Reddit Posts Scraper

Scrape Reddit posts, comments, and user histories without needing a Reddit account. Browse any subreddit, fetch comments on specific posts, pull all submissions from a user, or search by keyword — no API keys required for basic use.

Features

• Subreddit scraping — Pull the top, new, hot, or rising posts from any subreddit
• Post comments — Fetch all top-level comments from any Reddit post URL
• User activity — Get recent submissions from any Reddit username
• Keyword search — Search within a subreddit by keyword (global search with Reddit credentials)
• No Reddit account required for subreddit and user scraping
• Export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel
• Returns upvote score, flair, timestamps, comment counts, and more

Use Cases

• Market research — Discover what real people say about products, brands, and topics without bias
• Sentiment analysis — Collect post and comment data for NLP or AI training pipelines
• Lead generation — Find potential customers actively asking for recommendations in niche subreddits
• Trend monitoring — Track which topics are gaining upvotes and discussion in your industry
• Competitive intelligence — Monitor mentions of competitor products across communities
• Content strategy — Identify the questions your audience is already asking so you can answer them
• Academic research — Collect social media data at scale for qualitative or quantitative studies

How to Use

1. Enter one or more inputs: Subreddits, Post URLs, Usernames, or Search queries (with a subreddit filter)
2. Optionally set Max posts per source (default 25, up to 500)
3. Optionally enable comment scraping by setting Max comments per post > 0
4. Click Start and download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
subreddits	Array	—	Subreddit names to scrape (e.g. python, investing)
postUrls	Array	—	Full Reddit post URLs to fetch comments from
usernames	Array	—	Reddit usernames to pull submissions from
searchQueries	Array	—	Keywords to search (add subredditFilter for no-credentials search)
maxPostsPerSource	Number	25	Max posts per subreddit or user (up to 500)
maxCommentsPerPost	Number	0	Top-level comments per post (0 = skip comments)
sort	String	hot	hot, new, top, or rising
timeFilter	String	all	hour, day, week, month, year, or all
subredditFilter	String	—	Restrict keyword search to this subreddit (no credentials needed)

Output

Each post is saved as a dataset item:

{
  "id": "abc123",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/...",
  "title": "What's the best library for scraping in 2026?",
  "text": "I've been using BeautifulSoup but looking for alternatives...",
  "author": "dev_user42",
  "subreddit": "python",
  "score": 847,
  "numComments": 134,
  "createdAt": "2026-07-15T09:23:00.000Z",
  "flair": "Question",
  "source": "subreddit"
}

Comment items follow the same structure with a source of "comment".

Global Keyword Search

To search Reddit globally by keyword (across all subreddits), provide Reddit OAuth credentials:

1. Go to reddit.com/prefs/apps
2. Create a script app (any name, redirect URI: http://localhost)
3. Note the Client ID (under the app name) and Client Secret
4. Enter these plus your Reddit username and password in the actor input

Without credentials, set a subredditFilter to restrict keyword search to one community.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it require a Reddit account? No — subreddit scraping, post comments, and user histories all work without credentials. Only global keyword search requires Reddit OAuth.

Is data real-time? Results are sourced from Arctic Shift, a public Reddit archive. Data is typically a few hours old. For real-time data, provide Reddit credentials.

Can I scrape private subreddits? No. Only public subreddits are accessible.

What's the maximum posts per run? Up to 500 posts per subreddit or user per source input. Add multiple sources to scale.

Pricing

• $1.00 per 1,000 posts or comments scraped
• Actor start: $0.00005 per run

Example: 500 posts from 2 subreddits = 1,000 results = $1.00 total.