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Scrape Reddit posts, comments, communities, and users without login. Extract data from any subreddit, search result, or user profile.

✨ Why use this scraper?

• 🔓 No login required: Scrape all public Reddit data without authentication
• 📦 4 data types: Posts, comments, communities, and users with full metadata
• 🔍 Search & URL modes: Scrape specific URLs or search Reddit by keywords
• 🎛️ Smart filtering: Sort by hot/new/top, filter by date, include/exclude NSFW
• ⚡ High reliability: Automatic retries and residential proxy support

🎯 Use cases

📥 Input parameters

URL scraping

Supported URL types:

• Subreddits: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/
• Subreddit sort: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/hot
• Posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/abc123/...
• Users: https://www.reddit.com/user/username
• User comments: https://www.reddit.com/user/username/comments/
• Search: https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=keyword
• Popular: https://www.reddit.com/r/popular/
• Leaderboards: https://www.reddit.com/subreddits/leaderboard/crypto/

Search

Sorting & filtering

Options & limits

📊 Output data

Post example

{
"id":"t3_abc123",
"parsedId":"abc123",
"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/abc123/example_post/",
"username":"dev_user",
"userId":"t2_abc123",
"title":"Example Post Title",
"communityName":"r/programming",
"parsedCommunityName":"programming",
"body":"Post body text...",
"html":null,
"numberOfComments":42,
"upVotes":256,
"upVoteRatio":0.95,
"isVideo":false,
"isAd":false,
"over18":false,
"flair":"Discussion",
"link":"https://example.com/article",
"thumbnailUrl":"https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/...",
"videoUrl":"",
"imageUrls":["https://i.redd.it/abc123.jpg"],
"createdAt":"2024-06-01T12:00:00Z",
"scrapedAt":"2024-06-02T10:30:00Z",
"dataType":"post"
}

Comment example

{
"id":"t1_xyz789",
"parsedId":"xyz789",
"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/abc123/example_post/xyz789/",
"parentId":"t3_abc123",
"postId":"abc123",
"username":"commenter",
"userId":"t2_xyz789",
"category":"programming",
"communityName":"r/programming",
"body":"Great post!",
"html":"<div class=\"md\"><p>Great post!</p></div>",
"createdAt":"2024-06-01T13:00:00Z",
"scrapedAt":"2024-06-02T10:30:00Z",
"upVotes":15,
"numberOfreplies":3,
"dataType":"comment"
}

Community example

{
"id":"2fwo",
"name":"t5_2fwo",
"title":"Programming",
"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/",
"description":"Computer programming",
"over18":false,
"numberOfMembers":5800000,
"createdAt":"2006-01-25T00:00:00Z",
"scrapedAt":"2024-06-02T10:30:00Z",
"dataType":"community"
}

User example

{
"id":"abc123",
"url":"https://www.reddit.com/user/dev_user/",
"username":"dev_user",
"description":"Software engineer and open source enthusiast",
"postKarma":15000,
"commentKarma":42000,
"over18":false,
"createdAt":"2020-01-15T00:00:00Z",
"scrapedAt":"2024-06-02T10:30:00Z",
"dataType":"user"
}

🗂️ Data fields

🚀 Examples

Scrape a subreddit

{
"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/"}],
"maxItems":50,
"sort":"hot"
}

Search for a keyword

{
"searches":["machine learning"],
"searchTypes":["posts","communities"],
"sort":"top",
"time":"month",
"maxItems":100
}

Scrape a post with comments

{
"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/lp1hi4/is_webscraping_a_good_skill_to_learn/"}],
"includeComments":true,
"maxItems":100
}

Search within a community

{
"searches":["python"],
"searchCommunityName":"programming",
"sort":"new",
"maxItems":50
}

Get recent posts only

{
"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/"}],
"postDateLimit":"2026-03-01",
"includeComments":false,
"maxItems":200
}

💻 Integrations

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("silentflow/reddit-scraper").call(run_input={
"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/"}],
"maxItems":50,
"sort":"hot"
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
if item["dataType"]=="post":
print(f"[{item['upVotes']}] {item['title']}")
elif item["dataType"]=="comment":
print(f" > {item['body'][:80]}")

JavaScript

import{ ApifyClient }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyClient({token:'YOUR_API_TOKEN'});
const run =await client.actor('silentflow/reddit-scraper').call({
searches:['web scraping'],
searchTypes:['posts'],
sort:'top',
time:'week',
maxItems:100
});
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item=>{
if(item.dataType ==='post'){
 console.log(`[${item.upVotes}] ${item.title}`);
}
});

📈 Performance & limits

💡 Tips for best results

1. Target specific subreddits: Focused scraping gives cleaner, more relevant data
2. Start small: Test with maxItems: 10 before running large scrapes
3. Use date filters: Combine postDateLimit with sort "new" for recent content monitoring
4. Disable comments when not needed: Set includeComments: false to speed up subreddit scraping
5. Combine search types: Use searchTypes: ["posts", "communities"] to find both discussions and relevant subreddits

❓ FAQ

Q: Can I scrape private subreddits? A: No, this scraper only accesses publicly available data.

Q: Why are some posts missing? A: Reddit may filter certain posts. NSFW content is included by default but can be toggled with includeNSFW.

Q: How often can I run the scraper? A: No limits on run frequency. The scraper handles rate limiting automatically.

Q: What happens if Reddit is temporarily unavailable? A: The scraper automatically retries. If all attempts fail, try again later.

📬 Support

We're building this scraper for you, your feedback makes it better for everyone!

• 💡 Need a feature? Tell us what's missing and we'll prioritize it
• ⚙️ Custom solutions: Contact us for enterprise integrations or high-volume needs

Check out our other scrapers: SilentFlow on Apify