Can I scrape Reddit posts and comments without logging in?

Reddit Scraper Lite works with public content and does not require login. It accepts Reddit URLs or search terms.

How much does 1,000 results cost?

Current pricing is $4 per 1,000 results on Free and falls to $3.40 per 1,000 on Gold and higher tiers, plus a $0.02 start charge per GB.

Export Reddit posts and comments without logging in

Search for a brand, product or topic and download public posts, comments, communities and users into a dataset ready for Excel or text analysis.

Open Reddit Scraper Lite View JSON

Affiliate link. Public discussions can contain personal or sensitive data; minimize and aggregate results when possible.

Direct answer

How do you download Reddit posts and comments?

Use searches for keywords or startUrls for a specific community, user or post. Cap posts and comments, run a sample and export the resulting dataset.

The value is not raw text volume. Preserve timestamp, community, score, author and source URL so every finding remains auditable in context.

Actor: trudax/reddit-scraper-lite
Sources: Posts, comments, communities and users
Input: URLs or keywords
Price: From $3.40 per 1,000 results
Checked: July 21, 2026

Actor used

Reddit Scraper Lite

Built by Trudax and maintained by the community. It acts as an unofficial API for public content and supports Relevance, Hot, Top and New sorting.

Check the official listing

4.6 / 538 reviews

33Ktotal users

6Kmonthly users

557bookmarks

Public figures checked July 21, 2026.

Copy-ready input

Search 20 posts and up to 10 comments per post

Topic-listening exampletrudax/reddit-scraper-lite

{
  "searches": ["electric vehicles"],
  "searchPosts": true,
  "searchComments": false,
  "sort": "new",
  "time": "month",
  "maxPostCount": 20,
  "maxComments": 10,
  "includeMediaLinks": true,
  "proxy": {"useApifyProxy": true}
}

01
Choose search or URL mode
When startUrls are present, the Actor ignores search parameters, so keep the modes separate.
02
Cap posts and comments
One deep thread can generate many rows; set explicit limits before the first run.
03
Preserve source context
Keep URL, community, timestamp and score with text so interpretations can be reviewed.

Mixed dataset

Identify every row with `dataType`

Type	Useful fields	Possible question
post	title, body, upVotes, communityName	Which narratives gain visibility?
comment	body, parentId, upVotes, createdAt	Which arguments recur?
community	title, description, numberOfMembers	Where does the topic concentrate?
user	username, karma, createdAt	Which public signals need validation?

With includeMediaLinks: false, fast RSS mode can omit votes, counts and media fields.

Pay per result

Estimate a Free-plan extraction

$4 per 1,000 rows plus $0.02 per GB at start; current configuration applies a $0.04 minimum maximum charge.

Estimated cost from$0.90

Minimum charge and delivered rows can change the total.

Plan	1,000 results
Free	$4.00
Bronze	$3.80
Silver	$3.60
Gold+	$3.40

Added value

Use cases with a defensible question

Voice of customer

Group spontaneous problems and language around a product.

Trend detection

Compare discussion volume and themes by date and community.

AI datasets

Build source-linked corpora for classification or RAG while respecting rights and privacy.

FAQ

Important limits

Can I search posts and comments together?

The schema provides both controls, but separate runs make the source of each result clearer and volume easier to manage.

Do upvotes represent general opinion?

No. They are signals within a specific community and moment, not a representative population sample.

Can I train an AI model on the text?

Review licenses, rights, platform terms, privacy and purpose. Public access does not remove those obligations.

First sample

Test one query with 20 posts

Measure coverage, noise and cost before scheduling monitoring.

Try Reddit Scraper Lite