# Reddit Post & Subreddit Scraper (`scrapeai/reddit-advanced-scraper`) Actor

Collect structured Reddit data including posts, comments, author details, scores, awards, and timestamps using Reddit JSON endpoints.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeai/reddit-advanced-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeAI](https://apify.com/scrapeai) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Reddit Post & Subreddit Scraper

Collect structured Reddit data including posts, comment threads, author details, scores, and metadata from subreddits or post URLs using Reddit JSON endpoints.

### Features

- **Advanced keyword discovery** — scrape Reddit content using targeted search terms and topics
- **Direct page extraction** — crawl individual Reddit URLs for detailed post and comment data
- **Adjustable output volume** — customize scrape limits for optimized data collection
- **Apify cloud compatible** — designed for automated runs, proxy management, and webhook workflows

### Use Cases

- Creator and influencer research — analyze audience interaction, reach, and social performance
- Content trend detection — uncover trending topics and viral discussions in real time
- Brand reputation monitoring — track mentions, feedback, and public perception across platforms
- Competitor content analysis — compare posting frequency, engagement, and content effectiveness

### Input

```json
{
  "mode": "subreddit",
  "subreddit": "technology",
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

#### Sample Output

```json
{
	"id": "t3_1tp2vck",
	"title": "Demis Hassabis on his rush to ‘solve all disease’ and Isomorphic’s new $2.1 billion",
	"url": "https://fortune.com/2026/05/27/spacexs-ipo-filing-is-full-of-surprises/",
	"permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1tp2vck/demis_hassabis_on_his_rush_to_solve_all_disease/",
	"subreddit": "technology",
	"subredditId": "t5_2qh16",
	"subredditType": "public",
	"subredditSubscribers": 20306497,
	"author": "Logical_Welder3467",
	"authorFullname": "t2_14l1ppgci2",
	"authorFlair": null,
	"authorPremium": false,
	"score": 0,
	"upvoteRatio": 0.5,
	"numComments": 1,
	"createdAt": "2026-05-27T11:35:02.000Z",
	"editedAt": null,
	"selfText": null,
	"postType": "link",
	"isVideo": false,
	"isSelf": false,
	"isGallery": null,
	"isOC": false,
	"thumbnail": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?width=140&height=70&auto=webp&s=d87b1af1c6ffa21600403c065db19c95dfc947f3",
	"flair": "Artificial Intelligence",
	"flairBackgroundColor": null,
	"domain": "fortune.com",
	"nsfw": false,
	"spoiler": false,
	"locked": false,
	"pinned": false,
	"stickied": false,
	"archived": false,
	"distinguished": null,
	"suggestedSort": null,
	"numCrossposts": 0,
	"postHint": "link",
	"isCrossPost": false,
	"crosspostFrom": null,
	"awardsCount": 0,
	"gilded": 0,
	"gildings": null,
	"awards": [],
	"topAwardedType": null,
	"contentCategories": null,
	"contestMode": false,
	"hideScore": true,
	"isMeta": false,
	"allowLiveComments": false,
	"quarantine": false,
	"removedByCategory": null,
	"modNote": null,
	"discussionType": null,
	"urlOverride": "https://fortune.com/2026/05/27/spacexs-ipo-filing-is-full-of-surprises/",
	"authorPatreonFlair": false,
	"authorFlairTextColor": null,
	"flairTextColor": "dark",
	"previewImages": {
		"source": {
			"url": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?auto=webp&s=8ab3765d1c49ebe3b8fc0d55a5bbe496adf65e4b",
			"width": 1200,
			"height": 600
		},
		"resolutions": [
			{
				"url": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=82184b1625d99fd519b621e8cac97d3a0d25f308",
				"width": 108,
				"height": 54
			},
			{
				"url": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=789ada1def1fb7ea9359f715b5174a6f196d4ad3",
				"width": 216,
				"height": 108
			},
			{
				"url": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b4e57e444c0a2c668b2ef6bf7211a84f87160dec",
				"width": 320,
				"height": 160
			},
			{
				"url": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=13aa51cc18debf2875f3bf50a482af169cc821ab",
				"width": 640,
				"height": 320
			},
			{
				"url": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=dd429339bb687c2a5072ebe3c6bda81a799df925",
				"width": 960,
				"height": 480
			},
			{
				"url": "https://external-preview.redd.it/7u82BsSEa__82PAT6aM55KObX3OWQe6qfOLLH9YK4DQ.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=77ebfd2970dd488dda59a748951d199f71622d75",
				"width": 1080,
				"height": 540
			}
		]
	},
	"videoData": null,
	"mediaEmbed": null,
	"crosspostOriginal": null,
	"galleryImages": null,
	"scrapedAt": "2026-05-27T11:34:19.605Z"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Select what to scrape: subreddit posts, keyword search, specific post URLs, user profiles, or subreddit users.

## `subreddit` (type: `string`):

Subreddit name (without r/). For modes: subreddit, search (restrict), subredditUsers.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Keyword or phrase to search Reddit for. Used when mode is 'search'.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort order for subreddit/search modes. Subreddit: new/hot/top/rising/controversial. Search: relevance/new/hot/top/comments.

## `topTime` (type: `string`):

Time period when sortBy is 'top' or 'controversial'.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

List of Reddit post URLs to scrape directly. Used when mode is 'postUrl'.

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

List of Reddit usernames (or profile URLs) to scrape. Used when mode is 'profile'.

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

Maximum posts/profiles/users to scrape.

## `includeComments` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch top 20 comments with nested replies for each post (deepScraping must be enabled).

## `deepScraping` (type: `boolean`):

Open each post in a parallel browser tab for full data: selfText, images, video, gallery, awards, crosspost data.

## `includeRecentPosts` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each user's recent submitted posts. Used when mode is 'profile'.

## `includeRecentComments` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each user's recent comments. Used when mode is 'profile'.

## `includeCommentAuthors` (type: `boolean`):

Also extract comment authors from each post. Used when mode is 'subredditUsers'.

## `fetchProfileDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Enrich each discovered user with full profile data. Used when mode is 'subredditUsers'.

## `headless` (type: `boolean`):

Run the browser in headless mode (recommended for production).

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

Proxy settings to avoid IP blocking. Recommended: Apify Residential proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "subreddit",
  "subreddit": "javascript",
  "searchQuery": "nodejs tutorial",
  "sortBy": "new",
  "topTime": "week",
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/1t9jt9w/bluejs_compile_javascript_to_12mb_native_binaries/"
  ],
  "usernames": [
    "spez",
    "GallowBoob"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeComments": false,
  "deepScraping": true,
  "includeRecentPosts": false,
  "includeRecentComments": false,
  "includeCommentAuthors": true,
  "fetchProfileDetails": false,
  "headless": true,
  "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 = {
    "subreddit": "javascript",
    "searchQuery": "nodejs tutorial",
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/1t9jt9w/bluejs_compile_javascript_to_12mb_native_binaries/"
    ],
    "usernames": [
        "spez",
        "GallowBoob"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "includeComments": false,
    "deepScraping": true,
    "includeRecentPosts": false,
    "includeRecentComments": false,
    "includeCommentAuthors": true,
    "fetchProfileDetails": false,
    "headless": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapeai/reddit-advanced-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 = {
    "subreddit": "javascript",
    "searchQuery": "nodejs tutorial",
    "startUrls": ["https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/1t9jt9w/bluejs_compile_javascript_to_12mb_native_binaries/"],
    "usernames": [
        "spez",
        "GallowBoob",
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "includeComments": False,
    "deepScraping": True,
    "includeRecentPosts": False,
    "includeRecentComments": False,
    "includeCommentAuthors": True,
    "fetchProfileDetails": False,
    "headless": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapeai/reddit-advanced-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 '{
  "subreddit": "javascript",
  "searchQuery": "nodejs tutorial",
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/1t9jt9w/bluejs_compile_javascript_to_12mb_native_binaries/"
  ],
  "usernames": [
    "spez",
    "GallowBoob"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeComments": false,
  "deepScraping": true,
  "includeRecentPosts": false,
  "includeRecentComments": false,
  "includeCommentAuthors": true,
  "fetchProfileDetails": false,
  "headless": true
}' |
apify call scrapeai/reddit-advanced-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapeai/reddit-advanced-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/dETlsW8HKNQ9kOteX/builds/obc2zc8ReqDeHV5Wp/openapi.json