Reddit Posts Scraper + MCP Connector Delivery

Scrape Reddit — search results, subreddit listings, or a single post with its full comment thread — and deliver every result straight into the apps you already use via MCP connectors: Notion, Slack, Linear, Airtable, Jira, GitHub, and more. No glue code, no webhooks to maintain.

Scrape Reddit → drop it into Notion, Slack, or Linear automatically.

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⭐ Features

• 3 scrape modes — search Reddit, list a subreddit, or pull a single post with comments.
• Deliver anywhere via MCP connectors — pick any connector you've authorized; the Actor calls its tools for you.
• Per-post or summary delivery — one message per post, or a single rolled-up summary.
• Templated messages — compose the payload with {title}, {author}, {permalink}, and more.
• Clean, structured output — flat JSON with ISO-8601 timestamps and absolute permalinks, stored in the dataset.
• Credentials stay private — delivery runs through the Apify MCP Proxy; the Actor never sees your connector tokens.

🎯 Use Cases

• Research → Notion — push posts about your product or niche into a Notion database.
• Monitoring → Slack — drop new top posts from a subreddit into a Slack channel.
• Triage → Linear/Jira — turn relevant complaints or bug reports into tickets.
• Archiving → Airtable/Sheets — keep a structured log of Reddit discussions.

🚀 How to Use

1. Choose a scrape mode and fill the matching fields (query, subreddit, or post URL).
2. (Optional) Pick an MCP connector as the delivery target — or leave it empty to just collect data.
3. Set the connector tool (e.g. create_page, send_message) and its arguments.
4. Run. Results land in the dataset and, if a connector is set, in your app.

💡 First time with a connector? Run once with delivery on — the run log prints the connector's available tool names so you know what to put in Connector tool name.

🧩 Input Configuration

Field	Type	Description
mode	enum	search, subreddit, or post.
searchQuery / searchScopeSubreddit	string	Search terms and optional subreddit scope (search mode).
subreddit	string	Subreddit name without r/ (subreddit mode).
postUrl	string	Post URL or id (post mode).
sort / time / limit	enum/int	Ordering, time window, and max posts (1–100).
maxComments	int	Comments to include in post mode (0–500).
redditClientId / redditClientSecret	string	Recommended. Reddit app credentials for the official API (avoids 403 blocks). See below.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy. RESIDENTIAL recommended.
mcpConnector	connector	Delivery target — any authorized MCP connector.
deliveryMode	enum	perPost, summary, or none.
mcpTool	string	Tool to call on the connector.
mcpArguments	object	Tool arguments; string values support {placeholders}.
mcpMessageTemplate	string	Markdown template exposed as {message}.

🔑 Reddit API credentials (recommended)

Reddit aggressively blocks anonymous/datacenter traffic with 403 errors. For reliable results, use the official API:

1. Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps → Create another app.
2. Choose script (or web app), give it a name, set the redirect URI to http://localhost (unused for app-only access).
3. Copy the client ID (under the app name) and secret into redditClientId / redditClientSecret.

The Actor uses these for userless (app-only) read access — no Reddit login or user token needed. Without credentials it falls back to the public endpoints, which may be blocked.

Placeholders available in arguments / template

{title} · {author} · {subreddit} · {score} · {num_comments} · {permalink} · {url} · {selftext} · {created} · {flair} · {id} · {message}

Example: deliver each post to Slack

{
  "mode": "subreddit",
  "subreddit": "MachineLearning",
  "sort": "top",
  "time": "week",
  "limit": 10,
  "mcpConnector": "<your-slack-connector>",
  "deliveryMode": "perPost",
  "mcpTool": "send_message",
  "mcpArguments": { "channel": "#reddit", "text": "{message}" },
  "mcpMessageTemplate": "*{title}* by u/{author} — {score} upvotes\n{permalink}"
}

📦 Example Output (dataset row)

{
  "id": "1abc234",
  "title": "What are your favorite lesser-known stdlib modules?",
  "author": "example_user",
  "subreddit": "python",
  "score": 1543,
  "upvote_ratio": 0.97,
  "num_comments": 212,
  "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1abc234/...",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1abc234/...",
  "flair": "Discussion",
  "over_18": false,
  "created": "2026-06-24T12:30:00+00:00",
  "scrapeMode": "subreddit"
}

💵 Pricing

Pay-per-event: a small fee per scraped post and per successful connector delivery. Failed Reddit requests are not charged.

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🔗 Integrations

Deliver Reddit data into any MCP connector you've authorized in Apify:

• Notion — create pages/database rows per post
• Slack / Discord — post messages to a channel
• Linear / Jira — open issues from relevant posts
• Airtable / Google Sheets — append structured rows
• GitHub — open issues or discussions
• …or any other MCP-compatible connector

You can also consume the dataset directly via the Apify API, or wire it into n8n, Zapier, and Make.

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🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests: Email: bhavin.shah@techforceglobal.com

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