# Mine Reddit for SaaS pain points and feature requests

**Use case:** 

This task finds Reddit threads where users complain about software or request features. Use it to surface product opportunities and validate ideas.

## Input

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "hate this tool",
    "alternative to",
    "switched from",
    "wish it had",
    "any tool that"
  ],
  "max_posts_per_query": 50,
  "include_comments": true,
  "max_comments_per_post": 50,
  "detail_workers": 4,
  "sort": "relevance",
  "time": "year"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "dataType": {
    "label": "Data Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "id": {
    "label": "Post/Comment ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subreddit": {
    "label": "Subreddit",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Post Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "selftext": {
    "label": "Post Body",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "permalink": {
    "label": "Permalink",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "num_comments": {
    "label": "Comment Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "created_iso": {
    "label": "Created At (ISO)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "search_query": {
    "label": "Search Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "search_rank": {
    "label": "Search Rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "is_self": {
    "label": "Is Self Post",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_video": {
    "label": "Is Video",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "over_18": {
    "label": "NSFW",
    "format": "boolean"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Reddit Search Scraper 2026](https://apify.com/devcake/reddit-search-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/devcake/reddit-search-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.