REDDIT SUPER FAST SCRAPER 🚀

The Ultimate high-speed Reddit Scraper. Extract posts, comments, and extensive metadata from any subreddit instantly. This tool leverages a specialized high-performance scraping engine that bypasses standard limitations.

Features ✨

• Multi-Subreddit Support: Scrape multiple subreddits in one run
• Post & Comment Fetching: Get posts with their associated comments
• Flexible Sorting: Sort by newest or oldest first
• Search Capability: Search for specific keywords within subreddits
• Smart Rate Limit System: Automatically manages request flow for maximum speed
• Rich Metadata: Includes scores, authors, timestamps, and more

Input Parameters 📝

Required

• subreddits (Array): List of subreddit names to scrape (e.g., ["chelseafc", "soccer"])

Optional

• maxPosts (Integer): Maximum posts per subreddit (1-100, default: 10)
• maxCommentsPerPost (Integer): Maximum comments per post (0-50, default: 5)
• sortBy (String): Sort order - "desc" (newest) or "asc" (oldest), default: "desc"
• fetchComments (Boolean): Whether to fetch comments (default: true)
• searchQuery (String): Search for specific text within subreddits
• proxy (Object): Proxy configuration for requests

Output Format 💾

The Actor stores data in the following format:

Post Object

{
  "type": "post",
  "id": "abc123",
  "subreddit": "chelseafc",
  "title": "Match Thread: Chelsea vs Arsenal",
  "author": "username",
  "created_utc": 1704067200,
  "created_date": "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
  "score": 542,
  "num_comments": 128,
  "url": "https://reddit.com/r/chelseafc/comments/abc123",
  "selftext": "Post content...",
  "permalink": "/r/chelseafc/comments/abc123"
}

Comment Object

{
  "type": "comment",
  "id": "xyz789",
  "post_id": "abc123",
  "subreddit": "chelseafc",
  "author": "commenter",
  "body": "Great match!",
  "created_utc": 1704067800,
  "created_date": "2024-01-01 00:10:00",
  "score": 15
}

Example Usage 🚀

Basic Usage

{
  "subreddits": ["chelseafc"],
  "maxPosts": 10,
  "fetchComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 5
}

Advanced Search

{
  "subreddits": ["soccer", "worldcup"],
  "searchQuery": "final goal",
  "maxPosts": 25,
  "sortBy": "desc",
  "fetchComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 10
}

Engine Information ℹ️

This Actor uses a custom high-performance scraping engine optimized for speed and reliability:

• Zero Login Required: No credentials needed
• Fast Data Retrieval: Direct access to Reddit data structures
• Smart Throttling: Built-in protection against blocking

Rate Limits ⚠️

The Actor automatically monitors rate limits and logs:

• Remaining requests
• Reset time
• Current usage

Support & Issues 🛠

For questions or issues:

• Open an issue in the Actor console
• Check the output logs for details