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Reddit Scraper

Scrape posts, comments, and discover subreddits from Reddit — no API credentials required.

What Can This Actor Do?

⚡ Quick Start

Scrape Subreddits

{
"mode":"scrape",
"listings":[
{"subreddit":"entrepreneur","maxPosts":25},
{"subreddit":"startups","maxPosts":25}
]
}

Search Reddit

{
"mode":"search",
"searchTargets":[
{"query":"best CRM software","maxResults":25}
]
}

Discover Subreddits

{
"mode":"discover",
"searchTerms":["saas","startup tools"],
"maxResults":25
}

Track Domain Mentions

{
"mode":"domain",
"domainTargets":[
{"domain":"mycompany.com","maxResults":25}
]
}

📊 Output

Results are available in multiple dataset views:

• All Results — Everything scraped
• Posts Only — Just posts (no comments)
• Comments Only — Just comments
• Discovered Subreddits — Subreddits from Discover mode

Post fields include: title, text, author, url, domain, created_utc_iso, permalink, listing_rank, score, num_comments

Comment fields include: text, author, created_utc_iso, permalink, score, depth, parent_id

Subreddit fields include: display_name, title, public_description, estimated_posts_per_day, estimated_posts_per_week

✨ Key Features

• Parallel execution — All targets run simultaneously
• Unauthenticated scraping — Works without Reddit API credentials
• Optional comments — Fetch comments when needed
• Smart proxies — Automatic rotation to avoid blocks
• No API keys — Uses public Reddit data

🤖 MCP Server (AI Agent Integration)

Connect this Actor to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf as an MCP server. One command for Claude Code:

claude mcp add reddit-scraper \
-eAPIFY_TOKEN=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>\
 -- npx -y @apify/actors-mcp-server@latest --actors spry_wholemeal/reddit-scraper

Full setup guide (all clients) → | Copy-paste agent prompts →

🧩 n8n Workflow Templates

Import-ready n8n workflows that use this Actor as the data source:

• Lead Finder — AI buying-intent scanner → Slack + Google Sheets
• Subreddit Discovery — Niche audience map
• Content Machine — Reddit threads → blog post drafts
• Weekly Digest — Email summary + AI trends

Browse templates & setup guides →

📋 Input Reference

Required Fields by Mode

Sorting & Limits

Reddit may return fewer items than requested for some sorts, timeframes, or communities.

Comments

Comment modes:

• none — Skip comments (fastest)
• all — Fetch for every post

Search Filters

Discover Options

Proxy Configuration

Default proxy config (works well):

{
"proxyConfiguration":{
"useApifyProxy":true,
"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]
}
}

Other Settings

Advanced (rarely needed)

🔧 Per-Target Overrides

Each mode supports easy arrays + optional advanced overrides. Example (scrape):

{
"mode":"scrape",
"sort":"hot",
"maxPosts":25,
"includeCommentsMode":"none",
"listings":[
{"subreddit":"python"},
{
"subreddit":"AskReddit",
"sort":"top",
"timeframe":"day",
"maxPosts":25,
"includeCommentsMode":"all"
}
]
}

Here, r/python uses defaults, while r/AskReddit overrides sort/timeframe/comments.

📈 Run Metadata

Each run stores statistics in the OUTPUT key-value record:

{
"mode":"scrape",
"posts_scraped":150,
"comments_scraped":2340,
"http_stats":{
"requests_made":48,
"requests_succeeded":48,
"rate_limits_hit":0
}
}

❓ Troubleshooting

"403 Forbidden" or "429 Too Many Requests"

Cause: Reddit is blocking your requests.

Fix: Enable Apify Proxy (residential works best):

{
"proxyConfiguration":{
"useApifyProxy":true,
"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]
}
}

Empty results

Check:

• Subreddit name spelling (no r/ prefix needed)
• includeNsfw: true if searching NSFW content
• sort + timeframe combination (e.g., top with hour may have few results)
• Subreddit may be private or quarantined

Comments seem incomplete

Why: Reddit may return only a subset of very large comment sections.

What you get: Comment text, author, timestamps, scores where available, and permalinks.

Workaround: Increase maxTopLevelComments if you need more comments.

Slow performance

Tips:

• Set includeCommentsMode: "none" if you don't need comments
• Use includeCommentsMode: "all" only when comments are required
• Reduce scrape.maxPostsPerSubreddit / search.maxPostsPerQuery for faster testing
• All targets run in parallel automatically

Rate limits despite using proxies

Try:

• Increase requestDelayMs to 200-500
• Change proxyCountry to a different region (GB, DE, CA)
• The scraper automatically retries with exponential backoff

License

Apache-2.0