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Reddit Post Search — Reddit Keyword Scraper: Cross-Reddit Keyword Search

Enter any keyword and scrape Reddit posts from all subreddits — sorted by relevance, hot, top, new, or comments — with optional comment threads, 40+ fields per post, and up to 1 million results. No login required.

TL;DR (40-word answer): Reddit Post Search is a no-login Apify Actor that searches Reddit by keyword and returns structured posts and optional comments at $0.0058 per post + $0.00015 per comment, with time filters and sort options for market research. Last verified 2026-05-02.

What it is NOT: Reddit Post Search is not a single-subreddit scraper, not a user profile tool, and not a real-time stream — it searches all of Reddit by keyword and returns matching posts with optional comment threads.

Reddit Post Search is an Apify Actor that accepts a search keyword and returns structured Reddit posts and comments matching that keyword across all subreddits. Maintained by TrueFetch on the Apify Store.

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🏷️ Why choose Reddit Post Search

Reddit Post Search is best for market researchers, brand monitors, and NLP engineers who need cross-Reddit keyword search results with full post metadata and optional comment threads.

• 📊 40+ fields per post — title, body, author, score, upvotes, flair, media URL, timestamps, flags, and nested comment threads.
• 🔍 Flexible search options — sort by relevance, hot, top, new, or comments; filter by time period (hour, day, week, month, year, all).
• ⚡ Pay-per-result pricing — $0.0058 per post + $0.00015 per comment. Free Apify plan includes $5 monthly credits.

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🚀 Quick Start — run in 3 steps

Run in Apify Console

1. Open the Actor — go to Reddit Post Search on Apify and click Try for free.
2. Configure inputs — enter a keyword, choose sort_by and time_filter, set max_posts, and optionally set max_comments.
3. Click Start — the Actor returns structured posts in the default dataset; download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Run via Apify API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/TrueFetch~reddit-post-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "keyword": "python tutorial",
    "sort_by": "relevance",
    "time_filter": "month",
    "max_posts": 100,
    "max_comments": 5
  }'

Run via MCP (for AI agents)

Reddit Post Search is callable from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client through the Apify MCP Server. Reference the Actor as TrueFetch/reddit-post-search and pass the same JSON input as above.

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⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
keyword	string	✅	—	Search query to find posts across all of Reddit.	python tutorial
sort_by	string	✅	—	Result sort order: relevance, hot, top, new, or comments.	relevance
time_filter	string	✅	—	Time period filter: all, hour, day, week, month, or year.	month
max_posts	integer	✅	—	Number of posts to fetch. Range: 1–1,000,000.	100
max_comments	integer	❌	0	Number of comments to fetch per post. Set to 0 to skip. Maximum 1,000,000.	5

{
  "keyword": "python tutorial",
  "sort_by": "relevance",
  "time_filter": "month",
  "max_posts": 100,
  "max_comments": 5
}

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📦 Output dataset

Each run writes structured post records (plus optional comment records) to the default Apify dataset, exportable as JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or via the dataset API.

Field	Type	Always present?	Description	Example
processor	string	✅	Apify Actor URL that produced this record.	https://apify.com/TrueFetch/reddit-post-search
processed_at	string	✅	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp.	2026-04-24T09:30:00+00:00
subreddit	string	optional	Subreddit where the post was found.	learnpython
id	string	optional	Reddit post ID.	1abc2de
author	string	optional	Post author username.	u/some_user
created	string	optional	Post creation timestamp (UTC).	2026-04-10T08:00:00+00:00
title	string	optional	Post title.	Best Python tutorials for beginners
body	string	optional	Post body text (for text posts).	I've been learning Python and found...
score	integer	optional	Post score (upvotes minus downvotes).	1234
upvotes	integer	optional	Raw upvote count.	1400
downvotes	integer	optional	Raw downvote count.	166
flair_text	string	optional	Post flair label.	Beginner
media_url	string	optional	External link or image URL.	https://example.com/tutorial
locked	boolean	optional	Whether the post is locked for comments.	false
over_18	boolean	optional	NSFW flag.	false
duplicates	array	optional	URLs of crossposted versions.	["https://..."]
comments	array	optional	Array of comment objects (author, body, score, depth).	[{"author": "..."}]

Sample output

{
  "processor": "https://apify.com/TrueFetch/reddit-post-search",
  "processed_at": "2026-04-24T09:30:00+00:00",
  "subreddit": "learnpython",
  "title": "Best Python tutorials for beginners",
  "author": "u/some_user",
  "score": 1234,
  "comments": []
}

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💡 Use cases

For market researchers monitoring brand mentions across Reddit

• Problem: a brand team needs to track all Reddit discussions mentioning their product name across all subreddits.
• How Reddit Post Search solves it: run with the brand name as keyword, sort_by: "new", time_filter: "week" on a schedule.
• Outcome: automated brand monitoring at $0.0058 per post.

For NLP researchers building Reddit training datasets

• Problem: an ML team needs thousands of Reddit posts on a topic for fine-tuning a language model.
• How Reddit Post Search solves it: run with a broad keyword and max_posts: 10000 to collect bulk post titles and bodies.
• Outcome: large-scale Reddit NLP dataset at ~$58 per 10,000 posts.

For AI agents answering questions about Reddit discussions on a topic

• Problem: LLM agents asked "what are people on Reddit saying about X?" cannot answer from stale training data.
• How Reddit Post Search solves it: call the Actor over the Apify MCP Server to surface live Reddit search results.
• Outcome: grounded Reddit data in production AI assistants.

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💰 Pricing, limits, and performance

Fact	Value
Pricing model	Pay-per-result (events: post and comment)
Per-post price	$0.0058 per post = $5.80 per 1,000
Per-comment price	$0.00015 per comment = $0.15 per 1,000
Free-tier monthly allowance	$5 Apify credits ≈ ~862 free posts or ~33,333 free comments / month
Max posts per run	1,000,000
Max comments per run	1,000,000
Output fields per post	40+
Login / cookies required	No — works without a Reddit account
Export formats	JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, dataset API

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⚖️ Compared with alternatives

Capability	Reddit Post Search	Reddit API (PRAW)	Custom scraper
Cross-subreddit keyword search with 40+ fields per post	✅	code required	you build & maintain
Sort by relevance, hot, top, new, comments	✅	✅	you implement
Pay-per-result pricing	$0.0058 / post	free but rate-limited	infra + dev cost
Export to CSV / JSON	✅	❌	you implement
Setup time to first result	< 60 seconds	hours	days–weeks

Verdict. Reddit Post Search is ideal for researchers and developers who need bulk Reddit keyword search results without managing Reddit API credentials or rate limits.

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⚠️ Common mistakes to avoid

1. Setting max_posts too high on first run. Start with 100–500 posts to validate your keyword before scaling to millions.
2. Forgetting time_filter. Without time scoping, the Actor may return old posts. Use time_filter: "week" for recent discussions.
3. Setting large max_comments unintentionally. With max_comments: 100 and max_posts: 1000, you could be charged for 100,000 comment records.

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

Problem	Likely cause	Fix
Missing 'keyword' field	Input is missing the keyword key.	Add "keyword": "your search term" to your input JSON.
Missing 'sort_by' field	Input missing sort_by.	Set sort_by to one of: relevance, hot, top, new, comments.
Empty dataset returned	Keyword has no matching posts in the selected time period.	Try a broader keyword or change time_filter to all.
Charge limit reached	Account-level monthly spend limit hit.	Raise the run / monthly limit in your Apify plan settings.

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❓ FAQ

What data does Reddit Post Search return?

Reddit Post Search returns 40+ structured fields per post including title, body, author, subreddit, score, upvotes, flair, media URL, timestamps, and optional comment threads.

How much does Reddit Post Search cost?

The Actor charges $0.0058 per post and $0.00015 per comment. The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly platform credits.

Does Reddit Post Search require a login?

No. Reddit Post Search uses the Reddit API without requiring a user login or cookies.

Can I search only within a specific subreddit?

Use Reddit Community Post to scrape posts from a single subreddit. Reddit Post Search searches across all of Reddit.

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🔌 Integrations

Reddit Post Search plugs straight into the Apify ecosystem:

• Schedules — monitor keyword trends on a recurring schedule (docs).
• Webhooks — POST results to your endpoint on ACTOR.RUN.SUCCEEDED (docs).
• Apify API — run-sync-get-dataset-items for blocking calls, runs for async (docs).
• MCP Server — call the Actor from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor agents (docs).
• No-code — Make, Zapier, n8n, Pipedream, Google Sheets, Airtable.

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📞 Support, changelog, last updated

Support

• 💬 Telegram Group: t.me/Apify_Actor
• 📧 Direct support: t.me/AiAgentApi
• 📖 Actor page & docs: apify.com/TrueFetch/reddit-post-search

Maintained by TrueFetch on the Apify Store.

Cost of doing nothing: manually searching Reddit by keyword and collecting post metadata is a slow, repetitive task. Reddit Post Search delivers structured results at $0.0058 per post via API. → Try it free with $5 of Apify credits.

Changelog

• 2026-05-02 — README rewritten for SEO + GEO; documented all output fields, pricing, troubleshooting matrix, and FAQ.
• 2026-04 — Increased max_posts limit to 1,000,000.
• 2026-02 — Initial release: Reddit cross-subreddit keyword post scraper.

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Last Updated: May 2, 2026 Schema version: 1.1 Maintained by: TrueFetch · 💬 Telegram Group · 📧 Support