Reddit Post Scraper

What this Actor does

Get the latest public Reddit posts from any subreddit, user, search or post URL as clean JSON: title, text, author, subreddit, link, flair and post date. Add keywords to keep only posts that mention them. Useful for social listening, brand monitoring, lead finding and research.

Paste URLs such as:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/webscraping/ (newest posts in a subreddit)
• https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/ (a user's posts)
• https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=apify (search results)
• a post URL (the post itself)

What it returns

One row per post: postTitle, postText, author, subreddit, postUrl, permalink, createdDate, searchQuery/keywords matched, sourceUrl and detectedAt.

Posts are read from Reddit's public feeds, which do not include vote scores or comment counts, so score and numComments are empty. Each URL returns up to about 100 of its newest posts.

How to use it

1. Add one or more Reddit URLs.
2. Optionally add Keywords; only posts mentioning at least one are kept.
3. Set Maximum results and run. Schedule it hourly or daily to monitor new posts.

Use Reddit Post Scraper with AI agents (MCP)

Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client this Actor as a tool through the hosted Apify MCP server. The agent sees the input fields with descriptions and example values, runs the Actor, and reads the results.

MCP server URL (this Actor only):

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/reddit-public-content-scraper

Claude Code:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/reddit-public-content-scraper" --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and other clients (mcp.json or the client's MCP settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/reddit-public-content-scraper",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Clients that support sign-in (such as Claude.ai connectors) can use the URL without a token and log in to Apify instead. Get your token in Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations, or generate a ready config for your client at mcp.apify.com. In the agent the tool is named technicaldost--reddit-public-content-scraper; ask it, for example, to "run Reddit Post Scraper with {"startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/webscraping/"}], "maxItems": 50}".

AI agents without an Apify account can also run and pay for this Actor per request with x402 agentic payments.

Run Reddit Post Scraper via API

Run the Actor and get its results in one call (replace YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/technicaldost~reddit-public-content-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/webscraping/"}], "maxItems": 50}'

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("technicaldost/reddit-public-content-scraper").call(run_input={"startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/webscraping/"}], "maxItems": 50})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript / TypeScript (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('technicaldost/reddit-public-content-scraper').call({"startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/webscraping/"}], "maxItems": 50});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Long runs: start them with POST /v2/acts/technicaldost~reddit-public-content-scraper/runs and fetch the dataset when the run finishes, or receive a webhook.

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FAQ

Can I use Reddit Post Scraper with AI agents like Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Connect the Apify MCP server with ?tools=technicaldost/reddit-public-content-scraper (see above) and the agent can run the Actor and read its results on its own.

Can I call Reddit Post Scraper from my own code?

Yes. Use the REST API, or the official Python and JavaScript clients shown above. Results are available as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

How do I run it on a schedule?

Save your input as a task in Apify Console and add a schedule (for example, daily). Use webhooks or integrations to send each run's results onward.

Is it legal to use this Actor?

It works with publicly available data. Make sure your use complies with the source website's terms and with data protection laws such as GDPR, especially for personal data.

Something doesn't work or I need a feature. What should I do?

Open an issue in the Issues tab on this Actor's page with an example input, and we'll look into it.