Scrape Reddit posts and comments by URL or subreddit name. Four self-contained endpoints — pull a subreddit's feed, a single post's full payload, a post's full comment tree, or a single comment's metadata. No Reddit account or proxy required.

Pick the endpoint, fill the matching section, hit Start.

Endpoints at a glance

#	Endpoint	Records returned	Best for
1	Scrape Posts	up to 1000 posts (subreddit feed)	niche monitoring, daily snapshots, RSS-style feeds
2	Post Detail	1 record (one post)	refreshing a single post, importing a thread
3	Scrape Comments	up to 5000 (or uncapped)	sentiment, archives, megathread research
4	Comment Detail	1 record (one comment)	quoting, refreshing one comment

Every endpoint accepts URLs, prefixed fullnames, or raw IDs:

Entity	Examples
post	`https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/` · `t3_1s4a4j6` · `1s4a4j6`
comment	`https://www.reddit.com/r/.../comment/lwbnv0t/` · `t1_lwbnv0t` · `lwbnv0t`
subreddit	`AskReddit` · `r/AskReddit` · `/r/AskReddit` · full subreddit URL

What you can fetch

1. Scrape Posts — subreddit feed

Pulls a subreddit's post feed and streams pages so records appear in the dataset within seconds. Pages are fetched in 100s and stitched together up to your limit.

Inputs

Field	Type	Default	Notes
`subreddit`	string	`AskReddit`	Subreddit name (without `r/`).
`sort`	enum	`hot`	`best` / `hot` / `new` / `top` / `rising` / `controversial`.
`time`	enum	(none)	Only used when sort is `top` / `controversial`. `hour` … `all`.
`limit`	int	`25`	1 – 1000.

Returns per post — Reddit ID, fullname, title, body / selftext, author, subreddit, score, ups / downs / upvote ratio, comment count, crosspost count, created + edited timestamps, permalink, external URL, domain, post-type flags (is_self, is_video, over_18, spoiler, locked, stickied, pinned, archived), distinguished status, removal category, link & author flair, thumbnail, media (images / video / gallery), awards.

Use it when — niche monitoring, daily community snapshots, content syndication (r/programming hot → RSS), bulk research, competitor watching.

Example I/O

Input (Apify form):

{
"endpoint":"subreddit_posts",
"subreddit":"Wordpress",
"sort":"hot",
"limit":3
}

Output (one dataset record per post; first record shown, truncated):

{
"endpoint":"subreddit_posts",
"id":"1r80vkz",
"name":"t3_1r80vkz",
"title":"Monthly AMA - Suggestions wanted!",
"author":"RealKenshino",
"author_fullname":"t2_6wkumqdb",
"subreddit":"Wordpress",
"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/Wordpress",
"subreddit_id":"t5_2qhjq",
"score":29,
"ups":29,
"downs":0,
"upvote_ratio":1.0,
"num_comments":12,
"num_crossposts":0,
"created_utc":1771415293.0,
"edited":false,
"permalink":"https://reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1r80vkz/monthly_ama_suggestions_wanted/",
"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1r80vkz/monthly_ama_suggestions_wanted/",
"domain":"self.Wordpress",
"is_self":true,
"is_video":false,
"over_18":false,
"locked":false,
"stickied":true,
"archived":false,
"distinguished":"moderator",
"author_flair_text":"WordPress.org Volunteer",
"selftext":"We're launching a monthly AMA series featuring people from across the WordPress ecosystem...",
"thumbnail":"self",
"total_awards_received":0,
"...":"..."
}

2. Post Detail

Full payload of a single post.

Inputs

Field	Type	Notes
`post`	string	URL, `t3_` fullname, or raw ID.

Returns — same rich post record as Scrape Posts.

Use it when — single-post deep dive, refreshing one record after an edit, importing a single thread.

Example I/O

Input (Apify form):

{
"endpoint":"post_detail",
"post_detail_url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/"
}

Output (one dataset record; post holds the full Reddit payload, truncated):

{
"endpoint":"post_detail",
"post":{
"id":"1s4a4j6",
"name":"t3_1s4a4j6",
"title":"Serious question: which group smokes more crack?",
"author":"evanmac42",
"author_fullname":"t2_ebufp",
"subreddit":"Wordpress",
"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/Wordpress",
"subreddit_id":"t5_2qhjq",
"score":87,
"ups":87,
"upvote_ratio":0.92,
"num_comments":41,
"created_utc":1774538392.0,
"permalink":"/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/serious_question_which_group_smokes_more_crack/",
"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/serious_question_which_group_smokes_more_crack/",
"domain":"self.Wordpress",
"is_self":true,
"is_video":false,
"over_18":false,
"locked":false,
"stickied":false,
"selftext":"MS - The new features team at Microsoft\n\nOR\n\nWPBE - the wordpress team that creates new features...",
"link_flair_text":null,
"total_awards_received":0,
"...":"..."
}
}

3. Scrape Comments — post comment tree

Comments under a single post, with control over how the tree is traversed.

Inputs

Field	Type	Default	Notes
`post`	string	(required)	URL, `t3_`, or raw ID.
`sort`	enum	`top`	`best` / `top` / `new` / `controversial` / `old` / `qa`.
`mode`	enum	`custom`	`custom` (capped), `top_level` (top-level only), `all` (uncapped).
`count`	int	`100`	1 – 5000. Used by `custom` mode.

Returns per comment — ID, fullname, parent post / parent comment IDs, author, body (markdown + HTML), score / ups / downs / controversiality, created + edited timestamps, permalink, OP flag (is_submitter), depth, stickied / distinguished / locked / archived / score-hidden flags, subreddit, awards.

Use it when — sentiment analysis, comment archives, support-ticket mining, debate / megathread research, training data.

Example I/O

Input (Apify form):

{
"endpoint":"post_comments",
"comments_post_url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/",
"comments_num":3,
"comment_sort":"top",
"comment_mode":"custom"
}

Output (one dataset record per comment; first record shown, truncated):

{
"endpoint":"post_comments",
"id":"ocls9cs",
"name":"t1_ocls9cs",
"parent_id":"t3_1s4a4j6",
"link_id":"t3_1s4a4j6",
"author":"evanmac42",
"author_fullname":"t2_ebufp",
"body":"Microsoft experiments on users.\n\nWordPress experiments on developers.\n\nPick your poison.",
"body_html":"<div class=\"md\"><p>Microsoft experiments on users.</p>\n\n<p>WordPress experiments on developers.</p>\n\n<p>Pick your poison.</p>\n</div>",
"score":46,
"ups":46,
"downs":0,
"controversiality":0,
"created_utc":1774541569.0,
"edited":false,
"permalink":"https://reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/serious_question_which_group_smokes_more_crack/ocls9cs/",
"is_submitter":false,
"depth":0,
"stickied":false,
"distinguished":null,
"score_hidden":false,
"locked":false,
"archived":false,
"gilded":0,
"subreddit":"Wordpress",
"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/Wordpress",
"subreddit_id":"t5_2qhjq",
"total_awards_received":0,
"all_awardings":[],
"...":"..."
}

4. Comment Detail

Full payload of a single comment.

Inputs

Field	Type	Notes
`comment`	string	URL, `t1_` fullname, or raw ID.

Returns — same rich comment record as Scrape Comments.

Use it when — pulling a quoted comment, refreshing one record after edits, citation tooling.

Example I/O

Input (Apify form):

{
"endpoint":"comment_detail",
"comment_url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/comment/ocls9cs/"
}

Output (one dataset record; comment holds the full Reddit payload, truncated):

{
"endpoint":"comment_detail",
"comment":{
"id":"ocls9cs",
"name":"t1_ocls9cs",
"parent_id":"t3_1s4a4j6",
"link_id":"t3_1s4a4j6",
"author":"evanmac42",
"author_fullname":"t2_ebufp",
"body":"Microsoft experiments on users.\n\nWordPress experiments on developers.\n\nPick your poison.",
"body_html":"<div class=\"md\"><p>Microsoft experiments on users.</p>\n\n<p>WordPress experiments on developers.</p>\n\n<p>Pick your poison.</p>\n</div>",
"score":46,
"ups":46,
"downs":0,
"controversiality":0,
"created_utc":1774541569.0,
"edited":false,
"permalink":"/r/Wordpress/comments/1s4a4j6/serious_question_which_group_smokes_more_crack/ocls9cs/",
"is_submitter":false,
"depth":0,
"stickied":false,
"score_hidden":false,
"locked":false,
"archived":false,
"subreddit":"Wordpress",
"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/Wordpress",
"subreddit_id":"t5_2qhjq",
"total_awards_received":0,
"...":"..."
}
}

How to run

Pick an endpoint in the "What to fetch" dropdown.
Open the matching section and fill its fields. Each section is independent — fields outside your chosen section are ignored.
Click Start.

Default subreddit is AskReddit and default test post is the public WordPress post — the actor runs out of the box.

Output

Results are pushed to the actor's default dataset. View as a table or download as JSON / CSV / Excel / XML.

Endpoint	Rows pushed
Scrape Posts	up to `limit` posts
Post Detail	1 record
Scrape Comments	up to `count` (or uncapped if `mode=all`)
Comment Detail	1 record

Every record carries an endpoint field. Most useful columns (id, title, score, created, etc.) are placed first so the Table view is readable without scrolling.

Status & error reference

Run status (Apify-side, shown on the run page)

Status	Apify message	Meaning	What to do
👁 Succeeded	"Actor succeeded with N results in the dataset"	Run finished. Some or zero records pushed.	Open the dataset to view results.
👁 Failed	"The Actor process failed…"	Validation error or upstream Reddit fault.	Check the run log. You are NOT charged for failed runs.
👁 Timed out	"The Actor timed out. You can resurrect it with a longer timeout to continue where you left off."	Run exceeded its timeout.	Re-run with a smaller `limit` or fewer inputs.
👁 Aborted	"The Actor process was aborted. You can resurrect it to continue where you left off."	You stopped the run manually.	No charge for unpushed results.

Common in-run conditions (visible in run log)

Condition	Cause	Result
Empty result set	Subreddit empty / banned / private.	Run `SUCCEEDED`, 0 records, no charge.
Subreddit feed cap	Asked for more than ~1000 posts.	Run `SUCCEEDED`, capped at Reddit's pagination limit.
Removed post stub	Post was removed; metadata still partial.	Run `SUCCEEDED`, returns stub with `removed_by_category`.
`qa` sort fallback	`qa` sort outside QA-mode subs.	Run `SUCCEEDED`, falls back to `top`.
Validation error: `post` required	Missing `post` field on Detail / Comments.	Run `FAILED` immediately, no charge.

Common edge cases

Removed / deleted posts return whatever metadata Reddit still exposes — often a stub with removed_by_category.
Private / quarantined subreddits return zero records.
Subreddit feed cap — Reddit caps subreddit feed pagination at ~1000 unique posts. Higher limit won't return more.
Comments all mode is uncapped — long threads (10k+ comments) hit Reddit's tree size limit before our cap.
Comment qa sort — only meaningful in QA-mode subreddits; falls back to top elsewhere.
NSFW content — fully supported; the over_18 flag tells you if a post is age-gated.

Why this actor is fast

Speed — 1–3 seconds per call, end-to-end. Pure HTTP to Reddit's API. No browser to boot, no Playwright / Selenium / Puppeteer overhead. Competing browser-based scrapers typically take 15–60 seconds per call.
Reliability — zero browser flakiness. No headless-Chromium crashes. No JS-render timeouts. No captcha pages. No surprise mid-run failures from a browser quirk.
Footprint — under 100 MB RAM per run. Most browser-based scrapers need 1–4 GB. Built for reliability behind the scenes — just paste your inputs and run.

Pricing

Pay-per-result. You're only charged for records actually pushed to the dataset.

Outcome	Charged?
`SUCCEEDED` with results	Yes — per record pushed.
`SUCCEEDED` with zero records	No.
`FAILED` (validation / upstream)	No.
`ABORTED`	Only for records already pushed before you stopped.

See the actor's Pricing tab for the current per-result rate.

Event	Trigger	Price (per 1,000)
`result`	Each post / comment record pushed to the dataset	$1.99

A 1000-post Scrape Posts run = 1000 rows. A 250-comment Scrape Comments run = 250 rows. A Post Detail or Comment Detail lookup = 1 row.

Need a different shape of data?

Reddit Bulk Scrape — paste up to 10000 IDs / names / URLs in a single run (posts, comments, subreddits, users)
Reddit Search — keyword search across posts, subreddits, users
Reddit Users — single-user lookups with profile + trophies + posts + comments
Reddit Subreddits — subreddit info, browse, listings, autocomplete (12 ops)
Reddit Posts — front-page feed, crosspost duplicates, pinned posts
Reddit Posts & Feeds V2 — home feed + post state controls (auth)

Support and feedback

Found a bug, want a feature, or hit a Reddit error code we don't translate clearly? Open an issue via the actor's Apify Console feedback link, or reach out at the RedCrawler support channel.

Reddit Scraper — Subreddit Feeds, Posts, Comments is part of the RedCrawler family of Reddit actors. RedCrawler is independent — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Reddit, Inc. Use it within Reddit's API terms.

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