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Reddit Subreddit Scraper

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Reddit Subreddit Scraper

Reddit Subreddit Scraper

Scrape the newest, hottest, top, or rising posts from any Reddit subreddit with full metadata, images, videos, awards, and optional comments.

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Scrape the newest, hottest, top, or rising posts from any Reddit subreddit with full metadata, images, videos, awards, and optional comments

Features

  • 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

FieldTypeDefaultRequiredDescription
subredditstringName of the subreddit to scrape (without r/). Example: javascript, worldnews, AskReddit
sortBystringnewHow to sort the posts. Options: new, hot, top, rising, controversial
topTimestringweekTime period when sortBy is 'top' or 'controversial'. Options: hour, day, week, month, year, all
maxItemsinteger50Maximum number of posts to scrape
deepScrapingbooleanTrueOpen each post in a parallel browser tab to extract full details: complete selfText, images, videos, gallery, awards, metadata. Recommended for rich datasets.
includeCommentsbooleanFalseFetch top 20 comments with nested replies for each post (requires deepScraping=true)
headlessbooleanTrueRun browser in headless mode (recommended for production)
proxyConfigurationobjectApify ResidentialProxy settings. Residential proxy is strongly recommended

Output

Each scraped item includes:

FieldDescription
commentsNumber of comments on the post
idUnique identifier for the item
titleFull product or listing title
urlDirect URL to the listing/item page
permalinkPermalink
mp4Mp4
widthWidth
heightHeight
captionCaption
bodyBody
createdAtCreation timestamp (ISO 8601)
flairFlair
distinguishedDistinguished
stickiedStickied
editedEdited
repliesReplies

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