A powerful FREE Reddit scraper for posts and comments with detailed metrics. No API key required. Scrape subreddits, profiles, and specific posts, or search Reddit site-wide by keywords or domains. Collect rich, structured data including authors, scores, timestamps, flairs, comment threads, and more (30+ fields).
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### Quickstart Tutorial Video [tutorial video](https://youtu.be/l7wntNP1Ek4) ### Scraper Modes Below are the modes available in **Reddit Scraper Pro**. Details about each of these modes are provided in the coming sections. 1. **Standard Mode**: Scrapes posts and comments from subreddits, from profiles, or from a list of direct post URLs you provide (profiles that hide their posts, deleted profiles, and banned profiles will not be scraped). 2. **Keyword Search Mode**: Scrapes posts and comments from Reddit search (site-wide) based on your custom keyword inclusion and exclusion criteria. 3. **Domain Search Mode**: Scrapes posts and comments site-wide for references to your domain(s). *After each scrape is finished, you can choose to view results for posts only, comments only, or all together.* ### Example Post Output ```json { "submissionId": "1w1gc8p", "submissionIdPrefixed": "t3_1w1gc8p", "submissionType": "post", "submissionUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Sat/comments/1w1gc8p/is_this_good_improvement_for_10_hours_of/", "submittedAt": "2026-08-29T07:53:42+00:00", "parentId": null, "parentPostId": null, "parentPostUrl": null, "postType": "image", "isCrosspost": false, "crosspostParentId": null, "crosspostParentUrl": null, "title": "Is this good improvement for 10 hours of dedicated study + need help for rw section", "bodyText": "math significantly improved but reading writing is too tough for me (international student)\n\nplease help, i have to give the sat in two months, will reading novels improve my rw score?", "isEdited": false, "author": "stcer", "authorFlairText": null, "authorFlairImageUrl": null, "depth": null, "postFlair": null, "isNSFW": false, "subreddit": "r/Sat", "score": 32, "upvoteRatio": 0.98, "numComments": 29, "numCrossposts": 0, "externalUrl": "https://i.redd.it/cjhezz5bs9mh1.jpeg", "thumbnailUrl": null, "videoUrl": null, "imageUrl": "https://i.redd.it/cjhezz5bs9mh1.jpeg", "galleryImagesUrls": null } ``` ### Example Comment Output ```json { "submissionId": "p6lwobb", "submissionIdPrefixed": "t1_p6lwobb", "submissionType": "comment", "submissionUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Sat/comments/1w1gc8p/is_this_good_improvement_for_10_hours_of/p6lwobb/", "submittedAt": "2026-08-29T13:41:52+00:00", "parentId": "t3_1w1gc8p", "parentPostId": "t3_1w1gc8p", "parentPostUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/comments/t3_1w1gc8p", "postType": null, "isCrosspost": false, "crosspostParentId": null, "crosspostParentUrl": null, "title": null, "bodyText": "How did you do that in 10 hours? Can you please give me the sources that you used? I also need help in rw section and I’ll take the sat in 2 weeks", "isEdited": false, "author": "AnalysisStill4932", "authorFlairText": null, "authorFlairImageUrl": null, "depth": 0, "postFlair": null, "isNSFW": false, "subreddit": "r/Sat", "score": 9, "upvoteRatio": null, "numComments": null, "numCrossposts": null, "externalUrl": null, "thumbnailUrl": null, "videoUrl": null, "imageUrl": null, "galleryImagesUrls": null } ``` ### Output Fields Explanation 1. `submissionId` — \[`string`] The ID of the post or comment. 2. `submissionIdPrefixed` — \[`string`] The prefixed ID of the post or comment. 3. `submissionType` — \[`string`] Whether the submission is a `post` or `comment`. 4. `submissionUrl` — \[`string`] The URL for the submission. 5. `submittedAt` — \[`string`] The date and time the post or comment was submitted in UTC timezone and ISO format. 6. `parentId` — \[`string`, `null`] The ID of the direct parent post or comment. 7. `parentPostId` — \[`string`, `null`] The ID of the parent post. For posts, this field will always be `null` since posts have no parent. 8. `parentPostUrl` — \[`string`, `null`] The URL of the parent post. For posts, this field will always be `null` since posts have no parent. 9. `postType` — \[`string`, `null`] The post type. Can be any of `text`, `poll`, `link`, `image`, `gallery`, or `video`. For comments, this field will always be `null`. 10. `isCrosspost` — \[`boolean`] Whether the post is a crosspost. 11. `crosspostParentId` — \[`string`, `null`] The ID of the parent of the crosspost (for posts that are not crossposts, will be `null`). 12. `crosspostParentUrl` — \[`string`, `null`] The URL of the parent of the crosspost (for posts that are not crossposts, will be `null`). 13. `title` — \[`string`, `null`] The post title (will always be `null` for comments). 14. `bodyText` — \[`string`, `null`] The main text content of a post or comment. 15. `isEdited` — \[`boolean`] Whether the post or comment is edited. 16. `author` — \[`string`] The author of the post or comment. 17. `authorFlairText` — \[`string`, `null`] The text content of the author flair or a text version of it. 18. `authorFlairImageUrl` — \[`string`, `null`] The URL for the image in an author flair. 19. `depth` — \[`integer`, `null`] The comment depth (top-level comments have a depth of `0` and posts have a depth of `null`). 20. `postFlair` — \[`string`, `null`] The post flair (will be `null` for comments). 21. `isNSFW` — \[`boolean`] Whether the post or comment is NSFW. 22. `subreddit` — \[`string`, `null`] The subreddit in which the post or comment was submitted. 23. `score` — \[`integer`, `null`] The vote score of the post or comment. 24. `upvoteRatio` — \[`float`, `null`] The ratio of upvotes to total number of votes of a post (always `null` for comments). 25. `numComments` — \[`integer`, `null`] The number of comments in a post (always `null` for comments). 26. `numCrossposts` — \[`integer`, `null`] The number of crossposts for a post (always `null` for comments). 27. `externalUrl` — \[`string`, `null`] The external URL in a post. For comments, this field will be `null` because external URLs will be included in the `bodyText` anyway. 28. `thumbnailUrl` — \[`string`, `null`] The thumbnail image URL for `video`, `image`, and `gallery` post types (always `null` for any other submission). 29. `videoUrl` — \[`string`, `null`] The URL for the video in a post (always `null` for any submission other than `video` posts). 30. `imageUrl` — \[`string`, `null`] The URL for the image in a post (always `null` for any submission other than `image` posts). 31. `galleryImageUrls` — \[`string`, `null`] A string of `|`-separated URLs for all images in a gallery (always `null` for any submission other than `gallery` posts). ### General Input Options 1. **Scraping Mode** (`scrapingMode`) — The mode to use in your scraping run. 2. **Maximum Results** (`maxResults`) — Maximum total number of posts and comments to scrape. 3. **Maximum Posts Per Collection** (`maxPostsPerCollection`) — Maximum posts to scrape per subreddit, profile, keyword search query, or single domain search. 4. **Sort** (`sort`) — The posts' sort option to use when scraping posts (`default`, `hot`, or `new`). This option only applies when scraping subreddits, profiles, or keyword search. 5. **Time Frame** (`timeFrame`) — The time frame in which to look for posts. This option only applies when scraping subreddits, profiles, or keyword search. ### Standard Mode Input Options 1. **Subreddit URLs** (`subredditUrls`) — The URLs of the subreddits to be scraped. 2. **Post URLs** (`postUrls`) — The URLs of specific posts to be scraped. 3. **Profile URLs** (`profileUrls`) — The URLs of the profiles to be scraped. ### Keyword Search Mode Input Options 1. **Keywords Included** (`keywordsIncluded`) — At least one of these keywords should be included in the posts to be scraped. 2. **Keywords Excluded** (`keywordsExcluded`) — None of these keywords should be included in the posts to be scraped. ### Domain Search Mode Input Options 1. **Domains** (`domains`) — The domains that should be referenced in the posts to be scraped. ### Comments Scraping Input Options 1. **Include Comments** (`includeComments`) — Whether or not to scrape comments (either `true` or `false`). 2. **Maximum Comments Depth** (`maxCommentsDepth`) — The maximum depth of comments to scrape (an integer from `0` to `10`, where `0` represents top-level comments only). 3. **Maximum Comments Per Post** (`maxCommentsPerPost`) — The maximum total number of comments and replies to scrape PER POST. 4. **Maximum Top-Level Comments Per Post** (`maxTopCommentsPerPost`) — The maximum top-level comments to scrape PER POST. ### Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) #### Is this Reddit scraper free? Yes! This Actor is **free to use**. Just configure your desired scraping options and run it. You will only be charged very small platform usage fees from your credits. These fees go to Apify, and I am not responsible for them, but the actual scraping and data are COMPLETELY FREE on my part. I don't get any revenue from this Actor, unlike most other Reddit Scraper Actors. #### Do I need a Reddit API key? **No.** No Reddit API credentials or API key are required. #### What can I scrape? You can scrape posts and comments from subreddits, Reddit profiles, or specific posts URLs. Additionally, you can scrape posts and comments by keywords or domains. #### Can I scrape comments? Yes. Enable `includeComments` to collect comments and replies, with configurable comment depth and limits. #### What data does the scraper return? The dataset includes **post/comment text, authors, scores, timestamps, URLs, subreddits, flairs, post types, comment depth, engagement metrics, media URLs, and more**. #### Can I search Reddit by keyword? Yes. **Keyword Search Mode** lets you find posts and comments across Reddit containing or excluding your specified keywords. #### Can I search Reddit for links to a domain? Yes. **Domain Search Mode** lets you find posts and comments across Reddit that reference one or more domains, such as `github.com`. # Actor input Schema ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): The maximum total number of posts and comments to scrape. ## `maxPostsPerCollection` (type: `integer`): The maximum number of posts to scrape per collection. A collection is either a subreddit, a profile, or a domain. ## `scrapingMode` (type: `string`): Choose Standard mode for your regular use cases or Domain Search mode for scraping posts & comments that mention a particular domain site-wide or Keyword Search mode for scraping posts & comments that include or exclude certain keywords site-wide. ## `sort` (type: `string`): The sort order of posts. The default option will use the default sort order for each subreddit scraped. ## `timeFrame` (type: `string`): The time frame in which to look for posts and comments. ## `subredditUrls` (type: `array`): A list of the URLs of subreddits to scrape. In Domain Search and Keyword Search modes, this option will be ignored. ## `postUrls` (type: `array`): A list of the URLs of the specific posts to scrape. In Domain Search and Keyword Search modes, this option will be ignored. ## `profileUrls` (type: `array`): A list of the URLs of the specific profiles to scrape. In Domain Search and Keyword Search modes, this option will be ignored. ## `keywordsIncluded` (type: `array`): Filters down posts to those containing any of this list of keywords. Only English letters, numbers, hyphens, and space are supported. ## `keywordsExcluded` (type: `array`): Filters down posts to those NOT containing any of this list of keywords. Only English letters, numbers, hyphens, and space are supported. ## `domains` (type: `array`): A list of domains for which to look for posts and/or comments across reddit (e.g. look for posts/comments referencing github.com across reddit). Only relevant in Domain Search mode. ## `includeComments` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, comments for each post will also be scraped (will take more time). ## `maxCommentsDepth` (type: `integer`): Sets the maximum depth of comments to scrape when scraping comments. Set to 0 or lower to scrape top-level comments only. Default is 10. ## `maxCommentsPerPost` (type: `integer`): The maximum total number of comments and replies to scrape per post. ## `maxTopCommentsPerPost` (type: `integer`): The maximum top-level comments (depth 0) to scrape per post. ## Actor input object example ```json { "maxResults": 100, "maxPostsPerCollection": 500, "scrapingMode": "standard", "sort": "default", "timeFrame": "all-time", "subredditUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/webscraping" } ], "domains": [ "github.com" ], "includeComments": false, "maxCommentsDepth": 10, "maxCommentsPerPost": 50000, "maxTopCommentsPerPost": 500 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description ## `posts` (type: `string`): No description ## `comments` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '