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Reddit Scraper

Scrape Reddit posts by keyword search or subreddit. No login required.

Features

• Search posts by keyword across all of Reddit
• Scrape subreddits (hot, new, top posts)
• Get comments for each post (optional)
• No authentication - uses Reddit's public JSON API
• Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel

Quick Start

Search for posts:

{
"searchQuery":"artificial intelligence",
"sort":"top",
"time":"week",
"maxResults":100
}

Scrape a subreddit:

{
"subreddit":"wallstreetbets",
"sort":"hot",
"maxResults":50
}

With comments:

{
"subreddit":"askreddit",
"sort":"top",
"time":"day",
"maxResults":25,
"includeComments":true,
"maxCommentsPerPost":50
}

Input Options

*Either searchQuery or subreddit is required.

Output

Each post includes:

{
"id":"abc123",
"title":"Post title here",
"author":"username",
"subreddit":"askreddit",
"score":15420,
"upvoteRatio":0.94,
"numComments":2341,
"createdUtc":"2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"url":"https://reddit.com/r/askreddit/...",
"permalink":"https://reddit.com/r/askreddit/comments/...",
"selftext":"Post body text...",
"isVideo":false,
"isImage":true,
"mediaUrl":"https://i.redd.it/...",
"flair":"Serious",
"awards":5,
"comments":[...]
}

Use Cases

• Market research - Track discussions about brands, products, competitors
• Sentiment analysis - Monitor public opinion on topics
• Content ideas - Find trending topics and questions in your niche
• Lead generation - Find people asking for recommendations
• Academic research - Collect social data for studies

Rate Limits

Reddit's public API has rate limits (~60 requests/minute). This scraper:

• Adds delays between requests
• Handles pagination automatically
• Works without proxies in most cases

For heavy usage, enable proxy configuration.

Pricing

$1.00 per 1,000 posts scraped

• Comments count separately if enabled
• Failed requests don't count

Limitations

• Only public posts (no private subreddits)
• Reddit may rate limit heavy usage
• Comments are limited to top-level threads
• Some media URLs may expire

Tips

• Use sort: top + time: week for high-quality content
• Use sort: new for real-time monitoring
• Enable comments only when needed (slower)
• For brand monitoring, search the brand name directly