# Reddit Post Search (`yesintelligent/reddit-post-search`) Actor

Extract Reddit posts based on keywords, subreddit filters, and sorting options. Find relevant discussions, questions, and content from Reddit communities.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/yesintelligent/reddit-post-search.md
- **Developed by:** [yesintelligent](https://apify.com/yesintelligent) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 15 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 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?

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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **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 Post Search Scraper

Find relevant Reddit discussions and content with this powerful search tool. Simply enter your keywords and discover related posts from across Reddit communities, complete with post details, scores, and comment counts.

### Key Features

- 🔍 Search Reddit posts by keywords
- 📊 Get detailed post information including titles, authors, and scores
- 🔄 Sort results by relevance, hot, top, new, or comments
- 💰 Pay-per-use pricing model
- 📥 Export data in structured JSON format

### How to Use

1. **Enter your search query** - Type keywords related to the content you're looking for
2. **Choose sort option** - Select how you want results organized
3. **Run the scraper** - Let the tool search Reddit for matching posts
4. **Get your results** - Receive structured data ready for analysis or integration

### Perfect For

- Market research and trend analysis
- Content creators looking for discussion topics
- Social listening for brands and products
- Academic research on online communities
- Finding answers to specific questions

### Cost Information

- **Pricing Model**: Pay-per-event (PPE)
- **Webhook Call**: $0.001 per search request
- **Average Cost**: $0.001 per search (may vary based on results)

### Example Use Cases

- Track brand mentions across Reddit communities
- Research customer opinions about products or services
- Find popular discussions related to your industry
- Discover trending topics in your niche
- Gather content ideas from active community discussions

### Getting Started

Simply enter your search terms and run the scraper. No technical setup required - get Reddit data in seconds.

# Actor input Schema

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

The search query to find Reddit posts

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sorting option for the search results

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "web scraping",
  "sort": "relevance"
}
```

# 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": "web scraping"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("yesintelligent/reddit-post-search").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": "web scraping" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("yesintelligent/reddit-post-search").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": "web scraping"
}' |
apify call yesintelligent/reddit-post-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

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/fD1s1oIZINQ8d4hRl/builds/Lni0ek4FTFMgwX4E9/openapi.json