Reddit User Post Scraper

Extract comprehensive Reddit user data including posts and comments with full engagement metrics, media URLs, subreddit information, and timestamps. Get clean, structured data ready for social media analysis, content research, and user behavior insights.

This actor is built for:

• 📊 Social media analytics & monitoring
• 🔍 User behavior research & analysis
• 📈 Content performance tracking
• 💬 Community engagement analysis
• 🎯 Influencer & creator research
• 📝 Market research & trend analysis

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📌 Table of Contents

• ✨ Features
• 🎯 Use Cases
• ⚡ Quick Start
• 🧾 Input Parameters
• 📤 Output Data
• 🧩 Dataset Views (Table View)
• 💡 Tips & Best Practices
• ❓ FAQ
• 🔎 SEO Keywords

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✨ Features

• Complete user activity extraction
  • Fetch all posts and comments from any Reddit user
• 📊 Rich engagement metrics
  • Scores, upvotes, downvotes, comments count, awards, gilded status
• 🎥 Media content support
  • Video URLs, thumbnails, audio detection, duration, image links
• 🏷️ Subreddit insights
  • Subreddit names, subscriber counts, flair text, community info
• 🔄 Multiple sorting options
  • Hot, New, Top, Relevance, Comments - choose how to sort results
• Pagination support
  • Automatically fetches multiple pages for complete user history
• 🧼 Clean structured dataset
  • Ready for analytics dashboards, spreadsheets, or automation workflows
• ⚡ Fast & reliable
  • Optimized API calls with retry logic and error handling

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🎯 Use Cases

Use Case	What you can do	Why it helps
Social media analytics	Track user posting patterns & engagement	Understand content performance trends
🔍 User research	Analyze user behavior & interests	Build user personas & audience insights
📈 Content strategy	Study successful posts & topics	Create data-driven content plans
💬 Community analysis	Monitor subreddit participation	Identify active communities & topics
🎯 Influencer research	Evaluate Reddit influencers & creators	Find collaboration opportunities
📝 Market research	Track discussions & sentiment	Discover market trends & customer pain points
🏆 Competitor analysis	Monitor competitor Reddit activity	Stay ahead of industry conversations
📚 Academic research	Collect Reddit data for studies	Analyze social media behavior patterns

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⚡ Quick Start

Basic run

Use this input to scrape a Reddit user:

{
  "username": "IndianByBrain",
  "sortType": "hot",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Advanced example

{
  "username": "Massive_Net1022",
  "sortType": "top",
  "maxResults": 200
}

Tips for better results

• Username: Enter without the u/ prefix (e.g., IndianByBrain not u/IndianByBrain)
• Sort Type: Use hot for trending content, new for recent, top for highest rated
• Max Results: Start with 25-50 to test, then increase up to 1000 for comprehensive data
• Pagination: The actor automatically handles pagination to fetch all requested results

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🧾 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
username	String	✅	IndianByBrain	Reddit username (without u/ prefix)
sortType	String	❌	hot	Sort method: hot, new, top, relevance, comments
maxResults	Number	❌	25	Maximum posts/comments to extract (25-1000)

Sort Type Options

Sort Type	Description	Best For
🔥 hot	Trending content	Current popular posts
🆕 new	Most recent first	Latest user activity
⭐ top	Highest rated	Best performing content
🎯 relevance	Most relevant	Balanced results
💬 comments	Comment-focused	User discussions

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📤 Output Data

Each dataset item represents one post or comment from the Reddit user.

🧾 Output fields overview

Category	Fields
👤 Basic Info	type, id, author, title, body, selftext
🏷️ Subreddit	subreddit, subredditNamePrefixed, subredditSubscribers, linkFlairText
⭐ Engagement	score, ups, downs, upvoteRatio, numComments, numCrossposts
🏆 Awards	gilded, totalAwardsReceived
🎥 Media	isVideo, mediaUrl, mediaHasAudio, mediaDuration, thumbnail, url
🕐 Timestamps	created, createdUtc
🔗 Links	permalink, url, domain
🏷️ Metadata	postHint, over18, spoiler, locked, stickied, archived, edited

Sample output (Post)

{
  "type": "post",
  "id": "1ppj15u",
  "title": "Zyada Kuch Nai, That feeling when they choose your lap!",
  "author": "IndianByBrain",
  "subreddit": "ZyadaKuchNai",
  "subredditNamePrefixed": "r/ZyadaKuchNai",
  "subredditSubscribers": 127302,
  "score": 2305,
  "ups": 2305,
  "upvoteRatio": 0.98,
  "numComments": 20,
  "isVideo": true,
  "mediaUrl": "https://v.redd.it/3m3k08ahgw7g1/CMAF_720.mp4",
  "createdUtc": 1766036252,
  "permalink": "/r/ZyadaKuchNai/comments/1ppj15u/...",
  "linkFlairText": "💖 Heartwarming"
}

Sample output (Comment)

{
  "type": "comment",
  "id": "nundcei",
  "body": "🥺❤️",
  "author": "IndianByBrain",
  "subreddit": "ZyadaKuchNai",
  "score": 5,
  "ups": 5,
  "linkTitle": "Zyada Kuch Nai, That feeling when they choose your lap!",
  "createdUtc": 1766040775,
  "permalink": "/r/ZyadaKuchNai/comments/1ppj15u/.../nundcei/"
}

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🧩 Dataset Views (Table View)

This actor includes 5 clean, organized dataset table views for easy data analysis:

📊 Posts & Comments Overview

• Complete overview with type, title/content, author, subreddit, score, comments, timestamps
• Best for: Quick overview of all user activity

📰 Posts Only

• Filtered view showing only posts with title, subreddit, score, upvotes, upvote ratio, URL, video status
• Best for: Analyzing post performance

📈 Engagement Metrics

• Focused on engagement data: scores, upvotes, downvotes, comments, gilded, awards
• Best for: Understanding content performance & popularity

🎥 Media & Content

• Media-specific data: video status, media URLs, audio, duration, thumbnails, domains
• Best for: Analyzing multimedia content

🏷️ Subreddit Breakdown

• Organized by subreddit with subscriber counts, content, scores, flair information
• Best for: Community participation analysis

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💡 Tips & Best Practices

✅ Do's

• ✅ Start small: Test with 25-50 results first to verify data quality
• ✅ Use appropriate sorting: Choose hot for trending, top for best content, new for recent
• ✅ Check username: Ensure the username is correct (case-sensitive)
• ✅ Export data: Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel for analysis

❌ Don'ts

• ❌ Don't include u/ prefix: Use IndianByBrain not u/IndianByBrain
• ❌ Don't set maxResults too high initially: Start with smaller values
• ❌ Don't scrape deleted users: Deleted or suspended accounts won't return data
• ❌ Don't ignore rate limits: Excessive requests may be throttled

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❓ FAQ

Q1: Why am I getting 0 results?

Possible reasons:

• The username is incorrect or doesn't exist
• The user has no posts/comments
• The user account is deleted or suspended
• Check that you're not including the u/ prefix

Solution: Verify the username on Reddit first, ensure it's spelled correctly.

Q2: What's the difference between posts and comments?

• Posts: Original submissions to subreddits (have title, url, selftext)
• Comments: Replies to posts or other comments (have body, linkTitle)

The type field indicates whether it's a post or comment.

Q3: Can I scrape multiple users at once?

No, each run scrapes one user. For multiple users:

• Run the actor multiple times (once per user)
• Use Apify's scheduling or API to automate multiple runs

Q4: How does pagination work?

The actor automatically handles pagination using cursor-based navigation. It will fetch multiple pages until:

• The maxResults limit is reached
• No more posts/comments are available

Q5: What sorting option should I use?

Goal	Recommended Sort
Latest activity	new
Best performing content	top
Currently trending	hot
Balanced results	relevance
User discussions	comments

Q6: Are video URLs direct download links?

Yes, the mediaUrl field contains direct video URLs (usually .mp4 format) that can be downloaded or embedded.

Q7: What does upvoteRatio mean?

It's the percentage of upvotes vs total votes (upvotes + downvotes). For example:

• 0.98 = 98% upvoted (very positive)
• 0.50 = 50% upvoted (controversial)

Q8: Can I filter by subreddit?

The actor fetches all user activity. To filter by subreddit:

• Use the dataset views (especially "Subreddit Breakdown")
• Export data and filter in Excel/spreadsheet
• Use Apify's dataset API with filters

Q9: How often can I run this actor?

You can run it as often as needed, but be mindful of:

• Apify platform limits (based on your plan)
• API rate limits (the actor handles retries automatically)

Q10: What if a user has thousands of posts?

Set maxResults to your desired limit (up to 1000). The actor will:

• Fetch posts in batches
• Stop when the limit is reached
• Save all data to the dataset

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🚀 Get Started Now

Ready to download Reddit User Data?

1. Click "Try for free" to open the actor
2. Enter the Usernames in the input field
3. Run the actor and download all profile data from the dataset
4. Use the built-in table views to browse profile data

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Built with ❤️ by Sachin Kumar Yadav using Apify Platform