Reddit Multi-Keyword Search + Sentiment

Search Reddit with multiple keywords, auto-deduplicate, and get VADER sentiment scores — no login, no API key, no browser.

Why This Actor?

• Multi-keyword batch search — Enter multiple keywords, search concurrently, results merged and deduplicated by post ID
• Built-in sentiment analysis — VADER sentiment score (-1 to 1) on every post. No external API, no extra cost
• No login required — Uses Reddit's public .json endpoints. No browser, no cookies, no API keys
• Fast and lightweight — Pure HTTP, ~50 posts in 2 seconds. Runs on 256MB memory
• Cheaper than alternatives — $2.99/1K vs $3.40/1K (trudax Reddit Scraper Lite). First 100 results free per run

Quick Start

1. Enter Keywords

Type one keyword per line:

python
machine learning
data science

2. Configure (optional)

Field	Default	Description
Posts Per Keyword	25	Max results per keyword
Sort	relevance	relevance / hot / new / top
Sentiment	ON	VADER score for each post
Time Range	all	hour / day / week / month / year

3. Run

Actor pushes results to your Apify dataset. Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML.

Output Example

{
  "id": "1px246m",
  "title": "Is Rust the future?",
  "score": 362,
  "num_comments": 314,
  "sentiment": 0.9796,
  "keyword": "rust",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/...",
  "permalink": "/r/rust/comments/...",
  "created_utc": 1766853515.0,
  "subreddit": "rust"
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique Reddit post ID
title	string	Post title
score	int	Upvote count
num_comments	int	Comment count
sentiment	float	VADER compound (-1 to 1) or null if disabled
keyword	string	Which keyword matched this post
url	string	Full post URL
permalink	string	Reddit permalink path
created_utc	float	Unix timestamp
subreddit	string	Subreddit name

Config Reference

Input Field	Required	Default	Description
keywords	Yes	-	Array of search keywords
maxResultsPerKeyword	No	25	Posts per keyword (1-100)
sort	No	relevance	relevance / hot / new / top
enableSentiment	No	true	Toggle VADER sentiment
timeFilter	No	all	hour / day / week / month / year

Pricing

• $2.99 per 1,000 results (Pay Per Result)
• First 100 results free per run — try before you buy
• No hidden platform usage charges
• Proxy usage billed separately by Apify if residential proxy is auto-enabled on block

FAQ

Q: Do I need to log in to Reddit? A: No. This Actor uses Reddit's public .json endpoints. No login, no API key required.

Q: How accurate is the sentiment analysis? A: VADER is a lexicon and rule-based sentiment analysis tool optimized for social media. It works well on Reddit post titles and text. Runs entirely locally with no external API calls.

Q: Does it support non-English keywords? A: Yes. Reddit's search API accepts any Unicode text. However VADER sentiment is English-only.

Q: What happens if Reddit blocks my IP? A: The Actor auto-detects blocks (HTTP 403) and falls back to Apify residential proxy. Enable this in your Apify account.

Q: How is this better than trudax/reddit-scraper-lite? A: Cheaper ($2.99 vs $3.40/1K), supports batch multi-keyword search with deduplication, and includes built-in sentiment analysis.

Tech

• Runtime: Python 3.12
• Memory: 256MB (minimal)
• HTTP: requests
• Sentiment: VADER (vaderSentiment)
• Data source: Reddit public .json endpoints