⭐️ FREE Reddit Scraper Pro

Free Reddit scraper that does what the paid ones do but better. No API keys needed, no usage fees. Pairs with ready-made n8n workflow templates for lead gen and content research.

liveasyncunknown~30s typical

mcp serverssocial mediaagentsreddit

$0.0020

per result + $0.01 call

plus $0.001 platform fee per run

Free actor: you pay compute at $0.002 per result plus $0.01 per run

Bring your own Apify Store key: provider portion drops to $0.

Provider Upstream docs

$Set up https://cracked-ai-pearl.vercel.app/SKILL.md, then use Cracked to run apify /spry_wholemeal/reddit-scraper for me.

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	string (scrape \| discover \| search \| domain)	Choose one operation for this run. Configure the matching section below. default "scrape"
listings	array	Used when Operation Mode is Scrape. Add one item per subreddit. Use the subreddit name without the r/ prefix.
sort	string (hot \| new \| top \| rising \| controversial)	Fallback sort for Scrape or Domain targets that do not set their own sort. default "hot"
timeframe	string (hour \| day \| week \| month \| year \| all)	Fallback timeframe for targets that do not set their own timeframe. default "week"
maxPosts	integer	Fallback max posts for Scrape targets that do not set their own limit. default 100
searchTerms	array	Used when Operation Mode is Discover. Add one keyword or phrase per line.
maxResults	integer	Discover: max subreddits per keyword. Search: fallback max posts for search targets without their own limit. default 25
estimateActivity	boolean	Discover only: estimate recent posting activity for discovered communities. default true
includeNsfw	boolean	Discover and Search only: include adult/NSFW results. default false
searchTargets	array	Used when Operation Mode is Search. Add one item per query.
searchSort	string (relevance \| hot \| new \| top \| comments)	Fallback sort for Search targets that do not set their own sort. default "relevance"
restrictToSubreddit	string	Optional fallback subreddit restriction for Search targets without their own restriction.
authorFilter	string	Optional: only include posts by this Reddit username.
flairFilter	string	Optional: only include posts with this flair text.
selfPostsOnly	boolean	Only include text posts. default false
domainTargets	array	Used when Operation Mode is Domain. Add one item per domain.
maxResultsPerDomain	integer	Fallback max posts for Domain targets that do not set their own limit. default 500
includeCommentsMode	string (none \| all)	Optional comment collection for Scrape, Search, and Domain modes. default "none"
maxTopLevelComments	integer	Maximum top-level comments to collect for each post. Use 0 for the maximum supported by Reddit. default 50
maxRepliesDepth	integer	How many reply levels to include. 0 means top-level comments only. default 3
tag	string	Optional label added to every output record, for example competitor_research.
includeRaw	boolean	Include raw source data in each output record. Useful for debugging, but makes outputs much larger. default false
requestDelayMs	integer	Delay between requests in milliseconds. default 100
customUserAgent	string	Optional advanced override. Usually not needed.
proxyConfiguration	object	Recommended for reliable runs on Apify. default {"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}
proxyCountry	string (US \| CA \| MX)	Country code to request from Apify Proxy. default "US"
proxyRotationStrategy	string (sticky_pool \| per_request)	How proxy sessions are assigned across requests. default "sticky_pool"
proxyPoolSize	integer	Used with Sticky pool. Larger values spread parallel work across more sessions. default 10

Call it

curl

curl https://cracked-ai-pearl.vercel.app/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ck_live_..." -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"provider":"apify","endpoint":"/spry_wholemeal/reddit-scraper","input":{"listings":[{"subreddit":"entrepreneur","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxPosts":25},{"subreddit":"startups","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxPosts":25}],"maxPosts":3,"searchTerms":["saas","startup"],"maxResults":3,"searchTargets":[{"query":"startup marketing","searchSort":"relevance","timeframe":"week","maxResults":25},{"query":"saas pricing","searchSort":"new","timeframe":"week","maxResults":25}],"domainTargets":[{"domain":"github.com","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxResults":100},{"domain":"medium.com","sort":"new","timeframe":"week","maxResults":50}],"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}},"wait":false}'

poll

curl "https://cracked-ai-pearl.vercel.app/v1/runs/<runId>?wait=30" -H "Authorization: Bearer ck_live_..."

cli

npx cracked-ai run -p apify -e /spry_wholemeal/reddit-scraper -i '{"listings":[{"subreddit":"entrepreneur","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxPosts":25},{"subreddit":"startups","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxPosts":25}],"maxPosts":3,"searchTerms":["saas","startup"],"maxResults":3,"searchTargets":[{"query":"startup marketing","searchSort":"relevance","timeframe":"week","maxResults":25},{"query":"saas pricing","searchSort":"new","timeframe":"week","maxResults":25}],"domainTargets":[{"domain":"github.com","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxResults":100},{"domain":"medium.com","sort":"new","timeframe":"week","maxResults":50}],"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}}' -w 120

mcp

run_tool({ provider: "apify", endpoint: "/spry_wholemeal/reddit-scraper", input: {"listings":[{"subreddit":"entrepreneur","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxPosts":25},{"subreddit":"startups","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxPosts":25}],"maxPosts":3,"searchTerms":["saas","startup"],"maxResults":3,"searchTargets":[{"query":"startup marketing","searchSort":"relevance","timeframe":"week","maxResults":25},{"query":"saas pricing","searchSort":"new","timeframe":"week","maxResults":25}],"domainTargets":[{"domain":"github.com","sort":"hot","timeframe":"week","maxResults":100},{"domain":"medium.com","sort":"new","timeframe":"week","maxResults":50}],"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}}, wait: false })

Try it

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