# Get top Reddit posts of the month for trend research

**Use case:** 

Pull a subreddit's top posts for a day, week, month or year to see what a community cares about. No Reddit API key. When Reddit JSON is reachable rows include score and comment counts; otherwise the RSS fallback returns titles, text and links only.

## Input

```json
{
  "subreddits": [
    "entrepreneur"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "searchInSubreddits": false,
  "sort": "top",
  "timeRange": "month",
  "maxPostsPerSource": 10,
  "minScore": 0,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 50,
  "commentDepth": 10,
  "commentConcurrency": 5,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "firstRunSince": "30 days",
  "stateStoreName": "reddit-scraper-state",
  "stateNamespace": "",
  "postsNewerThan": "",
  "postsOlderThan": "",
  "personalData": false,
  "maxItems": 20,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 90,
  "maxRetries": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "UNBLOCKER"
    ]
  },
  "failOnEmpty": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "createdAtIso": {
    "label": "Posted",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subreddit": {
    "label": "Subreddit",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "selftext": {
    "label": "Body",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "upvoteRatio": {
    "label": "Upvote ratio",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "numComments": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "linkFlairText": {
    "label": "Flair",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "permalink": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Reddit Scraper & API Alternative | $1.5 / 1K Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Get top Reddit posts of the month for trend research". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/6eygaSEcA7wBmWejD) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Get top Reddit posts of the month for trend research" task

The Reddit Scraper & API Alternative | $1.5 / 1K Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like subreddits, search queries, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Get top Reddit posts of the month for trend research" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as posted, subreddit, title, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Get top Reddit posts of the month for trend research" task via API](https://apify.com/hridayrungta/reddit-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Reddit Scraper & API Alternative | $1.5 / 1K](https://apify.com/hridayrungta/reddit-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/hridayrungta/reddit-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/hridayrungta/reddit-scraper.md

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