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Reddit Comments Scraper

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Reddit Comments Scraper

Reddit Comments Scraper

mysteriousshadow/reddit-comments-scraper
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Pay $5.00 for 1,000 comments

Scrape comments for a post. Users can specify which comment layers to retrieve (e.g., 0 for top-level comments).

You can access the Reddit Comments Scraper programmatically from your own JavaScript applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "reddit_post_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/1gx3tj4/theupgrade/",
12    "max_number_of_comments": 10,
13    "comment_layers": [],
14    "timeout": 30,
15    "proxySettings": {
16        "useApifyProxy": true,
17        "apifyProxyGroups": [
18            "RESIDENTIAL"
19        ]
20    }
21};
22
23// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
24const run = await client.actor("mysteriousshadow/reddit-comments-scraper").call(input);
25
26// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
27console.log('Results from dataset');
28console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
29const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
30items.forEach((item) => {
31    console.dir(item);
32});
33
34// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Reddit Comments Scraper API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Reddit Comments Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

npm install apify-client

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