Reddit Pain Point and Trend Miner

Scrape data from www.reddit.com with this Actor.

Mine Reddit for pain points, complaints, buyer intent signals, and startup ideas from any subreddit.

What does this Actor do?

Mines Reddit for pain points, complaints, buyer intent signals, and startup ideas. Analyzes posts and comments with keyword matching, sentiment analysis, and competitor tracking.

The Actor outputs structured JSON data to the Apify dataset, ready for export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or direct API consumption.

Why use it?

Discover startup ideas by finding recurring complaints and unmet needs in Reddit communities. Useful for founders, product managers, and market researchers doing customer discovery.

What data can it extract?

Field	Type	Description
type	String	Extracted field
subreddit	String	Extracted field
source	String	Extracted field
title	String	Extracted field
body	String	Extracted field
selftext	String	Extracted field
url	String	Extracted field
score	Integer	Reddit score
num_comments	Integer	Number of comments
complaint_category	String	Extracted field
buyer_intent	String	Extracted field
sentiment	String	Extracted field
mentioned_tools	String	Extracted field
pricing_mentions	String	Extracted field
keywords_matched	String	Extracted field
repeated_phrases	String	Extracted field
mode	String	Extracted field
fetch_status	String	Extracted field
error_message	String	Extracted field
crawled_at	String	Extracted field

How to use it

1. Click Start to run the Actor
2. Configure the input parameters (see table below)
3. Wait for the Actor to finish
4. Download results from the Output tab in CSV, JSON, or other formats

How much does it cost?

This Actor uses Pay Per Event (PPE) pricing. You are charged for posts and comments written to the dataset. A run with 100 posts and no comments costs about $0.093, including the $0.003 run-start charge.

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.003
Per post	$0.0009
Per comment	$0.00035

Input

Parameter	Description	Type	Default
subreddits	Subreddits	array	Required
keywords	Keywords	array	[]
competitor_names	Competitor Names	array	[]
date_range	Date Range	string	month
min_score	Minimum Score	integer	0
min_comments	Minimum Comments	integer	0
mode	Mining Mode	string	general
max_posts	Max Posts	integer	100
include_comments	Include Comments	boolean	True
max_comments_per_post	Max Comments per Post	integer	20
proxyConfiguration	Proxy Configuration	object	Apify Proxy, US
llm_api_key	Optional OpenAI-compatible key for buyer-intent scoring	secret	-
llm_model	LLM model name	string	gpt-4o-mini
llm_base_url	OpenAI-compatible API base URL	string	https://api.openai.com/v1

Output

Each result item is pushed to the dataset as a JSON object:

{
  "type": "Sample type",
  "subreddit": "Sample subreddit",
  "source": "Sample source",
  "title": "Sample title",
  "body": "Sample text content..."
}

FAQ

How do I configure the input?

Provide the required input parameters (see table below). All optional fields have sensible defaults.

How many results can I get?

There is no hard limit. Use the max items or max pages parameters to control how much data is collected.

Does this Actor use proxies?

Some targets may require Apify Proxy to avoid rate limits. Reddit frequently blocks datacenter traffic; use a residential proxy group or a custom proxy when available. If all sources are unavailable, the Actor writes a status item instead of failing the run.

Disclaimer

This Actor extracts publicly available data. Personal data may be present in results. Users are responsible for compliance with applicable data protection laws including GDPR. This Actor is not affiliated with the target website.