Reddit Scraper

🔎 Reddit scraper for posts, comments, subreddits, and users

Reddit Scraper collects public data from Reddit search, Reddit URLs, subreddits, and user profiles. It is for marketers, researchers, analysts, and developers who want Reddit data in a clean table. You get posts, comments, community details, user profile facts, scores, comment counts, dates, Reddit links, and media links. You can download the dataset, read it through the Apify API, or send it into your own workflow. You do not need a Reddit account or API key.

• Use the Reddit scraper API to pull public Reddit posts and comments into your app.
• Export titles, text, scores, and comment counts with a Reddit post scraper run on search terms or subreddits.
• Search comments or collect the replies under found posts with a Reddit comment scraper.
• Collect feed posts and community facts with a subreddit scraper run.
• Get karma, profile text, and public posts and comments for a username with a Reddit user profile scraper.

📦 Reddit data you can export

Each row has a rowType, so you can filter the dataset by Reddit object type.

Row type	What you get
post	Title, text, author, subreddit, score, upvote ratio, comment count, flair, NSFW, spoiler, locked, and pinned flags, Reddit link, and media or shared links
comment	Comment text, author, subreddit, score, nesting depth, parent post and parent comment IDs, parent post title, and Reddit link
community	Subreddit name, title, description, creation date, NSFW flag, and Reddit link
user	Username, display name, profile description, post karma, comment karma, verified flag, account creation date, and Reddit link

Every row has matchedInput, which shows the search query, URL, subreddit, or username that found it. The url field always holds the Reddit page link. When a post shares an outside link, such as a news article or an image, that link is in media. Some fields are null when Reddit does not show that fact.

The Actor also saves RUN-SUMMARY.json in the key-value store. It has total rows, rows by type, rows by input and subreddit, duplicate counts, skip reasons, and the top engagement rows.

🚀 How to run the Reddit scraper

1. Open the Input tab.
2. Fill at least one section:
   • Search queries, such as openai or chatgpt
   • Reddit URLs, such as a post, comment, subreddit, user, popular, or search URL
   • Subreddits, such as r/artificial or OpenAI
   • Users, such as u/spez
3. Pick which row types you want with Search result type and User activity.
4. Set Post row limit, Comment row limit, and Comments per expanded post to control run size.
5. Start the run, then open the dataset or RUN-SUMMARY.json.

The form starts with small row limits, so your first run stays short and cheap.

⚙️ Input

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
searchQueries	array of strings	Reddit search phrases. Each phrase is a separate search.
searchCommunityName	string	Search only inside one subreddit, such as r/artificial. Leave empty to search all of Reddit.
searchResultType	string	postsAndComments (default), posts, or comments. Chooses which row types each search returns.
sort	string	Post search sort: relevance, hot, top, new (default), or comments.
commentSort	string	Comment search sort: relevance, top, or new (default).
time	string	Search time window: all (default), hour, day, week, month, or year.
dateFrom	string	Keep search rows created on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
dateTo	string	Keep search rows created on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
maxDaysOld	integer	Keep search rows from the last number of days. Default 30. It is used only when both date fields are empty. 0 turns it off.
includeNSFW	boolean	Keep search rows that Reddit marks as NSFW. Default false.
strictSearch	boolean	Keep only search rows whose text contains every word of the search phrase. Default false.
collectCommentsUnderSearchPosts	boolean	Also save comments under the posts that a search finds. Default false.
startUrls	array of objects	Reddit URLs to scrape, each as { "url": "..." }. The URL decides what you get: a post with its comments, a subreddit, a user, the popular feed, or a search page.
subredditNames	array of strings	Subreddit names or r/name handles. Each one returns a community row and feed posts.
subredditSort	string	Subreddit feed: hot (default), new, top, or rising.
subredditTime	string	Time window for the top feed: all (default), hour, day, week, month, or year.
collectCommentsUnderSubredditPosts	boolean	Also save comments under subreddit feed posts. Default true.
userNames	array of strings	Reddit usernames or u/name handles. Each one returns a user row and public activity.
userActivity	string	postsAndComments (default), posts, or comments. Chooses which user activity rows to save.
postRowLimit	integer	Most post rows to save for each search query, subreddit, user, or listing URL. Empty or 0 saves all available posts. The form prefills 10.
commentRowLimit	integer	Most comment rows to save for each search query, user, post URL, comment URL, or search URL. Empty or 0 saves all available comments. The form prefills 10.
commentsPerExpandedPost	integer	Most comments to save under each post when comment collection is on. Default 150. 0 saves all of them. The form prefills 5.

The search filters (dateFrom, dateTo, maxDaysOld, includeNSFW, and strictSearch) apply to search rows only.

Input example

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "openai",
    "chatgpt",
    "openai api"
  ],
  "searchCommunityName": "r/artificial",
  "searchResultType": "postsAndComments",
  "sort": "new",
  "commentSort": "new",
  "time": "all",
  "maxDaysOld": 30,
  "includeNSFW": false,
  "strictSearch": false,
  "collectCommentsUnderSearchPosts": false,
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/search/?q=gpt-5&restrict_sr=1"
    }
  ],
  "subredditNames": [
    "r/artificial",
    "OpenAI"
  ],
  "subredditSort": "hot",
  "subredditTime": "all",
  "collectCommentsUnderSubredditPosts": true,
  "userNames": [
    "u/spez"
  ],
  "userActivity": "postsAndComments",
  "postRowLimit": 10,
  "commentRowLimit": 10,
  "commentsPerExpandedPost": 5
}

🧾 Output

Output fields

Post rows

Field	Type	What it does
rowType	string	Always post.
redditId	string	Reddit post ID.
url	string	Reddit page link for the post. It never holds the outside link that the post shares.
matchedInput	string	The search query, URL, subreddit, or username that found the post.
createdAt	string or null	Post date in ISO 8601 format.
authorName	string or null	Author username.
subredditName	string or null	Subreddit name without r/.
title	string or null	Post title.
text	string or null	Post text, when the post has text.
score	integer or null	Reddit score.
upvoteRatio	number or null	Upvote ratio, when Reddit shows it.
commentCount	integer or null	Comment count that Reddit shows.
flairText	string or null	Post flair.
isNsfw	boolean or null	Whether Reddit marks the post as NSFW.
isSpoiler	boolean or null	Whether the post is a spoiler.
isLocked	boolean or null	Whether the post is locked.
isPinned	boolean or null	Whether the post is pinned in its subreddit or profile.
media	array	Images, galleries, videos, thumbnails, and the outside link that the post shares.
media.type	string	image, video, gallery, thumbnail, or link.
media.url	string	Link to the image, video, or gallery item, or the outside link.
media.width	integer or null	Media width, when Reddit shows it.
media.height	integer or null	Media height, when Reddit shows it.
media.thumbnailUrl	string or null	Thumbnail link, when Reddit shows it.

Example post row

{
  "rowType": "post",
  "redditId": "1xjiczy",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1xjiczy/tech_stocks_set_to_wipe_out_more_than_1_trillion/",
  "matchedInput": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-30T15:25:41.031Z",
  "authorName": "return2ozma",
  "subredditName": "artificial",
  "title": "Tech stocks set to wipe out more than $1 trillion as concerns deepen about the AI boom",
  "text": null,
  "score": 245,
  "upvoteRatio": 0.9487179487179487,
  "commentCount": 44,
  "flairText": "News",
  "isNsfw": false,
  "isSpoiler": false,
  "isLocked": false,
  "isPinned": false,
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "link",
      "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/tech-stocks-nasdaq-ai-boom-fears-deepen-rcna606512",
      "width": null,
      "height": null,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://external-preview.redd.it/YHsujDfmZu1wNca6BlLWzj0HsHt32IQZ8arFpMo4mxo.jpeg?width=140&height=73&auto=webp&s=6cc8e707776cff73c0d02eb35586015b386704e9"
    }
  ]
}

Comment rows

Field	Type	What it does
rowType	string	Always comment.
redditId	string	Reddit comment ID.
url	string	Reddit page link for the comment.
matchedInput	string	The search query, URL, subreddit, or username that found the comment.
createdAt	string or null	Comment date in ISO 8601 format.
authorName	string or null	Author username.
subredditName	string or null	Subreddit name without r/.
commentText	string or null	Comment text.
score	integer or null	Reddit score.
parentPostId	string or null	ID of the post the comment belongs to.
parentCommentId	string or null	ID of the comment it replies to. null for top-level comments.
parentPostTitle	string or null	Title of the parent post, when known.
depth	integer or null	Reply depth. 0 is a top-level comment.
isSubmitter	boolean or null	Whether the comment author also wrote the post.
isNsfw	boolean or null	Whether Reddit marks the comment as NSFW.
isLocked	boolean or null	Whether the comment thread is locked.

Example comment row

{
  "rowType": "comment",
  "redditId": "19rx6pu13dkjo",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1xjqc40/comment/19rx6pu13dkjo/",
  "matchedInput": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-31T08:34:04.790Z",
  "authorName": "Many_Consideration86",
  "subredditName": "artificial",
  "score": 1,
  "isNsfw": null,
  "isLocked": false,
  "commentText": "Not with a large enough astronomical constant.",
  "parentPostId": "1xjqc40",
  "parentCommentId": "19rx2lordgzeq",
  "parentPostTitle": "AI cracks a 27-year-old pillar of computer science, OpenAI and Anthropic claim",
  "depth": 1,
  "isSubmitter": false
}

Community rows

Field	Type	What it does
rowType	string	Always community.
redditId	string	Reddit subreddit ID.
url	string	Reddit page link for the subreddit.
matchedInput	string	The subreddit or URL that found the community.
createdAt	string or null	Subreddit creation date in ISO 8601 format.
communityName	string or null	Subreddit name without r/.
communityTitle	string or null	Subreddit title.
communityDescription	string or null	Subreddit description.
isNsfw	boolean or null	Whether Reddit marks the subreddit as NSFW.

Example community row

{
  "rowType": "community",
  "redditId": "artificial",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/",
  "matchedInput": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/",
  "createdAt": "2008-03-13T20:50:49.418Z",
  "communityName": "artificial",
  "communityTitle": "Artificial Intelligence (AI)",
  "communityDescription": "Reddit’s home for Artificial Intelligence (AI)",
  "isNsfw": false
}

User rows

Field	Type	What it does
rowType	string	Always user.
redditId	string	Reddit user ID.
url	string	Reddit page link for the user profile.
matchedInput	string	The username or URL that found the profile.
createdAt	string or null	Account creation date in ISO 8601 format.
username	string or null	Reddit username.
displayName	string or null	Display name on the profile.
profileDescription	string or null	Profile description.
postKarma	integer or null	Post karma.
commentKarma	integer or null	Comment karma.
isVerified	boolean or null	Whether Reddit marks the user as verified.
isNsfw	boolean or null	Whether Reddit marks the profile as NSFW.

Example user row

{
  "rowType": "user",
  "redditId": "spez",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/",
  "matchedInput": "u/spez",
  "createdAt": "2005-06-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "username": "spez",
  "displayName": "spez",
  "profileDescription": "Reddit CEO",
  "postKarma": 184758,
  "commentKarma": 756619,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isNsfw": false
}

💳 Pricing

You pay one event for each post, comment, community, or user profile row saved to the dataset. The price is $0.0013 per row on the free plan, which is $1.30 per 1,000 rows. Paid plans pay less per row: $0.00125 on Bronze, $0.00115 on Silver, and $0.00105 on Gold and higher.

Skipped inputs, pages that are not found, duplicate rows, and failed comment loads are not saved as rows, so they are not charged. They show in the logs and in RUN-SUMMARY.json. If you set a maximum cost for the run, the Actor stops when it reaches that limit.

🔌 Integrations

• Start runs from your app with the Apify API, or from Python or JavaScript with the Apify client.
• Schedule repeat runs to watch search terms, subreddits, or users.
• Export datasets as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or HTML.
• Send finished runs to webhooks, Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, or other tools.

❓ FAQ

Why does a post's url point to Reddit and not to the shared article?

The url field is always the Reddit page link for the row. When a post shares an outside link, such as a news article or an image, you find it in media with the type link, image, video, or gallery.

Can I use this Reddit scraper from Python?

Yes. Use the Apify Python client or the Apify API to start a run with your input. Then read the dataset items as JSON or CSV.

Do I need a Reddit API key or a Reddit account?

No. The Actor reads public Reddit data. It does not ask for Reddit cookies, login details, OAuth, or a Reddit API key.

How is this different from the Reddit API limits?

The Reddit API needs app approval and has its own rate limits and rules. With this Actor, you do not manage Reddit credentials or rate limits. You set row limits and pay per saved row.

Is this Reddit scraper free?

No. Each saved row is a paid event. Apify gives free plan users monthly credit, which you can use for small runs.

Can I scrape Reddit images?

The Actor returns image, gallery, video, and thumbnail links in the media field. It does not download or store the media files.

Can I scrape comments under posts?

Yes. Turn on collectCommentsUnderSearchPosts for search posts or collectCommentsUnderSubredditPosts for subreddit posts. A post URL in startUrls also returns its comments. Use commentsPerExpandedPost to cap comments under each post.

Can I search inside one subreddit?

Yes. Put the subreddit in searchCommunityName, or add a subreddit search URL, such as https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/search/?q=gpt-5, to startUrls.

Are duplicate rows saved twice?

No. When two inputs find the same post, comment, community, or user, the Actor saves it once and counts the duplicate in RUN-SUMMARY.json.

Are skipped or failed items saved as rows?

No. The dataset holds only scraped rows. Skips, duplicates, and pages that are not found go to the logs and RUN-SUMMARY.json.

📝 Changelog

v1.0 (31-10-2026)

• Fixed url on post rows. It now always holds the Reddit page link for the post. Before, a post that shared an outside link, such as an article or an image, put that outside link in url. You now find the shared link in media.
• Renamed matchedInputs to matchedInput. It is now one text value, not a list. It shows the search query, URL, subreddit, or username that found the row. Update any code that reads matchedInputs.
• Removed redditFullname from all rows. There is no replacement field. redditId still holds the short Reddit ID.
• Removed memberCount and onlineCount from community rows. There is no replacement.
• Removed subredditName from community rows. Use communityName, which holds the same subreddit name.
• Added isPinned to post rows. It shows if a post is pinned in its subreddit or profile.
• postRowLimit and commentRowLimit now save all rows when you leave them empty or set them to 0. Before, empty meant 150 rows and 0 saved no rows. Set a number to keep a limit.
• commentsPerExpandedPost set to 0 now saves all comments under each post. Before, 0 saved no comments. To skip comments, turn off comment collection in that section instead.
• Reliability improvements.

v0.1

• Added search query, URL, subreddit, and user targets with post, comment, community, and user/profile rows.

v0.0

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré