as too high for incremental update"],
        "discussion_summary": "Mixed reception. Camera improvements well-received but most commenters feel the price increase isn't justified by the spec bump."
    }
}

Output Fields

Field	Description
subreddit	Subreddit name
post_id	Reddit post ID
title	Post title
author	Post author
content	Post text content
url	Full Reddit URL
external_url	Link URL (for link posts)
score	Upvotes
upvote_ratio	Upvote percentage
num_comments	Total comment count
flair	Post flair/tag
created_at	Post timestamp (UTC)
comments	Array of comment objects (if enabled)
ai_relevance_score	Lead relevance 0-100 (if AI Lead Finder enabled)
ai_opportunity_type	direct_prospect / recommendation_request / competitor_discussion / industry_discussion / not_relevant
ai_reason	Why this score was given
ai_suggested_reply	Ready-to-post Reddit reply
ai_comment_sentiment	Comment sentiment analysis (if enabled)

Pricing

Event	Price
Post scraped	$2.00 / 1,000
Comment scraped	$0.10 / 1,000
AI Lead Finder	$20.00 / 1,000 posts
AI Subreddit Summary	$1.00 / 1,000 posts
AI Comment Sentiment	$20.00 / 1,000 posts
Platform usage	Free

Typical Run Costs

Use Case	Posts	Comments	AI	Total Cost
Daily lead monitoring (3 subs × 25 posts)	$0.15	—	—	$0.15
Lead finding with AI (75 posts + AI scorer)	$0.15	—	$1.50	$1.65
Competitor monitoring (50 posts + 25 comments each)	$0.10	$0.13	—	$0.23
Full brand analysis (100 posts + comments + sentiment)	$0.20	$0.25	$2.00	$2.45
Subreddit trend report (200 posts + AI summary)	$0.40	—	$0.20	$0.60

Tips

• AI Lead Finder works best with a specific business description — "I sell X to Y" beats "marketing agency"
• Search mode is powerful — use OR operators: "need website OR looking for developer OR who built your site"
• Sort by "new" for lead finding — fresh posts get more engagement when you reply early
• Sort by "top" for market research — see what the community cares about most
• No proxy needed for small runs — Reddit's JSON API is lenient. Enable proxy for 500+ posts

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