Reddit Post & Comments Scraper

📌 How can you extract Reddit posts, comments, and replies from post URLs?

This template collects post and discussion data from submitted Old Reddit post URLs, including subreddit, post title and body, author, upvotes, images and body links, comment count, comment text and metadata, replies, and comment URLs and IDs. It is useful for social listening teams, academic researchers, and community analysts.

Data is collected from Old Reddit. Reddit is a community discussion platform organized into subreddits, posts, comments, and reply threads.

💰 Pricing

Current price: $0.1/1,000 lines. Billing is based on the number of output lines produced by the task.

📦 Output

Reddit Post & Comments Scraper returns these fields:

• Input_URL
• SubReddit
• Post_Title
• Post_Body
• Post_Upvote
• Post_Author
• Post_Image
• Post_Body_URLs
• Comment_Count
• Comment_body
• Commentor
• Commentor_points
• Comment_Time
• Comment_URL
• Comment_ID
• Replies_body
• Replier
• Replier_points
• Replied_Time
• Load_More_Comment_Count
• msg_type
• content
• link_id
• sort
• children
• id
• limit_children
• r
• renderstyle
• HTML_Source
• Status

{
  "Input_URL": null,
  "SubReddit": null,
  "Post_Title": null,
  "Post_Body": null,
  "Post_Upvote": null,
  "Post_Author": null,
  "Post_Image": null,
  "Post_Body_URLs": null,
  "Comment_Count": null,
  "Comment_body": null,
  "Commentor": null,
  "Commentor_points": null,
  "Comment_Time": null,
  "Comment_URL": null,
  "Comment_ID": null,
  "Replies_body": null,
  "Replier": null,
  "Replier_points": null,
  "Replied_Time": null,
  "Load_More_Comment_Count": null,
  "msg_type": null,
  "content": null,
  "link_id": null,
  "sort": null,
  "children": null,
  "id": null,
  "limit_children": null,
  "r": null,
  "renderstyle": null,
  "HTML_Source": null,
  "Status": null
}

🎯 Use Cases

• Analyze discussion themes using post bodies, comments, and replies.
• Measure engagement using post upvotes, comment counts, and commenter points.
• Study conversation structure using comment IDs, URLs, and reply fields.
• Build time-series discussion datasets using comment and reply timestamps.

🐙 Why Octoparse

• Built for Old Reddit: The Python automation opens each Old Reddit post URL, parses the post, loads the comment tree, requests additional comment branches when present, and uploads structured post, comment, and reply records.
• Inputs match the workflow: The form uses Old Reddit Post URLs (up to 100,000 entries).
• Fields stay connected: Reddit Post & Comments Scraper returns Post_Title, Input_URL, Comment_Count, Comment_Time, and Post_Body in the same structured dataset.
• Ready for repeat use: After Reddit Post & Comments Scraper runs in the cloud, schedule eligible tasks and export the rows for spreadsheets, dashboards, APIs, or AI workflows.

📝 Input

Complete the following fields:

• Old Reddit Post URLs (Required) — Old Reddit Post URLs. Up to 100,000 entries per run.

🚀 How to Use

1. Open Reddit Post & Comments Scraper and click Try it!.
2. Complete Old Reddit Post URLs using the formats and limits shown in the Input section.
3. Run it in the Octoparse cloud and start the task.
4. Review fields such as Post_Title, Input_URL, and Comment_Count, then export the rows in the format you need.

💡 Tips

• Test one representative value in Old Reddit Post URLs before submitting a large batch to Reddit Post & Comments Scraper.
• Use Post_Title and Input_URL when checking duplicates or comparing repeated exports.

❓ FAQ

How many entries can Reddit Post & Comments Scraper accept in Old Reddit Post URLs per run?

Enter up to 100,000 values in Old Reddit Post URLs per run.

Which Old Reddit pages does Reddit Post & Comments Scraper process?

The workflow is configured for comment pages and returns fields such as Post_Title, Input_URL, Comment_Count, and Comment_Time.

What can I use data from Reddit Post & Comments Scraper for?

Analyze discussion themes using post bodies, comments, and replies.

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