Reddit Search Scraper

Search Reddit by keyword and scrape matching posts with full metadata, images, videos, awards, and optional comments. Optionally restrict search to a single subreddit.

Features

• Keyword search — find content by keyword, search term, or topic
• Configurable result limit — set exactly how many items to collect per run
• Cloud-ready — runs on Apify with scheduling, proxy rotation, and webhook support

Use Cases

• Influencer discovery and social media performance analytics
• Content trend monitoring and viral post identification
• Brand mention tracking and social listening
• Competitor content strategy benchmarking

Input

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
searchQuery	string	—	✓	Keyword or phrase to search Reddit for
subreddit	string	—		Restrict results to a specific subreddit (without r/). Leave empty to search all of Reddit.
sortBy	string	relevance		How to sort search results. Options: relevance, new, hot, top, comments
topTime	string	all		Time period when sortBy is 'top'. Options: hour, day, week, month, year, all
maxItems	integer	50		Maximum number of posts to scrape
deepScraping	boolean	True		Open each post in a parallel browser tab to extract full details: complete selfText, images, videos, gallery, awards, metadata. Recommended for rich datasets.
includeComments	boolean	False		Fetch top 20 comments with nested replies for each post (requires deepScraping=true)
headless	boolean	True		Run browser in headless mode (recommended for production)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Residential		Proxy settings. Residential proxy is strongly recommended

Output

Each scraped item includes:

Field	Description
comments	Number of comments on the post
id	Unique identifier for the item
title	Full product or listing title
url	Direct URL to the listing/item page
permalink	Permalink
mp4	Mp4
width	Width
height	Height
caption	Caption
body	Body
createdAt	Creation timestamp (ISO 8601)
flair	Flair
distinguished	Distinguished
stickied	Stickied
edited	Edited
replies	Replies

Sample Output

{
  "comments": "comments_value",
  "id": "id_value",
  "title": "Example Product or Listing Title",
  "url": "https://example.com/item/123",
  "permalink": "permalink_value",
  "mp4": "mp4_value",
  "width": "width_value",
  "height": "height_value"
}

Notes

• Proxy: Residential proxy is highly recommended — set proxyConfiguration: { useApifyProxy: true, apifyProxyGroups: ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
• Rate limits: Keep maxItems reasonable per run to avoid IP bans or rate throttling
• Scheduling: Use Apify Scheduler to run this actor on a recurring basis for a consistently fresh dataset