Reddit Comments Scraper: Body, Author, Score & Depth

Extract every comment from any Reddit post or subreddit, including deeply nested replies, with full text, author, score, awards and thread depth.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

What you get

One record per comment, dedicated to comments only. The full reply tree is walked recursively, so nested replies six or more levels deep come back too, each tagged with its depth and parentId so you can rebuild the thread.

• body the full comment text, the field that matters most
• id, permalink, createdAt, edited
• author, authorFullname, isSubmitter
• score, controversiality, totalAwards
• postId, postTitle, subreddit
• parentId, isTopLevel, depth, isStickied
• observedAt

Two ways to scrape

Input	Use it for
postUrls	Pull every comment from specific Reddit threads
subreddits	Pull comments from a subreddit's recent posts

Combine both in one run. maxItems caps the total comments (nested replies count toward it). maxDepth limits how deep into reply chains the actor walks (leave it empty to walk every level). sort controls comment ordering: best, top, new, controversial, old or Q&A.

Example output

{
  "id": "ndjizcc",
  "body": "\"I think empathy is a made up New Age term...\" - Charlie Kirk",
  "author": "JoshHartsMilkMustach",
  "authorFullname": "t2_15ut8f4aap",
  "score": 7090,
  "controversiality": 0,
  "totalAwards": 0,
  "postId": "1ndskqc",
  "postTitle": "Why do you think President Trump ordered all US Flags at half staff...",
  "subreddit": "AskReddit",
  "parentId": "t1_ndjf38m",
  "isTopLevel": false,
  "depth": 2,
  "isSubmitter": false,
  "isStickied": false,
  "edited": false,
  "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1ndskqc/.../ndjizcc/",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-10T23:29:15.000Z",
  "observedAt": "2026-06-26T15:14:47.391Z",
  "error": null
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it capture nested replies, not just top-level comments? Yes. The actor walks the full comment tree recursively and expands collapsed "load more comments" branches, so replies many levels deep are returned. Each record carries depth (0 = top level) and parentId so you can reconstruct the thread.

How do I get only top-level comments? Set maxDepth to 0. Set it to 1 for top-level plus direct replies, and so on. Leave it empty to walk every level.

Can I pull comments from a whole subreddit? Yes. Pass subreddit names in subreddits and the actor collects comments from the subreddit's recent posts, up to your maxItems.

Is the full comment text included? Yes. Every record carries the complete body text. Comments that Reddit has deleted or removed (which have no text) are skipped so the body is always present.

Do I need a proxy or API key? No API key. The actor uses residential proxies by default, so you do not need to configure anything. You can supply your own proxy configuration if you prefer.

Example use cases

Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:

• Reddit AskReddit Top Comments: Scrape top comments from r/AskReddit threads with author, score, depth and timestamp.
• Reddit AmItheAsshole Comments: Scrape r/AmItheAsshole comment threads with verdicts, author, score and depth.
• Reddit WallStreetBets Comments: Scrape r/wallstreetbets discussion comments with author, score and timestamp for market sentiment.
• Reddit Technology Comments: Scrape r/technology comment threads with author, score and depth for tech opinion mining.
• Reddit PersonalFinance Comments: Scrape r/personalfinance advice comments with author, score and depth.
• Reddit Relationship Advice Comments: Scrape r/relationship_advice comment threads with author, score, depth and timestamp.
• Reddit BuildAPC Comments: Scrape r/buildapc comments with author, score and depth for PC hardware recommendations.
• Reddit SkincareAddiction Comments: Scrape r/SkincareAddiction comments with author, score and depth for product mentions.
• Reddit Gaming Comments: Scrape r/gaming comment threads with author, score, depth and timestamp for game sentiment.
• Reddit ELI5 Comments: Scrape r/explainlikeimfive top explanations and comments with author, score and depth.

Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)

Export the scraped data to JSON, CSV or Excel, pull it as a dataset through the Apify API, or wire it into your app with no code. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.

For AI agents: this Actor is available on x402, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an MCP tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about x402 agentic payments on Apify.

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This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with Reddit Inc. It only accesses data that is publicly available on Reddit. Use it in accordance with Reddit's terms of service.