# Reddit Search Posts Scraper (`data_direct/reddit-posts-scraper`) Actor Search Reddit posts by keyword across every subreddit - **URL**: https://apify.com/data\_direct/reddit-posts-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Data Direct](https://apify.com/data_direct) (community) - **Categories:** Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 runs This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. - **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use). - **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`. - **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`. - **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`. - **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Reddit Search Posts Scraper Search for Reddit posts by keyword across all subreddits. Returns post title, URL, author, subreddit, content snippet, upvotes, upvote ratio, comment count, and crosspost count. Supports sort by hot, top, most recent, or relevance. ### Features - Real-time Reddit data — results are fetched live at run time, never cached or stale - No login, cookies, or proxy configuration needed — just provide the input and run - Each result is pushed as a separate dataset item, exportable as JSON, CSV, or Excel - Fast: a typical run finishes in seconds ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `query` | string | yes | Search query (max 500 characters) | | `page` | integer | no | Page number for pagination (1-5) | | `sort_by` | string | no | Sort order for results One of: most\_recent, relevance, hot, top. | ### Pricing This Actor is billed **per run** — a flat **$0.003 per run**. - One run returns all matching results for your input, and costs $0.003 — whether it comes back with one result or hundreds. - You’re only charged when a run succeeds. Failed runs are free. ### Example output ```json { "count": 20, "page": 1, "posts": [ { "author": "Even_Drawer_421", "date": "2026-04-04 21:10:56", "domain": "reddit.com", "snippet": "Hey! I'm considering doing my masters in Computer Science at Georgia Tech (in-person) and I was wondering how the classes / research community is like in GT? I would be doing the robotics / perception track in MSCS. # Courses \u2014 Are classes more theoretical or applied? How many students in each class? Are students cooperative or competitive? # Research \u2014 I was also wondering how research is at Georgia Tech? I really want to work in a robotics perception lab, like RAIL or RL2. Is it easy to get into labs for masters students or are they competitive?", "source": "Reddit", "subreddit": "GatechClasses", "title": "Current GT MSCS students (Robotics/Perception): What are classes, labs, and recruiting like?", "upvotes": 14, "upvote_ratio": 0.92, "comments": 6, "crossposts": 0, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/GatechClasses/comments/1sckutj/current_gt_mscs_students_roboticsperception_what/" }, { "author": "Efficient_Log_2007", "date": "2026-04-04 21:09:22", "domain": "reddit.com", "snippet": "Inspired by the best TV shows of 2026 post earlier. I am looking for some book recommendations. I am currently reading Artificial Wisdom. Set in 2050, the climate crisis has reached peak levels, one world government is taking shape and the people have the choice between an ex US President and an Artificial intelligence to see the world out of it.", "source": "Reddit", "subreddit": "AskIreland", "title": "What's Ireland Reading Right Now.", "upvotes": 42, "upvote_ratio": 0.95, "comments": 38, "cr ... (truncated) ``` ### About Maintained by **Data Direct** — a small suite of fast, reliable Reddit and web-data scrapers. Each actor returns clean, structured results with no login, cookies, or proxy setup required. Have a question or a custom data need? Open an issue on this actor. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Search query (max 500 characters) ## `page` (type: `integer`): Page number for pagination (1-5) ## `sort_by` (type: `string`): Sort order for results ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "programming", "page": 1, "sort_by": "most_recent" } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "programming" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("data_direct/reddit-posts-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "programming" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("data_direct/reddit-posts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "programming" }' | apify call data_direct/reddit-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=data_direct/reddit-posts-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/UQxI4D05DI5PMcR5s/builds/rfHkOv7gyNOIh3qBv/openapi.json