Reddit Scraper | Posts, Comments, Search & Subreddits
Pricing
Pay per usage
Scrape Reddit posts, comments, search results, and user profiles from any subreddit. Sort by hot, new, top, or rising. Extract titles, scores, authors, comment counts, flairs, and permalinks. Monitor communities and track trends. Export as JSON or CSV, run via API, or schedule recurring runs.
You can access the Reddit Scraper | Posts, Comments, Search & Subreddits programmatically from your own 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.
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