⚡Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader is a focused Apify actor for downloading media from Reddit subreddit posts. Paste subreddit post URLs (r/) and get direct download links for videos, images, galleries, and external embeds. The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader automatically filters out profile/user post URLs — only subreddit posts are processed.

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What Is the Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader?

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader is a media-focused extraction tool that accepts only subreddit post URLs (r/) and returns:

• Direct download URLs — MP4 video, full-resolution images, gallery items, audio streams
• All quality formats — every available resolution, codec, and bitrate for video posts
• Audio stream URLs — Reddit stores video and audio separately; this actor extracts both
• Gallery/carousel items — each image, video, or GIF extracted individually
• External embed data — YouTube, Vimeo, and other oembed providers
• Essential post context — post type, title, author, subreddit, score, and media fields only

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader uses 6 parallel extraction engines for maximum speed and reliability.

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What This Actor Does

• Downloads media metadata and URLs from Reddit subreddit post URLs only
• Accepts only r/ post URLs — profile URLs (u/) are automatically skipped
• Extracts video, image, gallery, external embed media from subreddit posts
• Returns lightweight post summaries plus download-ready media records
• No comments — media download data only

What This Actor Does NOT Do

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader does not:

• Process profile/user post URLs (u/) — those are automatically skipped with a warning
• Scrape entire subreddits — only individual post URLs
• Include comments in output
• Download actual media files — it returns direct download URLs
• Return full 60+ field metadata (see the main Metadata Scraper actor for that)

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How URL Filtering Works

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader automatically checks every input URL:

URL Pattern	Action
reddit.com/r/subreddit/comments/...	Processed — subreddit post
reddit.com/user/username/comments/...	Skipped — profile post, logged as skipped
Other URLs	Skipped — not a subreddit post

Skipped URLs are logged in the actor output so you can see which URLs were filtered out.

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Supported Post Types

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader handles all subreddit post types:

Post Type	Media Output
Video Posts	Direct MP4 download URL, separate audio stream, DASH/HLS manifests, all quality formats
Image Posts	Full-resolution image URL, all resolution variants
Gallery/Carousel	Individual download link per gallery item (image, video, or GIF)
Text Posts	Post summary only (no downloadable media)
External Links	External embed URL, oembed metadata, thumbnail, provider info
Rich Video	External video embed URL, iframe HTML, provider name
Mixed Carousels	Each item separately with correct media type

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Input

Provide one or more subreddit post URLs:

https://www.reddit.com/r/subreddit/comments/postid/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1sa33fi/

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
post_urls	Array	required	Subreddit post URLs to download media from
max_results	Integer	0	Max media items to return. 0 = unlimited

Example Input

{
  "post_urls": [
    { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1sa33fi/" },
    { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/1s9kusm/" },
    { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/1s9q97r/" },
    { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Weird/comments/1s9s2iw/" },
    { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1s9vzep/" },
    { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1s9z2z5/" }
  ],
  "max_results": 0
}

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Output Structure

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader produces two record types, tagged with _item_type.

Media Record (_item_type: "media")

One record per downloadable media element:

Field	Type	Description
download_url	string	Best quality direct download URL
media_type	string	video, image, gif, gallery, rich_video
audio_url	string	Separate audio stream (Reddit videos)
source_url	string	Original source URL
width	integer	Width in pixels
height	integer	Height in pixels
duration	float	Duration in seconds (video)
file_size	integer	File size in bytes
ext	string	File extension
thumbnail_url	string	Thumbnail URL
media_id	string	Unique media ID
title	string	Media/post title
uploader	string	Post author
subreddit	string	Subreddit name
reddit_post_url	string	Source post URL
post_score	integer	Post score
post_created_at	string	Post creation time
flair	string	Post flair
is_reddit_hosted	boolean	True = Reddit-hosted, False = external
embed_url	string	External embed URL
provider_name	string	External provider name
oembed_title	string	Embedded content title
all_formats	array	All quality options with URLs, codecs, bitrates

Post Summary Record (_item_type: "post")

Lightweight context for each subreddit post:

Field	Type	Description
post_id	string	Reddit post ID
post_type	string	video, image, gallery, text, link, rich_video
title	string	Post title
author	string	Post author
subreddit	string	Subreddit name
permalink	string	Full Reddit permalink
url	string	Target URL
media_url	string	Media destination URL
domain	string	Content domain
score	integer	Net upvotes
num_comments	integer	Comment count
created_at	string	ISO-8601 creation time
is_video	boolean	Video flag
is_gallery	boolean	Gallery flag
over_18	boolean	NSFW flag
flair	string	Post flair
thumbnail	string	Thumbnail URL
video_info	object	Video details
gallery_items	array	Gallery items
preview_images	array	Preview images
oembed	object	External embed data

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Video Download Example

{
  "_item_type": "media",
  "download_url": "https://v.redd.it/93jz90kreosg1/CMAF_720.mp4?source=fallback",
  "media_type": "video",
  "audio_url": "https://v.redd.it/93jz90kreosg1/DASH_audio.mp4",
  "width": 1280,
  "height": 720,
  "duration": 123.0,
  "subreddit": "Damnthatsinteresting",
  "all_formats": [
    { "label": "fallback", "url": "...", "type": "mp4/video" },
    { "label": "audio", "url": "...", "type": "mp4/audio" }
  ]
}

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Privacy & Compliance

The Reddit Subreddit Post Media Downloader only accesses publicly available data through Reddit's public API endpoints. No login credentials are used. Ensure your use complies with Reddit's Terms of Service.