# Reddit Scraper — Subreddits, Posts, Comments & Search (`du7chmaniac/reddit-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Reddit subreddits, posts with comments, user profiles, and search results by parsing server-rendered HTML. Works after the May 2026 .json API shutdown.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/du7chmaniac/reddit-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Joren Maurissen](https://apify.com/du7chmaniac) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 14.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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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".

## 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.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

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

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Reddit Scraper

Scrape Reddit subreddits, posts with comments, user profiles, and search results by parsing server-rendered HTML. Works after the May 2026 .json API shutdown.

### Why This Actor Exists

Reddit shut down its public `.json` API in May 2026, breaking many existing scrapers that relied on appending `.json` to Reddit URLs. This actor parses Reddit's server-rendered HTML directly — no API key, no `.json` endpoint, no authentication required.

### Features

- **Subreddit scraping** — Get posts from any subreddit sorted by hot, new, top, or rising
- **Post + comments** — Scrape a single post with all its comments and replies
- **User profiles** — Get a user's posts and comments
- **Search** — Search Reddit for keywords, optionally restricted to a subreddit
- **Pagination** — Uses Reddit's `after` cursor for unlimited scrolling
- **Time filtering** — Filter top posts by hour, day, week, month, year, or all time
- **Proxy support** — Apify proxy integration for avoiding rate limits

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `mode` | select | Yes | `subreddit` | `subreddit`, `post`, `user`, or `search` |
| `subreddit` | string | No | — | Subreddit name (without r/) for subreddit and search modes |
| `username` | string | No | — | Reddit username for user mode |
| `postUrl` | string | No | — | Full Reddit post URL for post mode |
| `searchQuery` | string | No | — | Search query for search mode |
| `sort` | select | No | `hot` | `hot`, `new`, `top`, `rising` |
| `timeFilter` | select | No | `day` | `hour`, `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`, `all` (top sort only) |
| `maxResults` | integer | No | 100 | Max results (1-1000) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | proxy | No | on | Apify proxy recommended |

### Output

Each result contains: title, author, score, upvote_ratio, num_comments, created_utc, url, selftext, subreddit, flair, permalink, and (for post mode) nested comments.

### Technical Approach

- Fetches HTML from `old.reddit.com` (simpler HTML, fewer anti-bot measures)
- Falls back to `www.reddit.com` if old.reddit.com fails
- Parses embedded JSON data from `<script>` tags when available
- Falls back to HTML parsing with BeautifulSoup for structured extraction
- Uses browser-like User-Agent to avoid bot detection
- Handles 429 rate limiting with exponential backoff
- No external APIs, no API keys, no paid services

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

subreddit: scrape posts from a subreddit. post: scrape a single post with comments. user: scrape a user's posts and comments. search: search Reddit for keywords.
## `subreddit` (type: `string`):

Subreddit name without the r/ prefix (e.g. 'python' for r/python). Required for subreddit and subreddit search modes.
## `username` (type: `string`):

Reddit username without the u/ prefix. Required for user mode.
## `postUrl` (type: `string`):

Full Reddit post URL (e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/title/). Required for post mode.
## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Keywords to search for. Required for search mode. If subreddit is also set, searches within that subreddit.
## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort order for subreddit listings and search results.
## `timeFilter` (type: `string`):

Time range for 'top' sort. Only applies when sort=top.
## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return. For post mode, this limits the number of comments.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select a proxy to use. Residential proxy recommended — Reddit blocks datacenter IPs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "subreddit",
  "sort": "hot",
  "timeFilter": "day",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
````

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("du7chmaniac/reddit-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("du7chmaniac/reddit-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 '{}' |
apify call du7chmaniac/reddit-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=du7chmaniac/reddit-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Reddit Scraper — Subreddits, Posts, Comments & Search",
        "description": "Scrape Reddit subreddits, posts with comments, user profiles, and search results by parsing server-rendered HTML. Works after the May 2026 .json API shutdown.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "m5Bnxz4O4NuuJklgT"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/du7chmaniac~reddit-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-du7chmaniac-reddit-scraper",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/du7chmaniac~reddit-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-du7chmaniac-reddit-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/du7chmaniac~reddit-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-du7chmaniac-reddit-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "mode"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Scraping mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "subreddit",
                            "post",
                            "user",
                            "search"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "subreddit: scrape posts from a subreddit. post: scrape a single post with comments. user: scrape a user's posts and comments. search: search Reddit for keywords.",
                        "default": "subreddit"
                    },
                    "subreddit": {
                        "title": "Subreddit name",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Subreddit name without the r/ prefix (e.g. 'python' for r/python). Required for subreddit and subreddit search modes."
                    },
                    "username": {
                        "title": "Username",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Reddit username without the u/ prefix. Required for user mode."
                    },
                    "postUrl": {
                        "title": "Post URL",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Full Reddit post URL (e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/title/). Required for post mode."
                    },
                    "searchQuery": {
                        "title": "Search query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Keywords to search for. Required for search mode. If subreddit is also set, searches within that subreddit."
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "Sort order",
                        "enum": [
                            "hot",
                            "new",
                            "top",
                            "rising"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Sort order for subreddit listings and search results.",
                        "default": "hot"
                    },
                    "timeFilter": {
                        "title": "Time filter (top sort only)",
                        "enum": [
                            "hour",
                            "day",
                            "week",
                            "month",
                            "year",
                            "all"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Time range for 'top' sort. Only applies when sort=top.",
                        "default": "day"
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of results to return. For post mode, this limits the number of comments.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Select a proxy to use. Residential proxy recommended — Reddit blocks datacenter IPs.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true,
                            "apifyProxyGroups": [
                                "RESIDENTIAL"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "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
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
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                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```