🔍 Reddit Search Media Downloader – Search & Download Reddit Videos, Images & GIFs

Search Reddit and download media (videos, images, GIFs) from posts with comprehensive metadata. Extract high-quality media with post details, subreddit info, author data, engagement metrics, and direct download links. Perfect for content research, media collection, and trend analysis!

📋 Table of Contents

• 🚀 Features
• 🎯 Use Cases
• ⚡ Quick Start
• 📊 Input Parameters
• 📤 Output Format
• 🎬 Supported Media Types
• 📈 Performance & Reliability
• 💡 Best Practices
• ❓ FAQ
• 📞 Support

🚀 Features

🔍 Powerful Reddit Search

• ✅ No Login Required - Search Reddit without an account
• ✅ Advanced Filters - Sort by relevance, hot, new, top, or comments
• ✅ Time Range - Filter by hour, day, week, month, year, or all-time
• ✅ NSFW Control - Include or exclude adult content
• ✅ Batch Results - Extract up to 500 posts per search

🎬 Multiple Media Types

• ✅ Video Downloads - Reddit videos with multiple quality options
• ✅ Image Downloads - High-resolution images in various sizes
• ✅ GIF Support - Animated GIFs and video GIFs
• ✅ Direct Links - Get instant download URLs for all media
• ✅ Quality Selection - Highest, high, medium, and low quality versions

📊 Comprehensive Metadata

• ✅ Post Details - Title, URL, permalink, and timestamps
• ✅ Subreddit Info - Name, subscribers, NSFW status, and more
• ✅ Author Data - Username and profile information
• ✅ Engagement Metrics - Score, upvote ratio, comment count
• ✅ Media Details - Type, dimensions, duration, and thumbnails

🎯 Use Cases

Use Case	Description	Benefits
📊 Trend Analysis	Research trending content across Reddit	Identify viral content, track memes
🎬 Content Research	Find media for specific topics or niches	Discover relevant content, gather inspiration
📥 Media Collection	Build a library of Reddit media	Organize content, offline access
🎓 Academic Research	Collect data for social media studies	Analyze trends, study communities
📱 Social Media Management	Find content for reposting or inspiration	Source material, track competitors
💼 Marketing Research	Analyze popular content in your niche	Understand audience preferences
🎥 Content Creation	Find source material for videos	B-roll footage, reference content
📢 Brand Monitoring	Track brand mentions with media	Monitor reputation, find UGC

⚡ Quick Start

1️⃣ Basic search for funny content

{
  "query": "funny",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "time": "all",
  "nsfw": true,
  "maxResults": 50
}

2️⃣ Search for top gaming content from past week

{
  "query": "gaming highlights",
  "sort": "top",
  "time": "week",
  "nsfw": false,
  "maxResults": 100
}

3️⃣ Find latest cat videos

{
  "query": "cats",
  "sort": "new",
  "time": "day",
  "nsfw": false,
  "maxResults": 50
}

📊 Input Parameters

Configuration options

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	String	✅	Search query to find Reddit posts
sort	String	❌	Sort method: relevance, hot, new, top, comments (default: relevance)
time	String	❌	Time range: all, year, month, week, day, hour (default: all)
nsfw	Boolean	❌	Include NSFW content (default: false)
maxResults	Integer	❌	Maximum posts to extract: 1-500 (default: 50)

📝 Details

query

• Search term to find Reddit posts with media.
• Use keywords relevant to your content needs.
• Examples: "funny", "cats", "gaming highlights", "technology news"
• Minimum length: 1 character, Maximum: 500 characters

sort

• relevance: Most relevant posts first (default)
• hot: Currently trending posts
• new: Latest posts first
• top: Highest-rated posts
• comments: Most discussed posts

time

• all: All-time results (default)
• year: Past 12 months
• month: Past 30 days
• week: Past 7 days
• day: Past 24 hours
• hour: Past 60 minutes

nsfw

• true: Include NSFW content
• false: Filter out adult content (default)

maxResults

• Number of posts to extract (1-500)
• Default: 50 posts
• Note: Only posts with media are included in results

📤 Output Format

🎬 Reddit Post with Video

{
  "postId": "t3_1neil5n",
  "postTitle": "It's so funny",
  "url": "https://v.redd.it/ta4ysc8palof1",
  "permalink": "https://reddit.com/r/InflatedEgos/comments/1neil5n/its_so_funny/",
  "mediaType": "Video",
  "downloadUrl": "https://packaged-media.redd.it/ta4ysc8palof1/muxed.mp4?...",
  "thumbnail": "https://external-preview.redd.it/MnN2NTVrYXBhbG9mMV26jLYba6ayP0wmvP4wVO9jOsUh4xLTi6ai6MqQPcjb.png",
  "subredditId": "t5_f412xk",
  "subredditName": "InflatedEgos",
  "subredditPrefixedName": "r/InflatedEgos",
  "subredditTitle": "InflatedEgos",
  "subredditSubscribers": 121193,
  "subredditIsNsfw": false,
  "authorId": "t2_0",
  "authorName": "[deleted]",
  "score": 1457,
  "upvoteRatio": "89.8",
  "commentCount": 870,
  "createdAt": "2025-09-11T19:46:58.129000+0000",
  "isNsfw": false,
  "isSpoiler": false,
  "flair": "🤡 Cringe",
  "flairBackgroundColor": "#7193FF",
  "domain": "v.redd.it",
  "postHint": "HOSTED_VIDEO",
  "videoDuration": 10,
  "videoDimensions": {
    "width": 720,
    "height": 1280
  },
  "videoIsGif": false,
  "mediaQualities": [
    {
      "quality": "Highest",
      "url": "https://packaged-media.redd.it/ta4ysc8palof1/muxed.mp4?...",
      "type": "video/mp4"
    },
    {
      "quality": "High",
      "url": "https://packaged-media.redd.it/ta4ysc8palof1/muxed-high.mp4?...",
      "type": "video/mp4"
    },
    {
      "quality": "Medium",
      "url": "https://packaged-media.redd.it/ta4ysc8palof1/muxed-medium.mp4?...",
      "type": "video/mp4"
    },
    {
      "quality": "Low",
      "url": "https://packaged-media.redd.it/ta4ysc8palof1/muxed-low.mp4?...",
      "type": "video/mp4"
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2024-11-30T12:00:00.000Z"
}

📸 Reddit Post with Image

{
  "postId": "t3_1n4igko",
  "postTitle": "Haha, very funny.",
  "url": "https://i.redd.it/nn6ygjx8f9mf1.jpeg",
  "permalink": "https://reddit.com/r/ComedyCemetery/comments/1n4igko/haha_very_funny/",
  "mediaType": "Image",
  "downloadUrl": "https://preview.redd.it/nn6ygjx8f9mf1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=459cb5e976666a6a2d70e8f5d0f5c12f14330b47",
  "thumbnail": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/aS0WwW87qlp7Ntqk5Sg5debgtLrqfbLNedzAA96mynk.jpg",
  "subredditName": "ComedyCemetery",
  "authorName": "FatFlyingPineapple",
  "score": 14773,
  "upvoteRatio": "98.0",
  "commentCount": 213,
  "createdAt": "2025-08-31T01:43:25.371000+0000",
  "isNsfw": false,
  "imageDimensions": {
    "width": 640,
    "height": 800
  },
  "mediaQualities": [
    {
      "quality": "Original",
      "url": "https://preview.redd.it/nn6ygjx8f9mf1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=...",
      "type": "image/jpeg"
    },
    {
      "quality": "XLarge",
      "url": "https://preview.redd.it/nn6ygjx8f9mf1.jpeg?width=640&auto=webp&s=...",
      "type": "image/jpeg"
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2024-11-30T12:00:00.000Z"
}

📊 Data Fields Explained

Field Category	Fields	Description
Post Info	postId, postTitle, url, permalink	Post identification and links
Media	mediaType, downloadUrl, thumbnail, mediaQualities	Media type, download links, and quality options
Subreddit	subredditName, subredditSubscribers, subredditIsNsfw	Subreddit details and stats
Author	authorId, authorName	Post author information
Engagement	score, upvoteRatio, commentCount	Post engagement metrics
Metadata	createdAt, isNsfw, isSpoiler, flair	Post metadata and flags
Video Details	videoDuration, videoDimensions, videoIsGif	Video-specific information
Image Details	imageDimensions	Image-specific information

🎬 Supported Media Types

📹 Video Content

Type	Domain	Quality Options	Format
Reddit Videos	v.redd.it	Highest, High, Medium, Low	MP4
Video GIFs	v.redd.it	Multiple qualities	MP4
Hosted Videos	Various	Multiple qualities	MP4

📸 Image Content

Type	Domain	Quality Options	Format
Reddit Images	i.redd.it	Original, XLarge, Large	JPEG/PNG
Preview Images	preview.redd.it	Multiple sizes	JPEG/PNG

🎨 Animated Content

Type	Description	Format
Animated GIFs	Traditional GIF animations	GIF
Video GIFs	Short looping videos	MP4

📈 Performance & Reliability

⚡ Speed & Efficiency

Metric	Performance	Details
Response Time	3-8 seconds	Per search query
Results Processing	Instant	Direct media extraction
Batch Processing	10 items/batch	Efficient data handling
Max Results	500 per run	Configurable limit

🔄 Reliability Features

• ✅ Auto-Retry Logic – Handles temporary failures with exponential backoff
• ✅ Error Handling – Graceful handling of missing or invalid data
• ✅ Rate Limit Protection – Built-in throttling
• ✅ Data Validation – Comprehensive validation of search parameters
• ✅ Media Filtering – Only extracts posts with actual media content

💡 Best Practices

✅ Recommended Usage

1. Use specific queries – More specific search terms yield better results
2. Choose appropriate sort – Use 'top' for best content, 'new' for latest
3. Set time ranges – Narrow results with time filters for recent content
4. Filter NSFW – Disable NSFW if you only want safe-for-work content
5. Limit results – Start with 50-100 results to test your search
6. Use dataset views – In Apify UI, use the prepared table views to inspect results
7. Download media promptly – Reddit media URLs may expire over time

⚠️ Important Notes

• Download links are temporary and may expire after some time
• Only posts with media content are included in results
• Deleted posts may have limited author information
• Maximum 500 posts per run (configurable)
• Results depend on Reddit's search API availability

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need a Reddit account to use this?

A: No! This actor works without requiring any Reddit login or authentication. Just provide your search query.

Q: Are the download links permanent?

A: No, Reddit media URLs are temporary and may expire. Download and save media immediately after extraction.

Q: What media types are supported?

A: Videos (v.redd.it), images (i.redd.it), and animated GIFs are all supported with direct download links.

Q: Can I search specific subreddits?

A: This actor searches across all subreddits. Include subreddit names in your query (e.g., "funny r/memes") for better targeting.

Q: What quality options are available?

A: Videos have multiple qualities (Highest, High, Medium, Low). Images have Original, XLarge, and Large sizes.

Q: Why are some posts missing from results?

A: Only posts with actual media content are included. Text-only posts and external links are filtered out.

Q: How many results can I get?

A: You can extract up to 500 posts per run. Set the maxResults parameter to control the limit.

Q: Is this legal and compliant?

A: This tool accesses publicly available Reddit content only. Users must comply with Reddit's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Use responsibly and ethically.

📞 Support

🆘 Need Help?

• 📧 Issues - Report bugs and request features
• 📖 Documentation - Complete guides and examples
• 🎯 Best Practices - Tips for optimal usage
• 💬 Community - Join discussions and share tips

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1. Click "Try for free" to test the actor
2. Enter your search query and configure filters
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Disclaimer: This actor is designed for accessing publicly available Reddit content only. Users are responsible for complying with Reddit's Terms of Service and all applicable laws. Use this tool ethically and responsibly for legitimate purposes only. Respect content creators' rights and Reddit's community guidelines.