Reddit Subreddit Posts Scraper

Scrape posts from multiple Reddit subreddits in a single run with full metadata, images, videos, awards, and optional comments

Features

• Structured data extraction — outputs clean JSON fields ready for analysis
• 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
subreddits	array	—	✓	List of subreddit names to scrape (without r/). E.g. javascript, worldnews, AskReddit
sortBy	string	new		How to sort posts in each subreddit. Options: new, hot, top, rising, controversial
topTime	string	week		Time period when sortBy is 'top' or 'controversial'. Options: hour, day, week, month, year, all
maxItemsPerSubreddit	integer	50		Maximum posts to scrape per subreddit
deepScraping	boolean	True		Open each post for full details: selfText, images, video, gallery, awards, metadata
includeComments	boolean	False		Fetch top 20 comments with nested replies for each post (requires deepScraping=true)
headless	boolean	True		Run browser in headless mode
maxItems	integer	20		Maximum number of items to scrape
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