# Reddit Communities Search Scraper (`easyapi/reddit-communities-search-scraper`) Actor

Extract Reddit communities from search results with comprehensive metadata including member counts, descriptions, and icons. Perfect for community research, trend analysis, and discovering relevant subreddits.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/reddit-communities-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 56 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Reddit Communities Search Scraper 🔍

Advanced Reddit scraper that extracts community information from search results with rich metadata and engagement metrics.

### 🌟 Features

- Search and extract subreddit data from Reddit search results
- Get comprehensive community metadata
- Advanced filtering options
- Safe search toggle
- Configurable maximum items limit

### 📊 Output Data Structure

Each scraped community includes:

- Subreddit ID and name
- Community URL
- Content flags (NSFW, quarantined)
- Community icon URL
- Member statistics (total members, online users)
- Community description
- Search result position

### 💡 Use Cases

- Community research
- Trend analysis
- Market research
- Audience targeting
- Content discovery
- Niche research
- Community mapping
- Social media strategy

### 🔧 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| query | String | Search keyword or phrase |
| safeSearch | String | Enable/disable safe search ('0' for safe, '1' for unsafe) |
| maxItems | Integer | Maximum number of items to scrape |
| proxyConfiguration | Object | Optional proxy settings |

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```
{
    "query": "ai",
    "safeSearch": "0",
    "maxItems": 45
}
```

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```
[
	{
		"subreddit_id": "t5_6xtffe",
		"name": "CharacterAI",
		"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterAI",
		"nsfw": false,
		"quarantined": false,
		"position": 0,
		"icon_url": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_6xtffe/styles/communityIcon_hacl4m9rlfpa1.png",
		"members": 1769764,
		"online": 333,
		"description": "Character.AI lets you create and talk to advanced AI - language tutors, text adventure games, life advice, brainstorming and much more."
	},
	{
		"subreddit_id": "t5_3j874",
		"name": "aiArt",
		"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/aiArt",
		"nsfw": false,
		"quarantined": false,
		"position": 1,
		"icon_url": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_3j874/styles/communityIcon_eu4kh15k5ald1.png",
		"members": 381630,
		"online": 119,
		"description": "Welcome to r/aiArt ! A community focused on the generation and use of visual, digital art using AI assistants such as Wombo Dream, Starryai, NightCafe, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and more."
	},
    ...
]
```

### Related Actors

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- 🔍 [Reddit Posts Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/reddit-posts-search-scraper) - Extract Reddit posts from search results with rich metadata and engagement metrics.
- 🎥 [Reddit Media Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/reddit-media-search-scraper) - Extract media posts from Reddit's search results with comprehensive metadata.
- 🔍 [SubReddit Posts Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/subreddit-posts-search-scraper) - Scrape Reddit search results from any subreddit with advanced filtering options.
- 🔍 [SubReddit Comments Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/subreddit-comments-search-scraper) - Extract Reddit comments from any subreddit's search results with detailed data.
- 🔍 [SubReddit Media Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/subreddit-media-search-scraper) - Extract media content from Reddit subreddit search results with advanced filtering.
- 🔍 [Reddit Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/reddit-trends-scraper) - Extract trending posts and discussions from Reddit with engagement metrics.
- 📊 [Facebook Group Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/facebook-group-profile-scraper) - Extract detailed information from Facebook Groups for community analysis.
- 🔍 [Discord Servers Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/discord-servers-scraper) - Scrape Discord server data for community research and analysis.
- 🔍 [Gab Groups Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/gab-groups-scraper) - Extract detailed information about Gab.com social communities.
- 🌟 [Tumblr Community Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/tumblr-community-search-scraper) - Extract valuable insights from Tumblr communities.
- 🔍 [Skool Groups Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/skool-groups-scraper) - Collect comprehensive group information from online learning communities.
- 📊 [Facebook Group Members Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/facebook-group-members-scraper) - Extract Facebook group members' data and engagement metrics.
- 📱 [Facebook Group Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/facebook-group-posts-scraper) - Scrape posts from any public or private Facebook group.
- 🔍 [Facebook Groups Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/facebook-groups-search-scraper) - Automate group discovery based on keywords and collect detailed information.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword or phrase to search for

## `safeSearch` (type: `string`):

Enable or disable safe search

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to scrape (default: 100)

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optionally, use Apify Proxy or custom HTTP proxy to avoid IP address-based blocking.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "ai",
  "safeSearch": "0",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "ai",
    "safeSearch": "0",
    "maxItems": 30,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/reddit-communities-search-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "query": "ai",
    "safeSearch": "0",
    "maxItems": 30,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/reddit-communities-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "ai",
  "safeSearch": "0",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call easyapi/reddit-communities-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/reddit-communities-search-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/EU52ESU5XqCs1sOCJ/builds/OnBLxzybW7eMJK99q/openapi.json