Scrape Reddit posts from any subreddit as clean, structured JSON — new, hot, top, rising, or controversial — with titles, scores, comment counts, author, flair, self text, and media URLs. No login, no API key, no cookies or account required. Export scraped data to JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, schedule runs via API, and integrate with your tools and AI workflows.
Built for AI agents: plug it into Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, and Cursor through the Apify MCP server so your agents can scrape Reddit posts on demand.
What it does • AI agents (MCP) • How to use • Output data • Limiting results • Output example • Pricing • Integrations • FAQ • Other Reddit scrapers
*** ### What can Reddit Subreddit Scraper do? {#what-can-reddit-subreddit-scraper-do} **Reddit Subreddit Scraper** turns any public subreddit into a structured dataset. Scrape Reddit posts from one or more subreddit names — like `AskReddit`, `technology`, or `news` — choose how you want the listing sorted, and get back a clean row for every post: title, score, number of comments, author, flair, creation time, permalink, self text, and (optionally) image and video URLs. There is nothing to configure beyond the input form. **No API key, no login, no cookies or account required** — no developer account, no OAuth, no proxy setup. The actor handles fetching, pagination, retries, and normalization for you, and hands back ready-to-use JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML. It collects only **publicly available data**, and lets you go beyond the limitations of the official Reddit API — scrape subreddits **at scale** with **no limitations on requests**. **Get your first results free in under 2 minutes** — enter a subreddit, click Start, and watch the posts stream into your dataset. #### ✅ Scrape any subreddit, any sort order Scrape Reddit posts from a single subreddit or a whole list of them in one run. Pick the listing you want — **New**, **Hot**, **Top**, **Rising**, or **Controversial** — exactly as you would browse it on Reddit. For **Top** and **Controversial**, choose a time window (past hour, day, week, month, year, or all time). #### 🗂️ Structured, predictable subreddit fields Every post comes back with the same flat schema, so it drops straight into a spreadsheet, database, or data warehouse. No HTML parsing, no scraping logic to maintain — just consistent columns like `title`, `score`, `numComments`, `author`, `subreddit`, `createdUtc`, and `url`. **Fast, fresh data**, every run. #### 💬 Post text and metadata Optionally pull each post's self/body text (`selftext`) so you get the full content, not just the headline. Flags like `nsfw`, `isSelf`, `spoiler`, `stickied`, `archived`, `gilded`, and `edited` come along for the ride, so you can filter and segment however you like. #### 📊 Scrape media from a subreddit Turn on media extraction to capture image and video URLs (single images, videos, galleries, and common external hosts) alongside each post — ideal for building image datasets, monitoring visual trends, or archiving content. #### 🔄 Keyword and date filtering Narrow a run to only the Reddit posts you care about: keep posts whose title or text contains one of your keywords, and/or keep only posts created on or after a given date. Skip NSFW content entirely, or include it — your call. #### ⚡ Fast, bounded runs Set a hard cap on how many posts you want, how many per subreddit, and how deep to paginate. Runs are designed to finish quickly and predictably so you can schedule them or call them from an agent without babysitting. #### 🤖 Agent- and automation-ready Because it needs zero credentials and returns clean JSON, this actor is perfect for AI agents and no-code automations. Call it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, n8n, Zapier, or Make and scrape Reddit posts back in seconds. *** ### Use with AI agents — Claude, ChatGPT & Cursor (MCP) {#use-with-ai-agents-mcp} This actor is exposed through the **Apify MCP (Model Context Protocol) server**, which means any MCP-capable AI assistant can run it as a tool and reason over the results. - **Claude** (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or the API) — add the Apify MCP server and let Claude scrape Reddit posts from any subreddit directly. - **ChatGPT / Codex** — wire the actor in as a tool so your GPT can fetch fresh subreddit posts mid-conversation. - **Cursor** — pull live Reddit data into your coding workflow while you build. Once the data is in your agent, connect it to the rest of your stack with MCP connectors and automation platforms: **Slack**, **Notion**, **Airtable**, **Google Sheets**, **Zapier**, **Make**, and **n8n**. Ask your agent to "get the top posts from r/technology this week and drop them in Airtable," and it will run the scraper and route the results — no glue code required. MCP server: `https://mcp.apify.com` *** ### How to scrape a subreddit {#how-to-scrape-a-subreddit} 1. Open the **[Reddit Subreddit Scraper](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-subreddit-scraper)** on Apify. 2. In **Subreddits**, enter one or more subreddit names — for example `AskReddit`, `technology`, `news`. The `r/` prefix is optional. 3. Choose a **Sort** order: New, Hot, Top, Rising, or Controversial. 4. If you picked Top or Controversial, choose a **Time range** (past hour → all time). 5. (Optional) Toggle **Include post text**, **Include media URLs**, or **Include NSFW**. 6. (Optional) Add a **Keyword filter** and/or an **Only posts on/after** date. 7. Set your limits — **Max items**, **Max posts per subreddit**, **Max listing pages**. 8. Click **Start**. When the run finishes, download the results as **JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML**, or pull them via the API. That's it. No account, no API key, no proxy configuration. **Get your first results free in under 2 minutes.** *** ### What data can I scrape from a subreddit? {#what-data-can-i-scrape-from-a-subreddit} Each Reddit post in the dataset is one row with the fields below. | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `id` | string | Reddit post ID (e.g. `t3_1uzslkc`). | | `type` | string | Item type — always `post` for this actor. | | `title` | string | Post title. | | `author` | string | Username of the poster. | | `subreddit` | string | Subreddit the post came from. | | `url` | string | Canonical permalink to the post. | | `outboundUrl` | string | The link the post points to (external URL for link posts, permalink for self posts). | | `domain` | string | Source domain (e.g. `self.AskReddit`, `i.redd.it`). | | `score` | integer | Net upvotes at scrape time. | | `numComments` | integer | Number of comments. | | `flair` | string | Post flair text, if any. | | `selftext` | string | Post body/self text (when **Include post text** is on). | | `createdUtc` | string | Post creation time (ISO 8601, UTC). | | `createdText` | string | Human-readable relative time (e.g. `11 hours ago`). | | `scrapedAt` | string | When the row was captured (ISO 8601). | | `nsfw` | boolean | Whether the post is flagged over-18 / NSFW. | | `isSelf` | boolean | Whether it's a self (text) post. | | `spoiler` | boolean | Whether the post is marked as a spoiler. | | `stickied` | boolean | Whether the post is pinned in the subreddit. | | `archived` | boolean | Whether the post is archived. | | `gilded` | boolean | Whether the post received awards. | | `edited` | boolean | Whether the post has been edited. | | `thumbnail` | string | Thumbnail URL, when available. | | `sourceType` | string | How the row was collected (e.g. `listing`). | > Media URLs (image/video/gallery links) are included when **Include media URLs** is enabled. *** ### Use cases — why scrape Reddit posts? - **Market & product research** — track what people ask, praise, or complain about in niche subreddits. - **Brand & reputation monitoring** — watch mentions and sentiment around your product or competitors. - **Trend detection** — pull Top/Rising posts on a schedule to spot emerging topics early. - **Lead & opportunity discovery** — filter posts by keywords like `hiring`, `looking for`, or `recommend`. - **Content ideation** — mine high-scoring posts to see what resonates in your space. - **Academic & social research** — build reproducible datasets of public discussion at scale. - **AI training & RAG** — collect clean, labeled text corpora for models and knowledge bases. - **Media & image datasets** — harvest image/video URLs from visual subreddits. - **News & event tracking** — follow breaking discussion in news and topic subreddits. *** ### Input examples Below are ready-to-paste input configurations using the **real field names** this actor accepts. #### Scrape the hottest posts from one subreddit ```json { "subreddits": ["AskReddit"], "sort": "hot", "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### Top posts from multiple subreddits this week ```json { "subreddits": ["technology", "news"], "sort": "top", "time": "week", "includeSelftext": true, "maxItems": 100, "maxPostsPerSource": 50 } ``` #### Only keyword-matching posts, with media URLs ```json { "subreddits": ["forhire", "jobbit"], "sort": "new", "searchTerms": ["hiring", "remote"], "includeMedia": true, "maxItems": 60 } ``` #### Recent posts only, since a specific date ```json { "subreddits": ["MachineLearning"], "sort": "new", "postDateLimit": "2026-01-01", "includeSelftext": true, "maxPages": 5, "maxItems": 100 } ``` #### Include NSFW and dig deeper with pagination ```json { "subreddits": ["worldnews"], "sort": "controversial", "time": "month", "includeNSFW": true, "maxPages": 10, "maxPostsPerSource": 80, "maxItems": 100 } ``` #### Field reference | Input field | Type | Default | What it does | |-------------|------|---------|--------------| | `subreddits` | array | `["AskReddit"]` | Subreddit names to scrape. `r/` prefix optional. | | `sort` | string | `hot` | Listing order: `new`, `hot`, `top`, `rising`, `controversial`. | | `time` | string | `all` | Time window for Top/Controversial: `hour`, `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`, `all`. | | `includeSelftext` | boolean | `true` | Fetch each post's self/body text. | | `includeMedia` | boolean | `false` | Extract image/video/gallery URLs. | | `includeNSFW` | boolean | `false` | Include posts flagged over-18 / NSFW. | | `postDateLimit` | string | — | Keep only posts on/after this date (`YYYY-MM-DD`). | | `searchTerms` | array | — | Keep only posts whose title/text contains one of these words. | | `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Hard cap on total posts saved (1–100). | | `maxPostsPerSource` | integer | `25` | Cap on posts kept per subreddit (1–100). | | `maxPages` | integer | `1` | Pagination depth per subreddit, 25 posts/page (1–20). | | `maxRetries` | integer | `3` | Retry attempts per failed request (0–6). | | `requestDelayMs` | integer | `300` | Politeness delay between requests, ms (0–10000). | | `debug` | boolean | `false` | Emit verbose logs. | *** ### Limiting results {#limits} This actor gives you fine-grained control over run size so you only pay for what you need: - **`maxItems`** — the hard ceiling on total posts saved across the whole run (default `50`, max `100`). - **`maxPostsPerSource`** — the cap on posts kept from each individual subreddit (default `25`, max `100`). Useful when scraping several subreddits at once and you want balanced coverage. - **`maxPages`** — how many listing pages to paginate through per subreddit, at 25 posts per page (default `1`, max `20`). Increase this to reach further back in a listing. A single run lasts at most about **10 minutes**, and only one long-running job runs at a time, so keep your caps sensible for the freshest, fastest results. For large ongoing collection, schedule multiple smaller runs rather than one huge one. *** ### Output example {#output-example} A single dataset item looks like this: ```json { "id": "t3_1uzslkc", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1uzslkc/what_was_one_one_name_mentioned_in_the_epstein/", "nsfw": false, "type": "post", "flair": "", "score": 4175, "title": "What was one one name mentioned in The Epstein Files which shocked you ?", "author": "Soft_Drummer1745", "domain": "self.AskReddit", "edited": false, "gilded": false, "isSelf": true, "spoiler": false, "archived": false, "selftext": "", "stickied": false, "scrapedAt": "2026-07-18T22:03:47.817Z", "subreddit": "AskReddit", "thumbnail": "", "createdUtc": "2026-07-18T10:44:05+00:00", "sourceType": "listing", "createdText": "11 hours ago", "numComments": 1749, "outboundUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1uzslkc/what_was_one_one_name_mentioned_in_the_epstein/" } ``` You can export the full dataset as **JSON**, **CSV**, **Excel**, **HTML table**, **XML**, or **RSS** from the Apify console or via the API. *** ### How much does scraping a subreddit cost? {#how-much-does-scraping-a-subreddit-cost} This actor uses simple, predictable **pay-per-result** pricing — you're billed for the Reddit posts you actually collect, not for time spent or infrastructure. Because runs are fast and bounded by your `maxItems` cap, costs stay easy to forecast: a 50-post run costs half of a 100-post run. New Apify accounts include free monthly usage credits, so you can **get your first results free in under 2 minutes** and try the Reddit Subreddit Scraper at no cost. See the **Pricing** tab on the [actor page](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-subreddit-scraper) for current rates. *** ### Integrate with n8n, Zapier, and Make {#integrations} The actor runs like any other Apify actor, so you can trigger it and read results from any tool that speaks HTTP. There are native integrations for **Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, Gumloop, CrewAI, IFTTT, Lindy, GitHub, Google Sheets, and Google Drive**, plus a plain REST API and webhooks. The actor path is `myagizm~reddit-subreddit-scraper`. #### Run synchronously and get results in one call Best for small runs where you want the dataset items back immediately: ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/myagizm~reddit-subreddit-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "subreddits": ["technology", "news"], "sort": "top", "time": "week", "maxItems": 50 }' ``` #### Start a run asynchronously Best for larger or scheduled jobs — start the run, then poll or use a webhook: ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/myagizm~reddit-subreddit-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "subreddits": ["AskReddit"], "sort": "hot", "maxItems": 100 }' ``` #### Fetch dataset items later ```bash curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN&format=json" ``` Replace `YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN` with your Apify API token and `DATASET_ID` with the dataset ID from the run response. You can request `format=csv`, `format=xlsx`, `format=xml`, and more. *** ### Want other Reddit data? {#want-other-reddit-data} This Reddit Subreddit Scraper is part of a full **myagizm** Reddit toolkit. Need to scrape something else on Reddit? Pick the right tool for the job: - **[Reddit Scraper](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-scraper)** — the all-in-one Reddit scraper for posts, comments, and subreddits from any URL. - **[Reddit Comment Scraper](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-comment-scraper)** — pull full comment threads from any post. - **[Reddit Search Scraper](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-search-scraper)** — scrape Reddit search results by keyword across the whole site. - **[Reddit Community Scraper](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-community-scraper)** — get subreddit metadata, rules, and community stats. - **[Reddit Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-profile-scraper)** — collect a user's posts, comments, and profile details. Working with other platforms too? Explore the wider myagizm store for **[YouTube](https://apify.com/myagizm/youtube-channel-scraper)**, **[Instagram](https://apify.com/myagizm/instagram-profile-scraper)**, **[LinkedIn](https://apify.com/myagizm/linkedin-profile-scraper)**, and **[Facebook](https://apify.com/myagizm/facebook-page-scraper)** data. *** ### Support {#support} Questions, feature requests, or something not working as expected? Open an **Issue** on the [actor's page](https://apify.com/myagizm/reddit-subreddit-scraper/issues) and we'll take a look. Suggestions for new fields or filters are always welcome — this actor is actively maintained. *** ### FAQ — scraping Reddit posts {#faq} #### Is it legal to scrape Reddit? This actor collects only **publicly available** data — the same posts anyone can see without logging in. Scraping public data is generally lawful, but you are responsible for how you use it. Respect applicable laws, terms, and privacy regulations (such as GDPR), and don't use collected data to harass individuals. #### Do I need a Reddit account or API key to scrape a subreddit? No. There's **no login, no API key, no cookies or account required**, no OAuth, and no app registration. Enter a subreddit name and run it. #### Can I use the Reddit Subreddit Scraper with the Apify API? Yes. Start runs and fetch datasets via the Apify REST API using the actor path `myagizm~reddit-subreddit-scraper`. Use the sync endpoint for small runs or the async endpoint plus webhooks for larger, scheduled jobs. #### Can I scrape Reddit data through an MCP server (AI agents)? Yes. It's available through the Apify MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT/Codex, and Cursor can call it as a tool and work with the results. #### Do I need to configure proxies or cookies to scrape a subreddit? No. The actor handles all connectivity, retries, and rate management for you. There's nothing to set up. #### Can I integrate subreddit data with other apps? Yes. Native integrations cover Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Google Sheets, Google Drive, GitHub, and more, plus webhooks and a plain REST API to push data anywhere. #### Can I export Reddit posts to CSV, Excel, or JSON? Yes — JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), HTML table, XML, and RSS, from the console or the API. #### Can I scrape multiple subreddits at once? Yes. Enter several subreddit names in the **Subreddits** field and the actor scrapes them all in one run, with `maxPostsPerSource` keeping coverage balanced across them. #### Can I schedule the Reddit Subreddit Scraper? Yes. Use Apify **Schedules** to run the scraper hourly, daily, or on any cron expression — perfect for monitoring and trend tracking. #### Can I scrape posts from private subreddits? No — public subreddits only. Enter one or many in the **Subreddits** field; the `r/` prefix is optional. Private or banned subreddits can't be accessed. #### Can I get the full post text, not just titles? Yes. Keep **Include post text** enabled (it's on by default) to capture each post's `selftext` body. #### Can I extract images and videos from a subreddit? Yes. Turn on **Include media URLs** to capture image, video, and gallery links alongside each post. #### How do I filter to only relevant posts? Use **Keyword filter** (`searchTerms`) to keep only posts whose title or text contains one of your words, and/or **Only posts on/after** (`postDateLimit`) to restrict by date. You can also exclude NSFW content. #### How many posts can I scrape per run? Up to 100 posts per run (`maxItems`), balanced across subreddits with `maxPostsPerSource`, and reaching deeper into listings with `maxPages`. For more, schedule multiple runs. #### Why did I get fewer posts than my limit? Your effective count is bounded by whichever is smallest: `maxItems`, `maxPostsPerSource` × number of subreddits, and `maxPages` × 25. Filters (keywords, date, NSFW) can also reduce the total. *** ### Related searches {#related-searches} subreddit scraper · scrape subreddit posts · reddit top posts export · monitor subreddit · subreddit data csv · reddit hot posts scraper · reddit new posts monitor · subreddit archive tool · reddit niche research · reddit job posts scraper · scrape subreddit without login · x402 actor · ai agent scraper no account · pay with usdc api · mcp scraper for agents *** ### Run it from an AI agent — no Apify account needed (x402) {#x402} This actor accepts **agentic payments** over the open [x402 protocol](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/x402). An AI agent can pay for a run in **USDC on Base** and get the data without an Apify account, a credit card, or an API key: ```bash ## one-time: wallet + prepaid token (agent side) npx -y awal auth login