# Reddit Communities Scraper - Low-cost💲🔥🌐🧠 (`delectable_incubator/reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost`) Actor

🔍 Easily search Reddit communities! 📚 Enter a keyword to discover relevant subreddits and collect data including name, description 📝, subscriber count 👥, activity level 📊, rules 📜, and more. Perfect for 📊 market research, 🧭 audience discovery, 📈 trend analysis, and workflow automation ⚡

- **URL**: https://apify.com/delectable\_incubator/reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost.md
- **Developed by:** [Prime Scrape](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.00005 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
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# Windows
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```bash

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# README

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://i.ibb.co/jkNS73wX/readme.png" alt="Reddit Communities Search Scraper" width="100%">
</p>

---

## 🌐🧠 Reddit Communities Search Scraper | Bulk Subreddit Scraper | Apify Actor

### 🚀 Discover Reddit Communities in Seconds (No Code)

The **Reddit Communities Search Scraper** is a powerful, scalable and SEO-optimized Apify Actor built to discover and extract **Reddit communities (subreddits) in bulk**.

Search thousands of subreddits using one or multiple keywords, collect detailed community metadata, analyze audiences, discover niche communities, and build structured datasets for marketing, AI, audience intelligence and automation.

Perfect for marketers, agencies, researchers, startups, AI engineers and community managers.

---

## 🔥 Why Choose This Reddit Communities Scraper?

✔ Best Reddit Communities Scraper on Apify

✔ Supports **Bulk Keyword Scraping**

✔ Supports **Bulk Reddit URL Scraping**

✔ Fast & scalable extraction engine

✔ Extract community descriptions

✔ Extract member counts

✔ Extract online users

✔ Extract subreddit icons

✔ Structured JSON / CSV / Excel output

✔ Perfect for audience intelligence

✔ No coding required

✔ No proxy required

---

## 🎯 What This Scraper Does

This Apify Actor extracts subreddit information from Reddit search results.

#### 📌 Core Features

✅ Search Reddit communities

✅ Bulk keyword scraping (multi-search)

✅ Bulk subreddit URL scraping

✅ Automatic pagination

✅ Extract subreddit names

✅ Extract descriptions

✅ Extract member counts

✅ Extract online users

✅ Extract subreddit icons

✅ Extract subreddit URLs

✅ Extract tracking metadata

✅ High-speed extraction engine

---

## ⚡ Input Configuration

### 🔥 BULK KEYWORD MODE

````

{
"keywords": \[
"artificial intelligence",
"chatgpt",
"football",
"cryptocurrency",
"python",
"marketing"
],
"max\_items": 500
}

```

---

## 📊 Extracted Community Data

| Field | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| display_name | Subreddit name |
| url | Community URL |
| description | Public description |
| icon_url | Community icon |
| icon_alt | Icon description |
| members | Total members |
| online | Online members |
| tracking_context | Reddit search metadata |

---

## 💡 Use Cases

This Reddit Communities Scraper is perfect for:

📣 Audience discovery

📊 Market research

🎯 Community targeting

💬 Niche discovery

📈 Trend analysis

🤖 AI training datasets

🏢 Competitive intelligence

📡 Community monitoring

📢 Reddit marketing

⚙️ Automation workflows

---

## 🚀 Key Features

⚡ Bulk keyword scraping

🌍 Bulk Reddit URL scraping

🧠 Community discovery

📊 Audience intelligence

📈 Member analytics

📌 Smart pagination

🔁 Auto retry system

⚡ High-speed scraping engine

💾 Export-ready datasets

☁️ Scalable Apify cloud execution

---

## 📤 Output Formats

✔ JSON

✔ CSV

✔ Excel (XLSX)

✔ XML

✔ HTML

---

## 📦 Example Output

```

{
"display\_name": "r/CanadaSoccer",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadaSoccer/",
"description": "The Home of Soccer in Canada",
"icon\_url": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5\_2sf14/styles/communityIcon\_8ewo9otidf211.png",
"icon\_alt": "CanadaSoccer community icon",
"members": 75270,
"online": 8,
"tracking\_context": {
"position": 9,
"subreddit\_id": "t5\_2sf14",
"nsfw": false,
"quarantined": false
}
}

````

---

## 📊 Built-in Views

✔ Overview

✔ Largest Communities

✔ By Members

✔ Online Communities

✔ By Keyword

✔ Community Directory

All datasets are fully exportable to JSON, CSV and Excel.

---

## 🔥 Why This is One of the Best Reddit Community Scrapers on Apify?

✔ Optimized for Apify Marketplace SEO

✔ Bulk keyword support

✔ Bulk Reddit URL support

✔ High-performance scraping engine

✔ Structured datasets

✔ Enterprise-ready

✔ Reliable pagination

✔ Excellent for audience intelligence

✔ Built for marketers, researchers, agencies and developers

---

## 💸 Pricing

This scraper runs on a **pay-per-result pricing model**.

You only pay for successfully extracted records.

💳 **Price:** $4.69 / 1,000 results

---

## ❓ FAQ

#### Can I search multiple keywords?

Yes. Bulk keyword mode is fully supported.

#### Can I scrape multiple Reddit search URLs?

Yes. Bulk URL mode is fully supported.

#### Does it support pagination?

Yes. Pagination is handled automatically.

#### What information is extracted?

The scraper extracts:

- Subreddit name
- Community URL
- Description
- Member count
- Online users
- Community icon
- Reddit metadata

#### Can I export the data?

Yes.

Supported formats include JSON, CSV, Excel, XML and HTML.

#### Is coding required?

No.

This is a fully no-code Apify Actor.

---

## ⚠️ Disclaimer

This project is an independent data extraction tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Reddit.

---

## 🔗 Related Actors

More PrimeScrape scrapers are coming soon.

🚀 Reddit Intelligence

🚀 Social Media Scrapers

🚀 Product Intelligence

🚀 Company Intelligence

🚀 AI Dataset Builders

---

## 🌍 PrimeScrape Ecosystem

Built for large-scale data extraction, automation, AI datasets and market intelligence.

🌐 Community intelligence

📊 Audience research

📈 Market analytics

🤖 AI datasets

⚙️ Automation pipelines

☁️ Cloud scraping

---

## 📬 Support

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

If you enjoy this actor, please leave a 5-star review.

📩 Need a custom scraper or enterprise solution?

Contact us through Apify.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One or more keywords to search for communities on Reddit. Each keyword is scraped separately.
## `time` (type: `string`):

Select the time period for the search results
## `sort` (type: `string`):

Select how to sort the search results
## `maxitems` (type: `integer`):

Limits how many communities will be scraped from Reddit per keyword

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "soccer",
    "AI"
  ],
  "time": "year",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "maxitems": 100
}
````

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "soccer",
        "AI"
    ],
    "time": "year",
    "sort": "relevance",
    "maxitems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("delectable_incubator/reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": [
        "soccer",
        "AI",
    ],
    "time": "year",
    "sort": "relevance",
    "maxitems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("delectable_incubator/reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "soccer",
    "AI"
  ],
  "time": "year",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "maxitems": 100
}' |
apify call delectable_incubator/reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=delectable_incubator/reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "info": {
        "title": "Reddit Communities Scraper - Low-cost💲🔥🌐🧠",
        "description": "🔍 Easily search Reddit communities! 📚 Enter a keyword to discover relevant subreddits and collect data including name, description 📝, subscriber count 👥, activity level 📊, rules 📜, and more. Perfect for 📊 market research, 🧭 audience discovery, 📈 trend analysis, and workflow automation ⚡",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "tMvHqIsWxb579Jcau"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
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                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-delectable_incubator-reddit-communities-scraper-low-cost",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
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                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "keywords",
                    "time",
                    "sort",
                    "maxitems"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "keywords": {
                        "title": "Search Keywords 🔍",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "One or more keywords to search for communities on Reddit. Each keyword is scraped separately.",
                        "default": [
                            "soccer",
                            "AI"
                        ],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "time": {
                        "title": "Time Period ⏰",
                        "enum": [
                            "all",
                            "hour",
                            "day",
                            "week",
                            "month",
                            "year"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Select the time period for the search results",
                        "default": "year"
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "Sort By 📊",
                        "enum": [
                            "relevance",
                            "hot",
                            "top",
                            "new",
                            "comments"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Select how to sort the search results",
                        "default": "relevance"
                    },
                    "maxitems": {
                        "title": "Maximum number of posts to scrape 💬",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Limits how many communities will be scraped from Reddit per keyword",
                        "default": 100
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
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                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
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}
```