Reddit Scraper for Communities

Overview

This is an unofficial Reddit API-based scraper that provides seamless, unrestricted access to Reddit community feeds (subreddits) without the need for authentication. With its straightforward setup and minimal input requirements, you can easily extract detailed information from subreddits and their posts.

Key Features

• No Authentication Needed: Access subreddit feeds without logging in.
• Community-Level Scraping: Extract subreddit metadata (name, subscribers, ID) and live posts.
• Simple Setup: Start scraping with just a single required field—the subreddit URL.
• Cost-Effective: 1,000 entries for only about $0.015.

Use Case

This API is designed to extract posts from subreddit feeds and, optionally, their comments. It works with any community URL.

• Example Use Case URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews

Data Extraction Details

The API captures a wide range of data points:

• Community Info: Subreddit name, ID, prefixed name, subscriber count.
• Posts: Title, body, author info, flair, score, comments count, creation time, outbound link, permalink, media/preview details, and status flags (stickied, locked, NSFW, archived).
• Comments: Comment body, author info, upvotes, replies count, creation time, permalink.
• Media Information: Thumbnails, preview images, outbound links, video details.
• Miscellaneous Info: Crossposts, distinguished status, removal flags, etc.

Data Output Formats

• JSON
• XML
• CSV
• Excel
• HTML

Example Applications

• Brand Monitoring: Track discussions of your brand or competitors across subreddits.
• Market Research: Collect and analyze real audience conversations.
• Trend Analysis: Detect emerging topics and public sentiment shifts in real-time.
• Community Insights: Explore user engagement patterns within communities.

Data Output Example

Below is a sample of the JSON output provided by the API, showing one post and one comment:

[
  {
    "contentType": "post",
    "sourceType": "link",
    "id": "1nm0abc",
    "name": "t3_1nm0abc",
    "subreddit": "worldnews",
    "subredditId": "t5_2qh13",
    "subredditPrefixed": "r/worldnews",
    "subredditSubscribers": 46899778,
    "author": "WorldNewsMods",
    "authorFullname": "t2_glrsi",
    "authorPremium": true,
    "title": "/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1305 (Thread #1452)",
    "selftext": "",
    "selftextHtml": null,
    "flair": {
      "text": "Russia/Ukraine",
      "richtext": [
        { "e": "text", "t": "Russia/Ukraine" }
      ],
      "cssClass": "russia",
      "backgroundColor": null,
      "textColor": null,
      "type": "richtext"
    },
    "score": 214,
    "ups": 214,
    "upvoteRatio": 0.96,
    "numComments": 22,
    "permalink": "https://reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1nm0abc/rworldnews_live_thread_russian_invasion_of/",
    "outboundUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/live/18hpxyz12abcs",
    "domain": "reddit.com",
    "thumbnail": "https://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/example-thumb.jpg",
    "preview": {
      "source": null,
      "resolutions": []
    },
    "isVideo": false,
    "media": {
      "type": "liveupdate",
      "event_id": "18hpxyz12abcs"
    },
    "stickied": true,
    "pinned": false,
    "over18": false,
    "locked": false,
    "spoiler": false,
    "archived": false,
    "isCrosspostable": false,
    "postHint": null,
    "suggestedSort": "new",
    "distinguished": null,
    "numCrossposts": 0,
    "removedByCategory": null,
    "createdUtc": 1758351000,
    "createdAt": "2025-09-20T06:30:00Z",
    "listingAfter": "t3_1nlyzzz",
    "listingDist": 25
  },
  {
    "contentType": "comment",
    "createdAt": "2025-09-20T06:45:36Z",
    "createdUtc": 1758351936,
    "id": "t1_lo1abcd",
    "parseId": "lo1abcd",
    "parentId": "t3_1nm0abc",
    "postId": "t3_1nm0abc",
    "subreddit": "worldnews",
    "communityName": "r/worldnews",
    "authorId": "t2_4e7f3195",
    "author": "newsspotter",
    "body": "Appreciate the ongoing updates. The live thread makes it easy to keep track of developments.",
    "body_html": "<div class=\"md\"><p>Appreciate the ongoing updates. The live thread makes it easy to keep track of developments.</p></div>",
    "upvotes": 156,
    "noOfreplies": 3,
    "url": "https://reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1nm0abc/rworldnews_live_thread_russian_invasion_of/lo1abcd/"
  }
]