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Reddit Scraper - Posts, Comments & Subreddit Analytics

Scrape Reddit posts, comments & subreddit analytics via JSON API. No browser, no login, no API key. Structured JSON for AI, research & monitoring. $0.003/result.

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Developer

Khadin Akbar

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Monthly active users

13 hours ago

Last modified

Categories

Social media

News

Record type

type

Required

Discriminator field that identifies the type of Reddit data in this record. Use this field to filter the dataset: 'post' for Reddit posts, 'comment' for individual comments, 'subreddit_analytics' for subreddit statistics.

Type:string

Example:post

Reddit item ID

Optional

Unique Reddit identifier for this item, prefixed by type (t3_ for posts, t1_ for comments).

Type:string | null

Example:t3_abc123

Post title

title

Optional

The title of the Reddit post. Present on records with type='post'. Null for comments and subreddit analytics.

Type:string | null

Example:What are the best Python libraries for machine learning in 2026?

Post body or comment text

body

Optional

The full text content of the post (selftext) or comment body. Null if the post is a link post with no text, or if the content was deleted.

Type:string | null

Example:I've been using scikit-learn but wondering if there are better alternatives...

Author username

author

Optional

Reddit username of the post or comment author, prefixed with 'u/' (e.g., 'u/john_doe'). Returns '[deleted]' if the account was deleted.

Type:string

Example:u/john_doe

Subreddit name

subreddit

Optional

The subreddit where this post or comment was made, prefixed with 'r/' (e.g., 'r/MachineLearning').

Type:string | null

Example:r/MachineLearning

Subreddit subscriber count

subreddit_subscribers

Optional

Number of subscribers to the subreddit at the time of scraping. Useful for understanding the size and reach of the community.

Type:integer | null

Example:2840000

Score (upvotes minus downvotes)

score

Optional

Net score of the post or comment, calculated as upvotes minus downvotes. Higher scores indicate more popular or well-received content.

Type:integer | null

Example:1482

Upvote ratio

upvote_ratio

Optional

Ratio of upvotes to total votes, expressed as a decimal between 0 and 1. A value of 0.95 means 95% of voters upvoted the post. Present on posts only.

Type:number | null

Example:0.94

Comment count

num_comments

Optional

Total number of comments on the post at the time of scraping. Present on records with type='post' only.

Type:integer | null

Example:73

Direct comment URL

url

Optional

For comments (type='comment'), the direct browser-viewable permalink to this specific comment in its thread. Format: https://www.reddit.com/r/{sub}/comments/{postId}/_/{commentId}. Useful for citing or linking to individual comments.

Type:string | null

Example:https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/abc123/_/xyz789

External link URL

external_url

Optional

For link posts, the external URL the post points to. Null for text posts, image posts within Reddit, and video posts. Useful for finding the original article or resource.

Type:string | null

Example:https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12345

Media URLs

media_urls

Optional

Array of image or video URLs embedded in the post. Populated for image posts, gallery posts, video posts, and link posts pointing to media files. Null if the post has no media. Images are sourced from Reddit's preview API and gallery metadata; videos from v.redd.it.

Type:string[] | null

Example:https://i.redd.it/example.jpg

Post flair

flair

Optional

Flair label assigned to the post by the author or moderators. Used by subreddits to categorize content (e.g., 'Research', 'Discussion', 'Question'). Null if no flair is set.

Type:string | null

Example:Research Paper

Awards received

awards_count

Optional

Total number of Reddit awards (Gold, Silver, Platinum, etc.) given to this post or comment. A high award count is a strong signal of quality or virality.

Type:integer

Example:5

Post type

post_type

Optional

Category of the post content. One of: 'text' (selfpost with body text), 'link' (links to external URL), 'image' (image or gallery hosted on Reddit), 'video' (video hosted on Reddit or v.redd.it).

Type:string | null

Example:text

NSFW flag

is_nsfw

Optional

Whether the post is marked as Not Safe For Work (NSFW/18+). Filter out NSFW posts by checking this field if you did not use the includeNsfw input option.

Type:boolean

Example:false

Spoiler flag

is_spoiler

Optional

Whether the post is marked as containing spoilers. Posts marked as spoilers blur their content on Reddit until clicked.

Type:boolean

Example:false

Stickied/pinned flag

is_stickied

Optional

Whether the post is pinned to the top of the subreddit by moderators. Stickied posts are typically announcements or important community resources.

Type:boolean

Example:false

Parent post ID

post_id

Optional

For comments (type='comment'), the Reddit ID of the post this comment belongs to. Use this to join comments to their parent post.

Type:string | null

Example:t3_abc123

Subreddit (comment)

subreddit_comment

Optional

For comments (type='comment'), the subreddit where the parent post was posted, prefixed with 'r/'. Makes comments self-contained without needing to join back to the parent post.

Type:string | null

Example:r/MachineLearning

Parent comment or post ID

parent_id

Optional

For comments, the Reddit ID of the parent item. If the comment is top-level (depth=0), this equals the post_id. For nested replies, this is the ID of the parent comment.

Type:string | null

Example:t1_xyz789

Comment nesting depth

depth

Optional

How deeply nested this comment is in the thread. 0 = top-level reply to the post. 1 = reply to a top-level comment. Higher values = deeper in the reply chain.

Type:integer | null

Example:0

Is post author

is_submitter

Optional

For comments, whether this commenter is also the original post author (OP). Useful for identifying when the author responds to their own thread.

Type:boolean | null

Example:false

Subreddit display name

name

Optional

For subreddit analytics (type='subreddit_analytics'), the subreddit's display name without the r/ prefix.

Type:string | null

Example:MachineLearning

Subreddit description

description

Optional

For subreddit analytics, the public description shown on the subreddit sidebar. Describes the community's purpose and rules.

Type:string | null

Example:A subreddit for discussing research in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Total subscribers

subscribers

Optional

For subreddit analytics, the total number of Reddit users subscribed to this subreddit.

Type:integer | null

Example:2840000

Active users right now

active_users

Optional

For subreddit analytics, the number of users currently browsing the subreddit. Note: Reddit no longer reliably exposes this field via their public JSON API — this value is frequently null. Use 'subscribers' for audience size comparisons instead.

Type:integer | null

Example:1243

NSFW subreddit flag

nsfw

Optional

For subreddit analytics, whether the entire subreddit is marked as NSFW/18+.

Type:boolean | null

Example:false

Subreddit type

subreddit_type

Optional

For subreddit analytics, the visibility/access type of the subreddit. One of: 'public' (anyone can view and join), 'restricted' (anyone can view but must be approved to post), 'private' (invite-only).

Type:string | null

Example:public

Subreddit icon URL

icon_url

Optional

For subreddit analytics, the URL of the subreddit's community icon/logo image. Null if no icon is set.

Type:string | null

Example:https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_...

Subreddit banner URL

banner_url

Optional

For subreddit analytics, the URL of the subreddit's banner image. Null if no banner is set.

Type:string | null

Example:https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_...

Creation timestamp

created_at

Optional

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the post, comment, or subreddit was originally created on Reddit.

Type:string

Example:2026-03-20T14:22:00.000Z

Source API URL

source_url

Optional

The Reddit JSON API URL that was called to extract this record. Useful for debugging and re-fetching fresh data.

Type:string

Example:https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning.json?sort=hot&limit=100

Scraped timestamp

scraped_at

Required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when this record was extracted by the actor. Use this to track data freshness.

Type:string

Example:2026-03-28T14:30:00.000Z

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