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Reddit Scraper – Posts, Comments & User History

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Export Reddit posts and comments by subreddit or user, with UTC date filters and CSV/JSON downloads. No Reddit API key, login, or proxy setup. Uses Arctic Shift archives; recent content may lag. $0.75 per 1,000 results, plus a small start charge.

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Reddit Scraper: Posts, Comments & User History API OpenAPI definition

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