🚀 Why Use Octoparse's Reddit Post Scraper?
This scraper lets you instantly gather Reddit posts related to any topic. Instead of manually searching and checking threads, the template automates everything — from finding posts to extracting their key metadata.
Use it to:
🔎 Track conversations around brands or industries
📈 Monitor sentiment and trending topics
🧠 Analyze community insights across subreddits
📚 Build datasets for research or reporting
🎯 Follow niche topics efficiently
A reliable solution for social listening, market research, and competitor tracking. This template is the fastest way to extract Reddit posts to Excel instantly. However, if you want to understand how to build your own custom crawler or learn the mechanics behind the extraction, check out our comprehensive guide on how to scrape Reddit.
👥 Who Should Use This Template?
📣 Marketers & Social Media Teams — Track brand mentions, topic discussions, and community reactions.
📊 Research & Analytics Teams — Analyze trends, sentiment, and engagement across subreddits.
🧩 Agencies & Content Strategists — Identify trending topics, audience interests, and content opportunities.
📈 Business & Market Analysts — Monitor competitor mentions, industry conversations, and emerging trends.
Data Preview
Keyword | Subreddit | Title | Author | Post_time | Upvotes | Comments | Post_URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Octoparse | r/webscraping | Octoparse is a scam | canigetahoyahhh | 2022-11-03 13:30:57 | 16 | 13 | https://old.reddit.com/r/webscraping/comments/yl2xt5/octoparse_is_a_scam/ |
Octoparse | r/webscraping | Evaluating web scraping tools | AndroidePsicokiller | 2020-04-19 10:29:33 | 8 | 12 | https://old.reddit.com/r/webscraping/comments/g45iym/evaluating_web_scraping_tools/ |
Octoparse | r/webscraping | What do I put at the entry for "cookies"? Octoparse-tool | CoachRude5997 | 2023-09-12 17:11:55 | 1 | 2 | https://i.redd.it/qbajq0ilxunb1.jpg |
Octoparse | r/webscraping | Octoparse scraping | rd_md005 | 2022-07-04 07:02:20 | 1 | 2 | https://old.reddit.com/r/webscraping/comments/vr1hpj/octoparse_scraping/ |
Octoparse | r/webscraping | Octoparse pagination "next page" | Inventeurduzdong | 2023-01-15 23:15:42 | 2 | 0 | https://old.reddit.com/r/webscraping/comments/10cy6ml/octoparse_pagination_next_page/ |
Octoparse | r/Octoparse_ideas | r/Octoparse_ideas Lounge | Octoparseideas | 2021-09-08 01:33:26 | 1 | 16 | https://old.reddit.com/r/Octoparse_ideas/comments/pk0ql2/roctoparse_ideas_lounge/ |
Octoparse Reddit Scraper extracts the following 8 data fields into Excel/CSV:
- Keyword: The search term used to find the post (e.g., "Octoparse").
- Subreddit: The community where the post was published (e.g., r/webscraping).
- Title: The full headline of the Reddit thread.
- Author: The username of the original poster.
- Post_time: The date and time of publication (Standardized format).
- Upvotes: Total count of upvotes at the time of scraping.
- Comments: Total count of comments/replies.
- Post_URL: The direct link to the thread (Supports old.reddit and www.reddit).
Ready to Start Scraping?
No coding. No setup. Works immediately.
🐙 Why Octoparse?
🧩 No-Code Required - You don't need programming knowledge; just input keywords and locations, and run the scraper.
🔄 Automatic Workflow & Pagination Handling - Octoparse handles navigation through search results, page loading, and data extraction for you.
📁 Easy Export Formats - Export scraped results directly to Excel, CSV or JSON for easy analysis or integration into CRMs and databases.
👩💻 Beginner-Friendly UI - Ready to use out of the box. Just enter your keywords and run.
Start collecting Reddit posts - no setup, no hassle, just raw data in minutes.
❓ FAQs
How do I enter keywords? Can I search for more than one topic at a time?
Yes! You can search up to 100 keywords in a single run.
- How to format: Enter your keywords one per line in the input box. Do not use commas to separate them; just press "Enter" after each word.
- Example:
- Octoparse
- Data mining
- RPA
- Bulk Upload: If you have a long list, you can click the "Import from file" button to upload a text file directly.
Does this template extract comments or post body text?
No. This template scrapes the Search Results List to help you find relevant topics and track engagement (Upvotes/Comment Counts).
Need the content? Use this template to generate a list of Post URLs, then use the Reddit Comment Scraper to extract the full text and comments.
Should I check the "Access websites via proxies" box?
Yes, we highly recommend checking this box.
- Why? Reddit has strict anti-scraping measures. If you scrape too many pages from your own IP address, you will get blocked/banned.
- How it helps: Checking this option allows you to use Octoparse’s IP rotation. This routes your traffic through different IP addresses, making your scraper look like multiple different users. This is essential for large extraction tasks to avoid interruptions.
🛠 How to Use: Step-by-Step Guide
1. Start the template
Click "Try it!" or "Start" to load the Superpages Scraper.
2. Enter your scraping parameters
On the input screen, fill in your keyword and filter options.
✍🏻 Input Fields Explained
Parameter | Required? | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Keyword (up to 100 per run) | Required | Enter one or multiple keywords to search for. Supports up to 100 keywords per run (one per line). | Octoparse |
3. Run the scraper
- Click "Start" and select a run mode. (Greyed-out modes are not supported for this template.)
- Octoparse will automatically browse your target website, load search results, scroll pages, and extract all matching products.
4. Monitor & Handle Interruptions
- Scraping duration may vary based on the number of products returned for your search.
- If a CAPTCHA appears, pause the task, solve it manually, then resume the run.
5. Export your data
- Once scraping completes, go to the "Data Preview" or output section to review.
- Export the results - e.g. as CSV or Excel - for further analysis, filtering, or storage.