Reddit Scraper - Extract Posts, Comments, Search Results & User Profiles

Scrape Reddit without API keys or rate limit worries. Extract posts from any subreddit, get all comments from discussions, search across Reddit, and analyze user profiles — all in one actor.

What can you scrape?

Feature	Description
Subreddit Posts	Get hot, new, top, rising, or controversial posts from any subreddit
Post Comments	Extract the full comment tree from any Reddit discussion
Reddit Search	Search for posts across all of Reddit or within specific subreddits
User Profiles	Get user info, karma, post history, and comment history

Why use this scraper?

• No Reddit API key needed — uses Reddit's public JSON endpoints
• No browser required — lightning-fast HTTP-only requests (256MB memory)
• Smart rate limiting — built-in delays and retry logic to avoid blocks
• Complete data — 30+ fields per post, including media, flair, awards
• Nested comments — configurable depth for comment trees (up to 20 levels)
• Proxy support — use Apify proxies for high-volume scraping

Output data fields

Posts

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Post title
subreddit	string	Subreddit name
author	string	Post author username
score	number	Net upvotes (upvotes - downvotes)
upvoteRatio	number	Percentage of upvotes (0.0 - 1.0)
numComments	number	Total comment count
url	string	Full Reddit URL
externalUrl	string	Link URL (for link posts)
selfText	string	Post body text (for text posts)
flair	string	Post flair/tag
awards	number	Total awards received
createdAt	string	ISO timestamp
isVideo	boolean	Video post flag
isNsfw	boolean	NSFW flag
domain	string	Link domain

Comments

Field	Type	Description
author	string	Comment author
body	string	Comment text
score	number	Net upvotes
depth	number	Nesting level (0 = top-level)
isSubmitter	boolean	Is the post author
parentId	string	Parent comment/post ID
createdAt	string	ISO timestamp

User Profiles

Field	Type	Description
username	string	Reddit username
totalKarma	number	Combined karma
linkKarma	number	Post karma
commentKarma	number	Comment karma
accountAge	number	Account age in days
isGold	boolean	Reddit Premium member
isMod	boolean	Is a moderator
createdAt	string	ISO timestamp

How to use

1. Scrape subreddit posts

Get the latest 200 posts from r/javascript sorted by top (this week):

{
    "scrapeType": "subreddit",
    "subreddits": ["javascript"],
    "sort": "top",
    "timeFilter": "week",
    "maxItems": 200
}

2. Scrape multiple subreddits

Get hot posts from multiple subreddits at once:

{
    "scrapeType": "subreddit",
    "subreddits": ["webdev", "programming", "learnprogramming"],
    "sort": "hot",
    "maxItems": 100
}

3. Get all comments from a post

Extract the full discussion with nested replies:

{
    "scrapeType": "post_comments",
    "postUrls": ["https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/example/post_title/"],
    "commentSort": "top",
    "maxCommentDepth": 5
}

4. Search Reddit

Find posts mentioning "AI tools" across all of Reddit:

{
    "scrapeType": "search",
    "searchQuery": "AI tools",
    "searchSort": "top",
    "timeFilter": "month",
    "maxItems": 500
}

5. Analyze a user

Get complete profile, post history, and comment history:

{
    "scrapeType": "user_profile",
    "usernames": ["spez", "GovSchwarzenegger"],
    "maxItems": 50
}

Pricing

This actor uses Pay Per Result pricing:

Results	Cost
1,000 results	~$1.50
10,000 results	~$15
100,000 results	~$150

Each scraped post, comment, or user profile counts as one result. Platform fees (compute time) are minimal since this actor uses only 256MB RAM.

Tips for best results

1. Start small — test with maxItems: 10 before running large scrapes
2. Use proxies for 1,000+ items to avoid Reddit rate limits
3. Time filter only works with "Top" and "Controversial" sort options
4. Comments are expensive — enabling includeComments multiplies requests significantly
5. NSFW subreddits work but are flagged in the output data

Limitations

• Reddit limits listings to ~1,000 items per endpoint (pagination limit)
• Some deleted/removed posts may appear with [deleted] author
• Private subreddits are not accessible
• Rate limiting: ~1 request per second to respect Reddit's servers

Support

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Open an issue on this actor's page or contact us through Apify.