# Reddit Full Scraper (`hermesexp/reddit-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Reddit posts, comments, and search results with full metadata. Get scores, awards, subreddit data, and comment threads without API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hermesexp/reddit-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Dima Radov](https://apify.com/hermesexp) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Reddit Full Scraper

Scrapes Reddit posts (and optionally comments) using Reddit's free public JSON API. No authentication required. Fast and lightweight — built with **httpx**, no browser, no Playwright.

### Features

- **Subreddit listings** — scrape posts from any subreddit (hot, new, top, rising, controversial)
- **Individual post URLs** — scrape a single post with full details
- **Search queries** — search Reddit by keyword, optionally restricted to a subreddit
- **Comment extraction** — optionally extract comments (including nested replies)
- **Pagination** — automatically paginates through all available results up to your limit
- **Time filters** — for top/controversial sorting: hour, day, week, month, year, all
- **No auth required** — uses Reddit's public JSON API, no API key needed
- **Rate-limit aware** — automatic retry with backoff on 429 responses

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `subredditUrls` | array of strings | `[]` | Subreddit URLs to scrape (e.g., `["https://www.reddit.com/r/python/"]`) |
| `postUrls` | array of strings | `[]` | Individual post URLs (e.g., `["https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/"]`) |
| `searchQueries` | array of strings | `[]` | Search terms to find posts |
| `searchSubreddit` | string | `null` | Restrict search to a specific subreddit (e.g., `"python"`). Only used with `searchQueries`. |
| `sort` | string | `"hot"` | Sort order for listings and search: `hot`, `new`, `top`, `rising`, `controversial`, `relevance` |
| `timeFilter` | string | `"all"` | Time filter for top/controversial: `hour`, `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`, `all` |
| `maxPosts` | integer | `100` | Maximum number of posts to scrape per subreddit/search |
| `extractComments` | boolean | `false` | If true, extract comments when scraping individual post URLs |
| `maxComments` | integer | `50` | Maximum number of top-level comments to extract per post |

### Output

Each result is a dataset item with these fields:

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | string | Reddit post ID |
| `subreddit` | string | Subreddit name |
| `title` | string | Post title |
| `author` | string | Author username |
| `score` | integer | Upvote score |
| `upvoteRatio` | number | Upvote ratio (e.g., 0.95) |
| `numComments` | integer | Number of comments |
| `content` | string | Post body text (selftext) or link URL |
| `url` | string | Full Reddit post URL |
| `permalink` | string | Relative permalink path |
| `timestamp` | number | Unix timestamp (UTC) |
| `isSelf` | boolean | Is a self/text post |
| `domain` | string | Domain for link posts |
| `linkFlairText` | string | Flair text |
| `over18` | boolean | NSFW flag |
| `spoiler` | boolean | Spoiler flag |
| `stickied` | boolean | Stickied/pinned flag |
| `thumbnail` | string | Thumbnail URL |
| `awardCount` | integer | Total awards received |
| `comments` | array | (Only if `extractComments=true`) List of comment objects with `id`, `author`, `body`, `score`, `timestamp`, `depth`, `replies` |

### Example Usage

**Scrape a subreddit:**

```json
{
  "subredditUrls": ["https://www.reddit.com/r/python/"],
  "sort": "top",
  "timeFilter": "week",
  "maxPosts": 50
}
```

**Scrape specific posts with comments:**

```json
{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/",
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/def456/"
  ],
  "extractComments": true,
  "maxComments": 100
}
```

**Search all of Reddit:**

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["python tutorial", "machine learning"],
  "sort": "relevance",
  "maxPosts": 25
}
```

**Search within a subreddit:**

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["async"],
  "searchSubreddit": "python",
  "sort": "top",
  "timeFilter": "year",
  "maxPosts": 30
}
```

### Technical Details

- Built with **httpx** (async HTTP) — fast and lightweight
- Runs on `apify/actor-python:3.12` Docker image
- No API key, no OAuth, no browser required
- Automatically handles Reddit's rate limiting with exponential backoff
- Polite pagination with small delays between requests
- Supports old.reddit.com, new.reddit.com, and www.reddit.com URL formats

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Subreddit URLs (e.g., https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/), post URLs, or search queries

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of posts to scrape

## `includeComments` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to scrape comments for each post

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort order for the subreddit posts

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/"
  ],
  "maxResults": 25,
  "includeComments": true,
  "sortBy": "hot"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hermesexp/reddit-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "urls": ["https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hermesexp/reddit-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/"
  ]
}' |
apify call hermesexp/reddit-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermesexp/reddit-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/c0So5lOdGmzMp1UWe/builds/cLSqttid5XuEeRXV9/openapi.json