Reddit Subreddit Scraper V2
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Reddit Subreddit Scraper V2 — cached data source (results may lag up to ~1.5h). Structured JSON, no login, no API key. For real-time data use the V1 actor.
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For example, enable this to capture the full \"[FOR HIRE]\" description on r/forhire posts for lead generation.", "default": true }, "includeMedia": { "title": "🖼️ $ Include media URLs", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract image/video URLs (i.redd.it, v.redd.it, imgur, galleries). For example, enable this when scraping r/pics to collect every image link alongside the post.", "default": false }, "includeNSFW": { "title": "🔞 Include NSFW", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include posts flagged over-18 / NSFW. For example, leave this off to keep the dataset safe-for-work, or turn it on for complete community coverage.", "default": false }, "postDateLimit": { "title": "📆 Only posts on/after (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Keep only posts created on or after this date. Leave empty for no limit. 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