Reddit Scraper: Track Subreddits, Keywords, and Brand Mentions

Scrape any subreddit or search query for new posts that match your keywords, upvote floor, and age window. Export post ID, title, body, author, flair, permalink, upvotes, comment count, and timestamp to JSON, CSV, or Excel. Deduped across runs so you only see new posts. No OAuth. No API key. Pay per post.

Keywords this actor is built for: Reddit scraper, subreddit monitor, Reddit lead generation, Reddit mention tracker, Reddit API data, scrape Reddit posts, Reddit JSON export, Reddit brand monitoring.

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What you get in 30 seconds

flowchart LR
    A[Your subreddits<br/>SaaS, startups] --> B[Actor pulls<br/>public Reddit JSON]
    B --> C[Filter by keyword,<br/>upvotes, age]
    C --> D[Deduped JSON feed<br/>of new posts only]

Paste a subreddit. Add a keyword filter. Get a clean JSON feed of new matching Reddit posts every run. That is the whole product.

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Who this Reddit scraper is for

You are a...	You use this to...
SaaS founder	Find every post in r/SaaS, r/startups, r/Entrepreneur that mentions your category, turn it into warm outbound
Demand gen marketer	Track category conversations daily so your SDR team reaches out within hours
Support team	Catch bug reports and rage posts before they hit 500 upvotes
Community manager	Monitor mentions of your brand across every subreddit, not just the one you run
Market researcher	Mine raw user language for positioning, onboarding copy, and interview prep

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How it works

flowchart TD
    A[Input: subreddits,<br/>search queries, keywords] --> B[Reddit public JSON endpoints]
    B --> C[Paginate via after tokens]
    C --> D{Filters}
    D --> E[Keyword match]
    D --> F[Upvote floor]
    D --> G[Age window]
    D --> H[NSFW toggle]
    E & F & G & H --> I[Push to Apify dataset]
    I --> J[Store ID in<br/>SEEN_IDS key value store]
    J -.->|Next run| K[Skip seen IDs]

1. Pass subreddits, search queries, or both.
2. Actor hits Reddit's public JSON endpoints, the same ones the web UI uses.
3. Results get filtered by keyword, upvote floor, comment count, and post age.
4. Matching posts land in the dataset.
5. Every post ID is stored in a key value store so future runs skip duplicates.

Schedule every 15 minutes on Apify Scheduler and you get a deduped stream of new matching posts. No OAuth. No developer app. The public endpoints require nothing.

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Quick start

Watch r/SaaS and r/startups for posts about scrapers in the last 24 hours:

{
  "subreddits": ["SaaS", "startups"],
  "keywords": ["scraper", "scraping tool"],
  "sortBy": "new",
  "maxAgeHours": 24
}

Brand mention tracker across all of Reddit, posts with 10+ upvotes:

{
  "searchQueries": ["YourBrandName", "yourbrand.com"],
  "sortBy": "new",
  "maxAgeHours": 168,
  "minUpvotes": 10,
  "maxPostsTotal": 500
}

Single subreddit on hot sort, no keyword filter:

{
  "subreddits": ["Entrepreneur"],
  "sortBy": "hot",
  "maxPostsPerSource": 50
}

Or run it from the command line:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapemint~reddit-lead-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"subreddits":["SaaS"],"keywords":["scraper"],"maxAgeHours":24}'

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This scraper vs the alternatives

flowchart LR
    M[Manual subreddit checking] --> X[20 posts per day,<br/>miss 80% of mentions]
    S[Reddit mention SaaS] --> Y[$49 to $299 per month,<br/>dashboard only]
    A[This Apify actor] --> Z[Pay per post,<br/>raw JSON, your webhook]

Feature	Manual checking	Mention SaaS	This actor
Pricing	Free, costs time	$49 to $299 per month	Pay per post, first 50 per run free
Keyword cap	Unlimited if you click them all	3 to 50 per tier	Unlimited
Subreddit targeting	Tab hopping	Global only	Any subreddit or list
Data ownership	Copy paste	Vendor hosted	Raw JSON in your Apify account
Scheduling	You	Hourly	Every 1 minute
Dedup across runs	Your memory	Vendor owned	Yes, in your key value store
Output	Browser tab	CSV or email	JSON, CSV, Excel, webhook, API

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Sample output

One post record:

{
  "postId": "1c8xyzq",
  "subreddit": "SaaS",
  "subredditPrefixed": "r/SaaS",
  "title": "Looking for a cheap Reddit scraper, any recs?",
  "selftext": "Our mention tool costs $299 a month and I only need...",
  "author": "bootstrapdev",
  "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1c8xyzq/...",
  "flair": "Question",
  "upvotes": 42,
  "upvoteRatio": 0.96,
  "numComments": 18,
  "createdAt": "2026-04-19T10:14:00.000Z",
  "matchedKeywords": ["scraper"],
  "sourceKind": "subreddit",
  "sourceValue": "SaaS"
}

Every field ready to drop into a CRM, a Slack channel, or a Notion database.

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Pricing

First 50 posts per run are free. After that you pay per extracted post. No seat licenses. No tier gating. A 500 post run lands under $1 on the Apify free plan.

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FAQ

Do I need a Reddit account or API key? No. The actor uses Reddit's public JSON endpoints, the same ones the web UI uses. No OAuth, no client ID, no developer app.

Can it scrape any subreddit? Yes, any public subreddit. Private subreddits require you to be logged in, which this actor does not support.

How many posts per subreddit can I pull? Reddit lists up to 1000 posts per sort. This actor paginates up to maxPostsPerSource (default 100). Raise it to 1000 for full listing depth.

How do I track brand mentions across all of Reddit? Use searchQueries with your brand name, domain, and common misspellings. The actor hits Reddit's global search.

Does it dedupe? Yes. Post IDs are stored under SEEN_IDS. Every run skips IDs already seen. Set dedupe: false to disable.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes. Apify Scheduler goes down to 1 minute. Pair with a webhook to push new matches to Slack, Discord, or your CRM.

What about comments? This actor pulls posts. Comment level monitoring is handled by a separate actor.

Does it work for NSFW subreddits? Set includeNSFW: true. Off by default.

Is scraping Reddit allowed? The JSON endpoints are public by design, the same ones the web UI uses. Read access is allowed under the user agreement, subject to rate limits.

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