📱 Reddit Posts and Comments Scraper

🚀 Pull Reddit posts and full comment trees in minutes. Subreddits, search, user profiles, multi-subreddits, post comments. 40+ fields per post. No login.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-08 · 📊 40+ fields per post · 🔍 5 modes · 🚫 No auth required

Pull live Reddit posts and comments from any subreddit, search query, user profile, multi-subreddit feed, or specific post. The actor walks Reddit's public API surface for the mode you pick and returns one structured record per post or comment ready for trend analysis, content research, brand listening, or community studies.

Every run fetches data live so you get the current state of Reddit at run time, not a stale dump. Records include title, full text, author, score, upvote ratio, comment count, timestamps, awards, flair, domain, and (with comment mode or includeComments) the full nested comment tree.

👥 Built for	🎯 Primary use cases
Brand and social listening	Track Reddit mentions of your brand
Content research teams	Mine Reddit for content ideas and angles
Market researchers	Study sentiment and discussion topics
Crisis monitoring	Watch for reputation events in real time
Marketing and growth	Identify trending topics for content marketing
Researchers	Study community dynamics and discussion patterns

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📋 What the Reddit Posts and Comments Scraper does

• 🎯 Five scraping modes. Subreddit, search, user profile, multi-subreddit, or specific post comments.
• 📊 Rich metadata. Title, body, score, upvote ratio, comment count, awards, flair, domain.
• 💬 Comment trees. Optional nested comment tree (with includeComments) or comments-only mode.
• 👤 Author info. Username, post karma, account age (where Reddit exposes them).
• 🔍 Filter by metadata. Min score, post type (text / link / image / video), flair, domain.
• 🗓️ Time filters. All time, year, month, week, day, hour.

The scraper accepts a mode plus the matching inputs (subreddit name, search query, username, list of subreddits, or post URL). It walks Reddit's public surface and pushes structured records to the dataset as posts are processed.

💡 Why it matters: Reddit is the largest public discussion forum on the web but its UI lacks bulk export. A live, structured pull beats manual scraping for brand listening, content research, and trend analysis.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing setup, a live run, and how to pipe results into Slack via Apify integrations.

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Name	Description
mode	enum	Mode	subreddit, search, user, multi, or comments.
maxItems	integer	Max Items	Free users: limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000.
subreddit	string	Subreddit	Subreddit name without r/ prefix (e.g. technology, programming).
subreddits	string	Subreddits List	Comma-separated subreddit list for multi mode.
searchQuery	string	Search Query	Free-text search query for search mode.
searchInSubreddit	string	Search Within Subreddit	Restrict search to a specific subreddit.
username	string	Username	Reddit username (without u/) for user mode.
postUrl	string	Post URL	Direct Reddit post URL for comments mode.
sort	enum	Sort	hot, new, top, rising, controversial, relevance.
timeFilter	enum	Time Filter	all, year, month, week, day, hour.
minScore	integer	Min Score	Lower bound on post score.
includeComments	boolean	Include Comments	When true, fetch top comments per post.

Example 1. Hot posts from r/technology, top scored.

{
  "mode": "subreddit",
  "subreddit": "technology",
  "sort": "top",
  "timeFilter": "week",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example 2. All comments from a specific post.

{
  "mode": "comments",
  "postUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/abc123/example_post/",
  "maxItems": 200
}

⚠️ Good to Know: in comments mode, the dataset returns one record per comment (not per post). Switch to subreddit mode with includeComments: true if you want both posts and their top comments in the same run.

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📊 Output

The dataset returns one structured record per post or comment. Each record carries identifiers, content, author info, engagement metrics, timestamps, and a back-reference URL. Consume the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS via the Apify console or API.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🆔 id	string	t3_abc123
📝 title	string	Show HN: Open-source alternative to Notion
📃 selfText	string	Hey everyone, I just launched...
👤 author	string	developer_jane
📱 subreddit	string	technology
📊 score	number	4520
💬 numComments	number	312
📈 upvoteRatio	number	0.96
🏷️ linkFlairText	string	Discussion
🌐 domain	string	self.technology
🔞 over18	boolean	false
🎯 spoiler	boolean	false
📌 stickied	boolean	false
📝 isSelf	boolean	true
🏆 awards	number	12
🔗 url	string (url)	https://example.com/launch
🔗 permalink	string (url)	https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/abc123/...
📅 createdAt	ISO datetime	2026-04-12T14:30:00.000Z
📅 scrapedAt	ISO datetime	2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z

📦 Sample records

1. Typical text post (with discussion)

{
  "id": "t3_abc123",
  "title": "Show HN: Open-source alternative to Notion",
  "selfText": "Hey everyone, I just launched a new open-source note-taking app...",
  "author": "developer_jane",
  "subreddit": "technology",
  "score": 4520,
  "numComments": 312,
  "upvoteRatio": 0.96,
  "linkFlairText": "Discussion",
  "domain": "self.technology",
  "over18": false,
  "isSelf": true,
  "awards": 12,
  "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/abc123/show_hn_open_source_alternative_to_notion/",
  "createdAt": "2026-04-12T14:30:00.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

2. External link post

{
  "id": "t3_def456",
  "title": "OpenAI announces GPT-7",
  "selfText": "",
  "author": "ai_news_bot",
  "subreddit": "technology",
  "score": 12450,
  "numComments": 1820,
  "upvoteRatio": 0.93,
  "linkFlairText": "Software",
  "domain": "openai.com",
  "isSelf": false,
  "url": "https://openai.com/blog/gpt-7-launch",
  "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/def456/openai_announces_gpt7/",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

3. Comment record (sparse)

{
  "id": "t1_xyz789",
  "author": "anon_commenter",
  "subreddit": "programming",
  "selfText": "Great write-up. I had similar issues with the v3 API.",
  "score": 47,
  "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/abc123/example_post/xyz789/",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-07T18:00:00.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🎯	Built for the job. Scoped specifically to Reddit so you skip the parser engineering entirely.
🔖	Structured output. Clean, typed fields ready for analysis, dashboards, or downstream pipelines.
⚡	Fast. Optimized request patterns return results in seconds, not minutes.
🔁	Always fresh. Every run pulls live data, so the dataset reflects Reddit as of run time.
🌐	No infra to manage. Apify handles proxies, retries, scaling, scheduling, and storage.
🛡️	Reliable. Battle-tested across many runs and edge cases, with graceful error handling.
🚫	No code required. Configure in the UI, run from CLI, schedule via cron, or call from any language with the Apify SDK.

📊 Production-grade structured Reddit data without the engineering overhead of building and maintaining your own scraper.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ Reddit Posts and Comments Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	All public Reddit content	Live per run	5 modes + sort + score filters	⚡ 2 min
Build your own scraper	Engineering hours	Full once built	Whenever you maintain it	Custom code	🐢 Days to weeks
Reddit official API	Free with limits	Full	Live	Limited	⏳ Hours of integration
Manual Reddit search	Hours per check	Limited	Stale	Manual	🕒 Variable

Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, source-native filtering, and no pipeline maintenance.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Reddit Posts and Comments Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Pick mode. Choose subreddit, search, user, multi, or comments mode and set the matching inputs.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 Brand and social listening Monitor brand mentions across subreddits Track competitor discussions and sentiment Build crisis-response dashboards Map share-of-voice in your industry	🏢 Content and marketing Mine Reddit for content ideas and angles Identify high-engagement post formats by subreddit Build content libraries from top-performing posts Track trending topics for marketing campaigns
🎯 Market research Study customer sentiment around products Surface real-world use cases and pain points Build qualitative research from authentic discussions Track community-driven product feedback	🛠️ Engineering and product Prototype social-listening products without owning a crawler Replace fragile in-house Reddit scrapers Wire datasets into your apps via the Apify API or webhooks Skip the proxy, retry, and parsing maintenance entirely

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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🔌 Automating Reddit Posts and Comments Scraper

This Actor exposes a REST endpoint, so you can drive it from any language or workflow tool.

• Node.js - call it via the Apify JS SDK.
• Python - call it via the Apify Python SDK.
• REST - hit it directly through the Apify v2 API.

Schedules. Use Apify Scheduler to capture daily snapshots of trending posts. Combine with the Apify dataset diff tools to track new posts and engagement velocity between runs.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan to run this actor?

No. You can start right now on the free Apify plan, which includes $5 in monthly credit. That is enough to run the scraper several times and explore the output. Paid plans unlock higher item caps, more concurrent runs, and larger datasets. Create a free Apify account here.

🚨 What happens if my run fails or returns no results?

Failed runs are not charged. If Reddit changes its API surface, proxies get rate-limited, or your filters match nothing, re-run the actor or open our contact form and we will look into it.

📏 How many items can I scrape per run?

Free users are limited to 10 items per run so you can preview the output. Paid users can raise maxItems up to 1,000,000 per run.

🕒 How fresh is the data?

Every run fetches live data at the moment of execution. There is no cache or delay: records reflect what Reddit returned at run time. Schedule the actor to maintain a rolling snapshot.

🧑‍💻 Can I call this actor from my own code?

Yes. Apify exposes every actor as a REST endpoint and ships first-class SDKs for Node.js and Python. You can start a run, read the dataset, and handle webhooks from your own app in a few lines.

📤 How do I export the data?

Every Apify dataset can be downloaded in one click as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, HTML, XML, or RSS. You can also pull results programmatically via the Apify API or stream into BigQuery, S3, and other destinations through built-in integrations.

📅 Can I schedule the actor to run automatically?

Yes. Use the Apify scheduler to run the actor on any cadence, from hourly to monthly. Results are saved to your dataset and can be delivered to webhooks, email, Slack, cloud storage, or automation tools such as Zapier and Make.

🏪 Can I use the data commercially?

Yes. The scraped data is yours to use in your own internal pipelines, products, and reports, subject to Reddit's API terms of use and applicable privacy laws.

💼 Which plan should I pick for production use?

Apify's Starter and Scale plans are designed for production workloads. They give you faster instances, more concurrent runs, and higher proxy quotas. Pick the plan that matches your dataset size and refresh cadence.

🛠️ The data I need is not in the output. Can you add it?

Most likely yes. Open the contact form and tell us which field you need. We add fields all the time when there is a clear use case and the source page exposes the data.

⚖️ Is scraping Reddit legal?

This Actor only collects data from publicly accessible Reddit pages, the same content any visitor can read. Public web scraping is generally legal in most jurisdictions for non-personal data, but laws vary by country and use case. You are responsible for compliance with Reddit's API Terms of Use and applicable law.

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Reddit Posts and Comments Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe results into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Reddit. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The scraper accesses only publicly available pages and is intended for legitimate research, analytics, and brand-listening use. Users are responsible for compliance with Reddit's API Terms of Use, applicable privacy laws, and any data-protection rules that apply.