Reddit Comments Search Scraper

Reddit Comments Search Scraper

by easyapi

Search and extract Reddit comments with advanced filtering options. Get detailed metadata including comment content, author info, post context, and en...

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About Reddit Comments Search Scraper

Search and extract Reddit comments with advanced filtering options. Get detailed metadata including comment content, author info, post context, and engagement metrics. Perfect for sentiment analysis, trend research, and social media monitoring.

What does this actor do?

Reddit Comments Search Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

Reddit Comments Search Scraper 🔍 Extract Reddit comments matching your search query with rich metadata and context information. ## 🌟 Features - Search comments across all Reddit communities - Multiple sorting options (relevance, top, new, hot) - Safe search filtering - Rich metadata extraction - Support for text, image, and video content ## 📊 Output Structure Each comment includes: - Timestamps and scores - Full comment content (text/image/video) - Complete post context - Subreddit information - Author details ## 💡 Use Cases - Content Research - Sentiment Analysis - Market Research - Brand Monitoring - Trend Analysis - Academic Research - Community Engagement Analysis - Competition Analysis ## 🔧 Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | query | String | Search term for finding comments | | sort | String | Sort order (relevance, top, new, hot) | | safeSearch | String | Enable/disable safe search (0/1) | | maxItems | Integer | Maximum number of comments to extract | | proxyConfiguration | Object | Optional proxy settings | ### Input Example A full explanation of an input example in JSON. { "query": "ai", "sort": "relevance", "safeSearch": "0", "maxItems": 30 } ### 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. [ { "post": { "title": "Elon Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45 billion", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1jm6dhu/elon_musks_xai_buys_social_media_platform_x_for/", "score": 0, "comment_count": 0 }, "subreddit": { "name": "Elon Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45 billion" }, "author": { "name": "lawn_question_guy" }, "contentText": "\"$45 billion\" of xAI stock... so you have to accept xAI's totally specious $75B valuation in order to believe this transaction is actually worth $45 billion. What a joke.\n \n xAI has raised around $20 billion from investors and sells nothing but vaporware.", "content_type": "text", "created_timestamp": "2025-03-28T21:37:57.077000+0000" }, ... ]

Categories

Common Use Cases

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data

Lead Generation

Extract contact information for sales outreach

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing and product changes

Content Aggregation

Collect and organize content from multiple sources

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Actor Information

Developer
easyapi
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
2,123
Active Users
100
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