# 🚀 Reddit Comments Scraper · 10,000 Free Comments/Month (`omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper`) Actor

Reddit Comments Scraper gets you Reddit data ⚡ fast, 🎯 100% accurate and 🔍 ridiculously detailed — every comment of any thread, user or keyword, with reply depth. 💰 $0.50 per 1,000 comments, no start fee. Scrape your first 10,000 comments free every month 🚀

- **URL**: https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Omkar Cloud](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 comments

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## Reddit Comments Scraper

Reddit Comments Scraper by Omkar Cloud gets you 🎯 accurate, 🔍 detailed Reddit comments.

Reddit walls off its data with its own network-security block plus Google reCAPTCHA to stop you from getting it. Reddit Comments Scraper beats it — no account, no login, no API key — and reads Reddit live on every run, so you get every comment of any thread, user or keyword, and can successfully complete your project.

**$0.50 per 1,000 comments.** And with Apify's free plan you get $5 of credit every month, so your first **~10,000 comments each month are free**.

This is an excellent Actor made by Omkar Cloud, which is Rated Excellent — [4.7 based on 30 reviews on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/omkar.cloud).

👉 [**Try Reddit Comments Scraper free**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper) — your first ~10,000 comments are Free.

### What can I get

- 🧵 **Every comment of any thread** — every folded "load more" branch expanded, in thread order, up to 2,000 per post
- 🌳 **Full reply context** — `depth`, `parent_comment_id` and `reply_count` on every comment
- 👤 **Any user's comments** — each one with the post it was made on
- 🔍 **Comments matching a keyword** — search across all of Reddit
- 📊 **Scores, authors & timestamps** — plus flair, edited time and submitter flag

### Why Reddit Comments Scraper

Most other Reddit comment scrapers fail you in one of four ways:

- 🧩 **Low-detail data** — the top-level comments only, never the folded replies
- 🗄️ **Inaccurate, cached, stale data** — yesterday's scores are useless
- 💸 **Pay more to get the same data** — $0.58–$1.50 per 1,000 comments elsewhere, often plus a start fee
- 🪦 **Works today, breaks next month** — nobody maintains it

Reddit Comments Scraper reads Reddit live, is priced honestly, and actively maintained.

### Example: Barack Obama Answering on His AMA

```json
{
  "source": "https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/…",
  "source_type": "post",
  "id": "c60n05h",
  "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/c60n05h/",
  "depth": 1,
  "parent_comment_id": "c60mm41",
  "text": "Making sure we stay at the forefront of space exploration is a big priority for my administration. The passing of Neil Armstrong this week is a…",
  "created_at": "2012-08-29T20:24:23Z",
  "author": { "username": "PresidentObama" },
  "stats": { "score": 2525 },
  "flags": { "is_submitter": true },
  "reply_count": 5,
  "post": {
    "id": "z1c9z",
    "title": "I am Barack Obama, President of the United States -- AMA",
    "subreddit": "IAmA",
    "comment_count": 22719
  }
}
```

*Trimmed for readability.* Every row also carries `edited_at`, `subreddit`, the rest of `flags` and `media` (images or GIFs in the comment).

### Get Started with 10,000 Free Comments

1. [Hit **Try for Free Button**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper) — the input is pre-filled with Barack Obama's AMA.
2. Enjoy your data 😎.

### Pricing

High value, Low price.

| What | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **Comments** | **$0.50 per 1,000** | A comment — text, author, score, depth, parent, timestamps and the post it belongs to |

No start fee, one flat price on every plan — you pay only for the rows you get. Control your spend with **Max Comments per Source**.

💡 Apify's free plan includes $5 of credit every month — about **10,000 free comments, every month**.

👉 [**Scrape your first 10,000 comments free**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper)

### Run It from Code

Grab your API token from [Integrations Settings here](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations) and replace `<YOUR_API_TOKEN>` below.

**Python** (`pip install apify-client`)

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper").call(run_input={
    "postUrls": ["https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/"],
    "sort": "top",
    "maxCommentsPerSource": 2000,
})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print("  " * row.get("depth", 0), row["stats"]["score"], row["text"][:80])
```

**Node.js** (`npm install apify-client`)

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper').call({
    users: ['GovSchwarzenegger'],
    maxCommentsPerSource: 500,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

### FAQ

#### What can I put in the input?

Any mix of **Post Links** (any post link, `redd.it` short link or post ID), **Users** (`GovSchwarzenegger`, `u/spez` or a profile link) and **Search Queries** (`raspberry pi`).

#### Do I get the replies Reddit hides behind "load more comments"?

Yes. For post links the Actor expands every folded branch and returns the whole thread in order — each comment followed by its replies, with `depth` telling you how deep it sits — up to **Max Comments per Source** (2,000 max).

#### What does it cost?

$0.0005 per comment — $0.50 per 1,000 — flat on every plan, with no start fee. Apify's free plan gives you $5 of credit every month, which is about 10,000 comments free every month.

#### Is it legal to scrape Reddit?

The Actor collects the public comments Reddit shows any logged-out visitor. Please review Reddit's terms of use and make sure your use complies with the law of your jurisdiction, including data-protection law.

#### I need posts, not comments.

Use [Reddit Scraper](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/reddit-scraper) for posts from any subreddit, search, user or link — $1 per 1,000 posts.

### 💬 Have Questions? We Have Answers.

You're a business owner — we know how hard completing a project can be. So we offer full support: just message us and we'll reply ✅ with a solution within 1 working day.

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You are important to us — just message us and we will solve your problem ✅ within 1 working day. 🩷 Pinky Promise 🤙!

### Popular Actors by Omkar Cloud

- [**Reddit Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/reddit-scraper) — posts from any subreddit, search, user or link, with top comments, $1 per 1,000 posts
- [**Threads Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/threads-scraper) — Threads posts, replies, reposts and profiles
- [**Kick Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/kick-scraper) — Kick channels, followers, socials & live streams
- [**IMDb Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/imdb-scraper) — IMDb titles, charts, cast, ratings & box office
- [**Website Email Contact Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/website-email-contact-scraper) — emails, phones & socials from any website

👉 [**Scrape your first 10,000 comments free now**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `postUrls` (type: `array`):

Any reddit.com post link, `redd.it` short link or post ID (`z1c9z`).

## `users` (type: `array`):

Usernames (`GovSchwarzenegger`, `u/spez`) or any reddit.com/user/ link — scrapes the comments they wrote, each with the post it was made on.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to find comments across all of Reddit (`raspberry pi`).

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Order of comments. Threads accept all options; users' comments use New unless you pick Top; searches use Relevance unless you pick New or Top.

## `maxCommentsPerSource` (type: `integer`):

Cap on comments per post, user or search. Keeps your cost predictable.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/"
  ],
  "sort": "top",
  "maxCommentsPerSource": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "postUrls": [
        "https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "postUrls": ["https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/"
  ]
}' |
apify call omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,omkar-cloud/reddit-comments-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/9Y8mQKd0fpeaylq7H/builds/XcyEJTr5T39T8JdhJ/openapi.json