Reddit Scraper API & Comments – Extract Posts, Data & Trends
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Reddit Scraper API & Comments – Extract Posts, Data & Trends
Extract Reddit posts, comments, scores, authors & timestamps from any subreddit. No API keys. Real-time JSON/CSV export. Monitor trends, analyze discussions, track viral content. Fast requests-based scraper with Redlib fallback.
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Brennan Crawford
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Reddit JSON API Scraper
Extract Reddit posts, comments, scores, authors & timestamps from any subreddit using Reddit's public JSON endpoints. No API keys, cookies, or authentication required. Export to JSON/CSV. Ideal for monitoring trends, analyzing discussions, and tracking viral content.
Features
- No API keys needed – uses Reddit’s public JSON endpoints
- Fast and lightweight – simple requests, no browser automation
- Flexible sorting – hot, new, top, rising
- Time filtering – for top posts (hour, day, week, month, year, all)
- Optional comments – fetch top comments for each post
- Structured output – clean JSON ready for analysis
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| subreddit | string | programming | Subreddit name (without r/) |
| sortBy | string | hot | Sort: hot, new, top, rising |
| timeFilter | string | all | Time window for top sort only |
| maxPosts | integer | 25 | Max posts to fetch (1–100) |
| includeComments | boolean | false | Fetch top comments for each post |
| maxComments | integer | 5 | Max comments per post if enabled |
Output
Each post includes:
- title, author, score, comments, subreddit, url
- permalink, created_utc, selftext, flair
- thumbnail, image_url (if image post)
- comments (optional): author, body, score, created_utc
Usage
Run on Apify or locally:
pip install -r requirements.txtpython apify_actor.py
Notes
- Reddit may rate-limit heavy usage; consider proxies for large-scale runs.
- This scraper hits reddit.com directly; it does not use Redlib/Teddit mirrors.
License
MIT