Reddit Search AI – Keyword, Feed, Comments, MCP & LLM

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👁 AI‑Ready
👁 MCP Server
👁 Success Rate
👁 Price

The most complete Reddit MCP server on the Apify Store.
Search globally by keyword, browse subreddit feeds, extract comments, profile users, get subreddit metadata, and discover trending communities — all through a native MCP server or batch API.
✅ 100% success rate · ✅ 7 MCP tools · ✅ 50× cheaper than competitors · ✅ No API key required

🏆 Why This Actor Is Superior

Result: The ONLY Reddit actor that combines a true MCP server, all 4 data modes, 7 MCP tools, 100% success rate, and the cheapest price on the platform.

🚀 MCP Server — Connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex

This Actor is a native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with 7 Reddit tools.
AI agents connect via Streamable HTTP — no SDK needed.

How to Connect

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
"mcpServers":{
"reddit-search-ai":{
"type":"streamable-http",
"url":"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/opportunity-biz~reddit-scraper/run-sync?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN",
"params":{
"mode":"mcp_server"
}
}
}
}

Cursor / VS Code / Continue

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
"mcpServers":{
"reddit-search-ai":{
"type":"streamable-http",
"url":"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/opportunity-biz~reddit-scraper/run-sync?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN",
"params":{
"mode":"mcp_server"
}
}
}
}

ChatGPT / OpenAI Codex

Use the Apify integration or call the MCP endpoint directly:

POSThttps://api.apify.com/v2/acts/opportunity-biz~reddit-scraper/run-sync
Body:{"mode":"mcp_server"}
Headers: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN

Available MCP Tools

What You Can Do

Input Parameters

Output Format

Each result is a clean JSON object:

{
"title":"EU AI Act: What the New Regulations Mean for Startups",
"subreddit":"europe",
"url":"https://reddit.com/r/europe/comments/abc123/",
"text":"The European Union has passed sweeping AI regulations...",
"score":3421,
"num_comments":567,
"author":"tech_analyst",
"created_utc":1710845231.0,
"comments":[
{
"author":"redditor42",
"body":"This is a great step forward...",
"score":245,
"created_utc":1710846000.0
}
]
}

Usage Examples

1. cURL — Keyword Search with Comments

curl-s-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/opportunity-biz~reddit-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"mode":"keyword_search","keywords":["AI regulation","GPT-5"],"limit":5,"include_comments":true}'

2. cURL — Subreddit Feed

curl-s-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/opportunity-biz~reddit-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"mode":"subreddit_feed","subreddit":"technology","sortType":"hot","limit":10,"timeFilter":"week"}'

3. cURL — User Profile

curl-s-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/opportunity-biz~reddit-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"mode":"user_profile","usernames":["spez"],"userContentType":"submitted","limit":5}'

4. Python — Agent Pipeline

import requests
API_TOKEN ="YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
response = requests.post(
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/opportunity-biz~reddit-scraper/runs",
 params={"token": API_TOKEN},
 json={"mode":"keyword_search","keywords":["AI startups"],"limit":20},
)
run = response.json()
dataset_id = run["data"]["defaultDatasetId"]
results = requests.get(
f"https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{dataset_id}/items",
 params={"format":"json"},
).json()
print(results)

Error Handling

Pricing

Example: 100 posts cost $0.0051. Apify free plan ($5/month) covers ~980 full runs (98,000 results).

Still the cheapest Reddit scraper on the Apify store with the most features.

Why AI Agents Choose This Actor

• ✅ Native MCP server — works with Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex, Windsurf
• ✅ 7 MCP tools — search, subreddits, comments, users, metadata, trending
• ✅ 4 batch modes — keyword search, subreddit feed, user profile, MCP server
• ✅ 100% success rate — never fails silently
• ✅ Structured JSON output — ready for LLM ingestion
• ✅ No API key, no login, no browser — zero friction
• ✅ Residential proxy rotation — no 403 blocks
• ✅ Automatic retry with exponential backoff (3 attempts)
• ✅ $0.00005/result — cheapest Reddit scraper on Apify
• ✅ Pagination beyond 100 — unlimited results via after token
• ✅ Time filtering — hour/day/week/month/year/all
• ✅ 10× cheaper than labrat011 with more features

Limitations

• Public subreddits only — no private/restricted communities
• text truncated to 500 chars — for full text, use the post URL
• Comments are top-level (1 level deep) in batch mode; full tree via MCP tool
• score can be negative — downvoted posts are included

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