Reddit Search — Find Posts Across All Subreddits

What does Reddit Search Scraper do?

Reddit Search Scraper extracts posts from Reddit's search results for any keyword or phrase. Search across all of Reddit or within a specific subreddit and get back post titles, scores, comment counts, authors, timestamps, and URLs — all without a Reddit API key.

This Actor runs on the Apify platform, making it easy to monitor brand mentions, track trending topics, or build research datasets on autopilot.

Why use Reddit Search Scraper?

• No Reddit API key required — bypass OAuth and rate limits
• Search all of Reddit or a specific subreddit — flexible scope
• Sort options — relevance, new, hot, top, comments
• Batch queries — run multiple searches in one Actor run
• Brand monitoring — track mentions of your product, competitor, or topic

How to use Reddit Search Scraper

1. Open the Actor and click Try for free
2. Enter one or more search queries in the queries field
3. Optionally filter by subreddit and sort order
4. Click Start — results appear in the Output tab
5. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Input

{
  "queries": ["python async tutorial", "best SaaS tools 2024"],
  "subreddit": "",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Field	Type	Description	Default
queries	array	Search terms or phrases	required
subreddit	string	Limit to a specific subreddit (optional)	"" (all)
sort	string	relevance, new, hot, top, comments	relevance
maxResults	integer	Max results per query	50

Output

Results are stored in the Apify dataset. Download in JSON, CSV, HTML, or Excel.

{
  "query": "python async tutorial",
  "title": "A comprehensive guide to Python async/await",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/example/",
  "subreddit": "Python",
  "author": "u/asyncmaster",
  "score": 892,
  "numComments": 64,
  "created": "2024-02-20T09:15:00Z",
  "flair": "Tutorial",
  "thumbnail": "https://..."
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
query	string	The search keyword
title	string	Post title
url	string	Full Reddit post URL
subreddit	string	Subreddit name
author	string	Post author username
score	number	Net upvote score
numComments	number	Comment count
created	string	Post creation timestamp
flair	string	Post flair label

Cost

Pay-per-result pricing:

Volume	Estimated cost
500 results	~$0.05–$0.25
5,000 results	~$0.50–$2.50
50,000 results	~$5–$25

Tips

• Use sort: "new" for near-real-time monitoring of fresh mentions
• Combine with Reddit Posts & Comments Scraper to pull full threads for the most relevant results
• Schedule runs daily or hourly via the Apify scheduler for continuous brand monitoring
• Filter results in the dataset by score to surface only high-quality posts

FAQ

Does this require a Reddit account? No — the Actor uses Reddit's public search interface.

Can I search within a specific subreddit? Yes — set the subreddit field to any subreddit name (without r/).

How current are the results? Results reflect Reddit's search index, which is typically updated within minutes of a post being created.

Is this Actor maintained? Yes. Report bugs or feature requests in the Issues tab.

Need help or have questions? Open an issue in the Issues tab or reach out on Discord: maged03211