🎯 Reddit Video & Image Post Scraper - Ultimate Reddit Media Extraction Tool

Effortlessly download Reddit posts with our powerful Reddit Video & Image Post Scraper! This Apify actor enables you to batch scrape Reddit content while preserving high-quality media, comprehensive metadata, and direct storage access.

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📋 Overview

Need to archive Reddit content, analyze viral trends, or repurpose posts? This Reddit Video & Image Post Scraper delivers:

• 🎬 Video Support: Download merged MP4 videos from Reddit-hosted content
• 🖼️ Gallery Extraction: Capture complete image galleries (up to 20+ images per post)
• 📊 Rich Metadata: Titles, authors, subreddit info, scores, upvote ratios, comments count
• 🔒 NSFW Filtering: Automatic NSFW and spoiler detection
• ☁️ Apify Storage: Encrypted download URLs with fallback options
• ⚡ Batch Processing: Scrape 100+ post URLs per run

Perfect for content researchers 📈, social media managers 🎬, data scientists 📊, and community moderators 👥!

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✨ Core Capabilities/Key Features

🎥 Media Options

• Merged Videos: Download complete Reddit videos with audio
• Gallery Images: Extract all images from multi-image posts
• Preview Images: Capture thumbnail/preview images for video posts
• Direct Images: Download single image posts effortlessly
• Bulk Mode: Process unlimited post URLs in one run

📊 Metadata Mastery

• Post Information: Titles, permalinks, post IDs, domains
• Creator Profiles: Author usernames and subreddit names
• Engagement Metrics: Score, upvote ratio, comment count
• Temporal Data: UTC timestamps for chronological analysis
• Content Flags: NSFW, spoiler, and video status detection

🖼️ Gallery Intelligence

• Complete Gallery Capture: No missing images from multi-image posts
• High-Resolution Downloads: Preserve original image dimensions
• Fallback URLs: Direct i.redd.it links when available
• Media Type Detection: Automatic classification (gallery_image, direct_image, preview_image)

🔧 Advanced Tech Features

• Apify Key-Value Store: Persistent media storage with secure tokens
• Resolution Metadata: Width/height preservation for all images
• Reddit API Emulation: Bypass rate limits with smart request handling
• URL Normalization: Automatic query parameter cleanup

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📥 Input Configuration

Simply enter Reddit post URLs in the Input Section, configure your preferences, then click "Start" and wait for the results.

Input JSON Example

{
  "include_gallery_images": true,
  "include_preview_images": true,
  "key_value": true,
  "post_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/1rl9l1v/more_pictures/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1rjpcoo/the_staging_of_macrons_speech_on_nuclear/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/NothingTech/comments/1rjj3ac/phone_4a_colours_in_mwc_2026_event_cc_cnet/"
    }
  ]
}

Input Specifications

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
post_urls	Array	✅ Yes	Reddit post URLs to process (supports any Reddit post type)
url	String	✅ Yes	Valid Reddit post URL (comments, direct links, galleries)
include_gallery_images	Boolean	❌ No	Extract all images from gallery posts (default: true)
include_preview_images	Boolean	❌ No	Capture preview thumbnails for video posts (default: true)
key_value	Boolean	❌ No	Store media in Apify key-value store (default: true)

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📤 Output Structure

Your Reddit Video & Image Post Scraper produces comprehensive output like this:

[
  {
    "post_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/1rl9l1v/more_pictures/",
    "post_id": "1rl9l1v",
    "title": "More pictures",
    "author": "Resident-Train-7227",
    "subreddit": "BollyBlindsNGossip",
    "subreddit_prefixed": "r/BollyBlindsNGossip",
    "score": 1713,
    "upvote_ratio": 0.92,
    "num_comments": 129,
    "created_utc": 1772689983,
    "is_video": false,
    "is_nsfw": false,
    "spoiler": false,
    "selftext": "Out of context, but don't ya'll think Rashmika's family has been sidelined?",
    "permalink": "/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/1rl9l1v/more_pictures/",
    "domain": "reddit.com",
    "link_flair_text": "Discuss",
    "images": [
      {
        "type": "gallery_image",
        "media_id": "9p14pjod16ng1",
        "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../image.jpg",
        "fallback_url": "https://i.redd.it/9p14pjod16ng1.jpg",
        "width": 1600,
        "height": 1646,
        "kv_store_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../image.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
]

📋 Output Field Documentation

Post Metadata Section

Field	Description
post_url	Original Reddit post URL
post_id	Unique Reddit post identifier
title	Post title text
author	Reddit username of content creator
subreddit	Subreddit name without prefix
subreddit_prefixed	Subreddit name with r/ prefix
score	Total upvote count
upvote_ratio	Percentage of upvotes (0.0 to 1.0)
num_comments	Total comment count
created_utc	Unix timestamp of post creation
is_video	Boolean flag for video content
is_nsfw	Not Safe For Work content flag
spoiler	Spoiler content flag
selftext	Post text content (if any)
permalink	Relative Reddit permalink
domain	Content domain (reddit.com, i.redd.it, v.redd.it, etc.)
link_flair_text	Post flair/category text

Media Assets Section

Field	Description
images	Array of image objects (galleries, direct, preview)
videos	Array of video objects (merged Reddit videos)
type	Media type: gallery_image, direct_image, preview_image, merged_video
url	Primary download URL (Apify storage)
fallback_url	Direct Reddit CDN URL (i.redd.it)
kv_store_url	Apify key-value store persistent URL
width	Image/video width in pixels
height	Image/video height in pixels
format	Container format (mp4, jpg, png)
resolution	Human-readable resolution (e.g., "360x640")

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🎨 Media Type Breakdown

The Reddit Video & Image Post Scraper automatically detects and extracts three media types:

1. Gallery Images (Multi-Post Images)

• Extracted from Reddit gallery posts
• Complete sequence preservation (0 to N index)
• High-resolution originals (up to 1600x1996px)
• Fallback to i.redd.it CDN

2. Direct Images (Single Image Posts)

• Single high-quality image extraction
• Domain detection (i.redd.it, external hosts)
• Width/height metadata included

3. Merged Videos (Reddit Video Posts)

• Complete MP4 download with audio
• Resolution metadata preserved
• Preview images also captured when available
• v.redd.it domain support

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🚀 Use Cases

• 📊 Data Scientists – Analyze Reddit engagement patterns and viral content trends with our Reddit Video & Image Post Scraper
• 📱 Social Media Managers – Archive competitor content and repurpose viral posts across platforms
• 🔍 Market Researchers – Track brand mentions and product discussions with visual content
• 👥 Community Moderators – Backup important subreddit posts and monitor content quality
• 🤖 ML Engineers – Build training datasets from Reddit images and videos
• 📰 Journalists – Investigate trending stories with complete post metadata
• 🎓 Academics – Study online communities and content virality patterns

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🔧 Technical Features

Advanced Media Handling

• Multi-format support: JPG, PNG, MP4, and more
• Gallery pagination: Automatically finds all images in multi-image posts
• Resolution detection: Width/height extraction for every media file
• Fallback mechanism: Direct CDN URLs when Apify storage is disabled

Metadata Intelligence

• Engagement metrics: Score, upvote_ratio, num_comments for trend analysis
• Content classification: NSFW, spoiler, video status flags
• Temporal analysis: UTC timestamps for chronological studies
• Subreddit context: Complete subreddit information with engagement data

Reliability Features

• URL normalization: Automatic cleanup of tracking parameters
• Error resilience: Graceful failure handling per post
• Rate limit respect: Smart delays between requests
• Token-based auth: Secure Apify API token integration

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✅ Why Choose Our Reddit Video & Image Post Scraper?

• ⚡ Blazing Fast – Parallel processing for multiple posts
• 🔒 Privacy-Focused – No data storage beyond your Apify account
• 🔄 Regular Updates – Maintained for Reddit API changes
• 📦 Complete Data – Get all metadata and media in one output
• 🎯 Precision Extraction – No missed gallery images or video files
• ☁️ Cloud-Native – Built specifically for Apify platform

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⚠️ Limitations

• Only works with public Reddit posts (no private subreddits or deleted content)
• Video downloads limited to Reddit-hosted content (v.redd.it domain)
• Gallery extraction maximum depends on Reddit's native limit (typically 20+ images)
• Rate limits may apply for extremely high-volume scraping (1000+ posts/minute)

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📧 Need Customization?

Want higher resolution videos, comment extraction, user profile scraping, or custom output formats?

✉ Email: codenest2.0@gmail.com for tailored solutions!