# Find SaaS Ideas on Reddit

**Use case:** 

Search Reddit for a workflow or problem you want to explore. Collect discussions and nested replies to spot recurring frustrations, manual workarounds, and feature requests. Start with manual reporting or enter your own topic.

## Input

```json
{
  "postUrls": [],
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 25,
  "sourceMode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "manual reporting",
  "searchSort": "relevance",
  "searchTime": "year",
  "subreddits": [
    "SaaS",
    "smallbusiness",
    "Entrepreneur"
  ],
  "maxPosts": 4,
  "preset": "custom",
  "maxItems": 104,
  "maxDepth": 10,
  "includePosts": true,
  "keywordMatch": "any",
  "contextRepliesDepth": 1,
  "outputMarkdown": true,
  "collectionMode": "snapshot",
  "saveCheckpoint": false,
  "maxRunSeconds": 90,
  "outputRag": false,
  "ragMaxCharacters": 6000,
  "maxRagChunks": 500
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "submissionType": {
    "label": "submissionType",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "bodyText": {
    "label": "bodyText",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subreddit": {
    "label": "subreddit",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "score",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "depth": {
    "label": "depth",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "submissionUrl": {
    "label": "submissionUrl",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Reddit Comments Scraper | Threads & Context Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find SaaS Ideas on Reddit". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/E5HpE3hpq6r9MRT34) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find SaaS Ideas on Reddit" task

The Reddit Comments Scraper | Threads & Context Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like reddit post urls, comments per post, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find SaaS Ideas on Reddit" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as submissiontype, bodytext, author, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find SaaS Ideas on Reddit" task via API](https://apify.com/monkey.d.scraping/reddit-comments-context-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Reddit Comments Scraper | Threads & Context](https://apify.com/monkey.d.scraping/reddit-comments-context-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/monkey.d.scraping/reddit-comments-context-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/monkey.d.scraping/reddit-comments-context-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).