Reddit Research for Claude — MCP Connector Actor

practicaltools/reddit-claude-connector

This Actor is the dedicated data engine behind the Reddit Research Claude connector — an MCP server that lets Claude search Reddit, browse subreddits, read posts with comments, and look up user profiles, using Reddit's official OAuth2 API (no end-user login required).

⚠️ Looking for the cheapest bulk option instead? This Actor is reserved for Claude/agent traffic and priced accordingly. For raw bulk data at the lowest price, use Fast Reddit Scraper ($2/1k). For deduplicated lead-gen monitoring, use Reddit Keyword Monitor.

Why a dedicated Actor for Claude?

Claude connectors need to feel instant — a user asks a question, Claude calls a tool, and the answer needs to come back inside a single conversational turn. Sharing infra with high-volume bulk scraping jobs means Claude's requests can end up queued behind someone else's 50,000-item run.

This Actor exists to avoid that. It runs on capacity reserved for interactive, agent-driven traffic, kept in lockstep with the Reddit Research connector's four tools (search_reddit, get_subreddit_posts, get_post_with_comments, get_user_profile). Same underlying data and Reddit API access as our other Reddit Actors — the premium buys reliability and priority, not different data.

What does this Actor do?

• Scrape subreddits (communities) and get top/new/hot posts
• Extract Reddit posts with title, text, username, number of comments, votes, and media
• Get Reddit comments, timestamps, points, usernames, post and comment URLs
• Scrape user details, their most recent posts, and comments
• Sort scraped data by Relevance, Hot, Top, or New
• Scrape by specific Reddit URLs or by keyword search

What data can you extract?

• Subreddit details: name, number of members, description, URL
• Reddit posts: title, text, username, votes, media, timestamps
• Reddit comments: body, username, upvotes, timestamps, parent/post info
• User details: profile info, karma, recent posts/comments

Use it via Claude (recommended)

Most people using this Actor won't call it directly — they'll talk to Claude. Add the connector once, and Claude handles the rest:

1. In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. Enter https://redditmcp.practical.tools/mcp
3. Paste an Apify API token when prompted (this Actor bills to that token)
4. Ask Claude to research something on Reddit

Full setup docs: redditmcp.practical.tools

Using the Actor directly

The Actor also works standalone via the Apify console, API, or CLI, with the same input schema as our other Reddit Actors.

Mode 1: Start URLs (direct scraping)

URL type	What you get
reddit.com/r/python/	Posts from the subreddit feed + optional community metadata
reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/	That specific post + its comments (with nested replies)
reddit.com/user/someuser/	User profile + their recent posts

Mode 2: Search Queries

Provide one or more search queries. Each runs independently and searches all of Reddit by default. Use the search type flags (searchPosts, searchComments, searchCommunities, searchUsers) to control what kinds of results come back. Combine with a subreddit URL in Start URLs to scope a search to one community instead of all of Reddit.

Example inputs

Scrape a subreddit feed: ```json { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/" }], "sort": "hot", "maxItems": 50, "skipCommunity": true } ```

Search for posts and their comments: ```json { "searches": ["web scraping"], "searchPosts": true, "searchComments": true, "fetchPostComments": true, "sort": "relevance", "time": "month", "maxItems": 25 } ```

Pricing

$8.00 per 1,000 results — posts, comments, users, or communities returned. Apify's free plan gives every account $5/month of platform credit — 625 results, free, every month — so you can fully test the Claude connector before spending anything.

• No per-run or start fees — you're charged only for what you get back
• Costs scale linearly: 500 results = $4.00, 2,000 results = $16.00
• Priced above our bulk Actor deliberately — this pays for capacity reserved for real-time, interactive traffic instead of competing with bulk jobs for the same queue

If you're running large one-off bulk exports rather than powering an AI agent, use Fast Reddit Scraper ($2/1k) instead — same data, lower price, no reserved-capacity guarantee.

FAQ

Is Reddit scraping legal? Scraping public Reddit data is generally allowed, but always comply with Reddit's terms of service and use data responsibly.

Do I need proxies? No — this uses Reddit's official OAuth2 API, not scraping.

Why is this pricier than your other Reddit Actor? It's the same data and the same underlying API access, running on infrastructure reserved for low-latency, interactive use — specifically the Claude connector. If price matters more than latency/reliability guarantees to you, use our other Reddit Actors instead.

Can I use this without Claude? Yes, directly via the Apify console, API, or CLI — see "Using the Actor directly" above. ```