🤖 Reddit Scraper Lite

A lightweight, high-performance Reddit scraping tool designed to extract comments and post metadata with ease. Built with Python, this actor is optimized for speed and reliability, making it perfect for sentiment analysis, academic research, or community monitoring.

🌟 Key Features

• Fast & Efficient: Optimized to bypass common bottlenecks and deliver results in seconds.
• Deep Metadata: Captures not just text, but upvotes, timestamps, author details, and more.
• Custom Sorting: Supports all native Reddit sorting methods to help you get the most relevant data.
• Scalable: Seamlessly handles everything from a single discussion to large threads with up to 1,000 comments.

🛠️ Input Parameters

You can customize your crawl using the following parameters in the input tab:

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
Reddit Post URL	string	The full link to the Reddit thread you want to scrape.	Required
Limit	integer	Maximum number of comments to retrieve (Max: 1000).	10
Sort	select	The criteria used to order comments (Hot, New, Top, etc.).	hot

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🚀 How to Use

1. Provide a URL: Copy and paste the link of any Reddit post.
2. Set Your Limits: Choose how many comments you need and how they should be sorted.
3. Run the Actor: Click "Start." The data will be populated in the Dataset tab in real-time.
4. Export Data: Download your results in JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML formats for further analysis.

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📊 Sample Output

The scraper delivers clean, structured data ready for your next project:

{
    "id": "o6n....",
    "author": "reddit_user_123",
    "body": "This is a sample comment extracted from the thread.",
    "score": 120,
    "likes": 190,
    "dislikes": 0,
    "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Turkey/comments/1raz1zp/otopark_çizgileri_süs_mü/o6n8ilv/",
    "created_utc": 1771700098,
    "created": 1771700098,
    "created_at": "2026-02-21 18:54:58",
    "created_utc_at": "2026-02-21 18:54:58",
    "depth": 0,
    "replies": [
      {
        "id": "o6ngq90",
        "author": "Kerbalgalactic",
        "body": "This is a sample comment extracted from the thread.",
        "score": 42,
        "likes": 42,
        "dislikes": 0,
        "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Turkey/comments/1raz1zp/otopark_çizgileri_süs_mü/o6ngq90/",
        "created_utc": 1771702579,
        "created": 1771702579,
        "created_at": "2026-02-21 19:36:19",
        "created_utc_at": "2026-02-21 19:36:19",
        "depth": 1,
        "replies": []
      }
    ]
  }