Reddit Scraper Fast and reliable Reddit scraper that extracts posts and comments from any public subreddit. ## 🚀 Key Features - Simple Setup - Start scraping immediately with minimal configuration - Fast & Efficient - Optimized for speed and reliability - Rich Data - Extracts titles, text, scores, media, and engagement metrics - Flexible Search - Browse subreddits, search by keyword, or scrape specific URLs - Media Extraction - Automatically captures images and videos from posts ## 📋 What Data Can You Extract? Each Reddit post/comment includes: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | url | Permanent Reddit URL | | id | Reddit unique identifier | | title | Post title (posts only) | | body | Text content | | username | Author username | | communityName | Subreddit name (e.g., r/python) | | dataType | Content type: "post" or "comment" | | score | Upvotes minus downvotes | | upvote_ratio | Ratio of upvotes (0-1) | | num_comments | Number of comments (posts only) | | createdAt | ISO 8601 timestamp | | isNsfw | NSFW flag | | media | Array of image/video URLs (if present) | ## 🎯 Use Cases - Market Research - Monitor discussions about products, brands, or topics - Sentiment Analysis - Analyze community opinions and trends - Content Aggregation - Collect posts for newsletters or content curation - Academic Research - Gather data for social media studies - Trend Detection - Track emerging topics and viral content ## 💡 Input Configuration ### Subreddit Scraping Scrape posts from specific subreddits: json { "subreddits": ["python", "MachineLearning", "datascience"], "limit": 25, "sort": "new" } Parameters: - subreddits (array, required) - List of subreddit names (without r/ prefix) - limit (number, optional) - Posts per subreddit (1-100, default: 10) - sort (string, optional) - Sort order: "new", "hot", "top" (default: "new") - keyword (string, optional) - Filter posts containing this keyword ### Single URL Scraping Scrape a specific post or comment by URL: json { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/title/" } Parameters: - url (string, required) - Full Reddit post or comment URL ## 📊 Output Example json [ { "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/bittensor_/comments/1or4vcv/james_altucher_on_bittensor/", "id": "t3_1or4vcv", "title": "James Altucher on Bittensor: The Only Tech That Matters Since Bitcoin", "body": "# Who Is James Altucher\n\nJames Altucher is not a typical crypto influencer...", "username": "Internal-Patience533", "communityName": "r/bittensor_", "dataType": "post", "parentId": null, "score": 29, "upvote_ratio": 1.0, "num_comments": 3, "createdAt": "2025-11-07T20:10:31Z", "isNsfw": false, "media": ["https://i.redd.it/2iyvqtsu6wzf1.png"] } ] ## 🔧 Advanced Usage ### Keyword Filtering Search for posts containing specific keywords: json { "subreddits": ["technology"], "keyword": "artificial intelligence", "limit": 50, "sort": "top" } ### Multiple Subreddits Scrape from multiple communities in one run: json { "subreddits": ["python", "javascript", "golang", "rust"], "limit": 20, "sort": "hot" } ## 📈 Performance - Reliability: Automatic retry on failures - Proxy Support: Built-in residential proxy rotation ## ❓ Common Questions Q: Can I scrape private subreddits? A: No, only public subreddits and posts are accessible. Q: What about rate limits? A: The actor uses residential proxies to avoid rate limiting issues. Q: Can I scrape comments? A: Yes! The actor extracts both posts and can scrape individual comments via direct URL. Q: How fresh is the data? A: Data is fetched in real-time directly from Reddit. --- Built with ❤️ by Macrocosmos