# Reddit Post Scraper (`intelscrape/reddit-post-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/intelscrape/reddit-post-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [IntelScrape](https://apify.com/intelscrape) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Reddit Post Scraper — Bulk Subreddit & Keyword Extractor

![Actor Banner](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/PyvJzfQg02FD3RYhd/records/reddit-post-scraper-banner.png)

Scrape Reddit posts from any subreddit by keyword, sort order (hot/new/top/rising), time filter, and score threshold. Exports post title, score, comments, URL, author, flair, and timestamps.

### Features

- Scrape any public subreddit
- Filter by keyword search, sort method, and minimum score
- Pay-per-post pricing ($0.001/post)
- Demo mode for testing (no live Reddit call)
- Optional Reddit OAuth for higher rate limits

### Input

- **subreddits**: List of subreddit names (without r/ prefix)
- **searchQuery**: Optional keyword to search within subreddits
- **sort**: Sort order — hot, new, top, rising (default: new)
- **timeFilter**: Time period for top sort — hour, day, week, month, year, all
- **maxPostsPerSubreddit**: Max posts per subreddit (1–1000, default: 100)
- **minScore**: Minimum upvote score filter (default: 0)
- **demoMode**: Return 3 fixture posts for testing

### Output

Each row includes: subreddit, postTitle, url, score, numComments, author, flair, createdAt, scrapedAt, softCta cross-links.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: $0.001 per post scraped.

# Actor input Schema

## `subreddits` (type: `array`):

List of subreddit names to scrape (without r/ prefix).

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Optional keyword to search within each subreddit. Leave blank to use the sort method.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

How to sort posts: new, hot, top, or rising.

## `timeFilter` (type: `string`):

Time period for 'top' sort. Ignored for other sorts.

## `maxPostsPerSubreddit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of posts to scrape per subreddit.

## `minScore` (type: `integer`):

Only include posts with at least this many upvotes.

## `includeNSFW` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to include NSFW-flagged posts.

## `redditClientId` (type: `string`):

Reddit OAuth app client ID for higher rate limits. Leave blank to use public API.

## `redditClientSecret` (type: `string`):

Reddit OAuth app client secret for higher rate limits.

## `demoMode` (type: `boolean`):

Push 3 fixture posts and exit. Used for smoke testing — no live Reddit call.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "subreddits": [
    "technology",
    "entrepreneur"
  ],
  "searchQuery": "",
  "sort": "hot",
  "timeFilter": "week",
  "maxPostsPerSubreddit": 25,
  "minScore": 0,
  "includeNSFW": false,
  "redditClientId": "",
  "demoMode": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `title` (type: `string`):

Reddit post title

## `subreddit` (type: `string`):

Subreddit name

## `score` (type: `string`):

Upvote score

## `numComments` (type: `string`):

Comment count

## `author` (type: `string`):

Post author username

## `url` (type: `string`):

Post URL

## `postUrl` (type: `string`):

Reddit permalink

## `flair` (type: `string`):

Post flair

## `createdAt` (type: `string`):

Post creation timestamp

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

Scrape timestamp

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "subreddits": [
        "technology",
        "entrepreneur"
    ],
    "searchQuery": "",
    "sort": "hot",
    "maxPostsPerSubreddit": 25,
    "minScore": 0
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("intelscrape/reddit-post-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "subreddits": [
        "technology",
        "entrepreneur",
    ],
    "searchQuery": "",
    "sort": "hot",
    "maxPostsPerSubreddit": 25,
    "minScore": 0,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("intelscrape/reddit-post-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "subreddits": [
    "technology",
    "entrepreneur"
  ],
  "searchQuery": "",
  "sort": "hot",
  "maxPostsPerSubreddit": 25,
  "minScore": 0
}' |
apify call intelscrape/reddit-post-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,intelscrape/reddit-post-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/lgjHwbNfc7YXhT2Wd/builds/6hfm4FNIdiPnzEjeU/openapi.json