Reddit Scraper

Scrape Reddit posts by keyword search or subreddit. No login required.

Features

• Search posts by keyword across all of Reddit
• Scrape subreddits (hot, new, top posts)
• Get comments for each post (optional)
• No authentication - uses Reddit's public JSON API
• Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel

Quick Start

Search for posts:

{
  "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
  "sort": "top",
  "time": "week",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Scrape a subreddit:

{
  "subreddit": "wallstreetbets",
  "sort": "hot",
  "maxResults": 50
}

With comments:

{
  "subreddit": "askreddit",
  "sort": "top",
  "time": "day",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 50
}

Input Options

Field	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	No*	-	Search keyword/phrase
subreddit	No*	-	Subreddit to scrape (e.g., "askreddit")
sort	No	hot	Sort by: hot, new, top, relevance
time	No	week	Time filter: hour, day, week, month, year, all
maxResults	No	100	Max posts to return (1-1000)
includeComments	No	false	Fetch comments for each post
maxCommentsPerPost	No	25	Max comments per post

*Either searchQuery or subreddit is required.

Output

Each post includes:

{
  "id": "abc123",
  "title": "Post title here",
  "author": "username",
  "subreddit": "askreddit",
  "score": 15420,
  "upvoteRatio": 0.94,
  "numComments": 2341,
  "createdUtc": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "url": "https://reddit.com/r/askreddit/...",
  "permalink": "https://reddit.com/r/askreddit/comments/...",
  "selftext": "Post body text...",
  "isVideo": false,
  "isImage": true,
  "mediaUrl": "https://i.redd.it/...",
  "flair": "Serious",
  "awards": 5,
  "comments": [...]
}

Use Cases

• Market research - Track discussions about brands, products, competitors
• Sentiment analysis - Monitor public opinion on topics
• Content ideas - Find trending topics and questions in your niche
• Lead generation - Find people asking for recommendations
• Academic research - Collect social data for studies

Rate Limits

Reddit's public API has rate limits (~60 requests/minute). This scraper:

• Adds delays between requests
• Handles pagination automatically
• Works without proxies in most cases

For heavy usage, enable proxy configuration.

Pricing

$1.00 per 1,000 posts scraped

• Comments count separately if enabled
• Failed requests don't count

Limitations

• Only public posts (no private subreddits)
• Reddit may rate limit heavy usage
• Comments are limited to top-level threads
• Some media URLs may expire

Tips

• Use sort: top + time: week for high-quality content
• Use sort: new for real-time monitoring
• Enable comments only when needed (slower)
• For brand monitoring, search the brand name directly