Reddit Scraper API

Send a Reddit URL or a keyword, get structured JSON back. The Bright Data Reddit Scraper API handles proxies, CAPTCHAs and parsing so you can focus on your data pipeline.

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How it works

You send one or more Reddit URLs or keywords to the Bright Data Reddit Scraper API. Bright Data handles the scraping infrastructure and returns clean, structured JSON.

Your app  -->  Bright Data API  -->  Structured JSON
           POST /datasets/v3/scrape
           Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

All requests use a dataset_id to specify the data type (posts or comments) and return results in JSON, NDJSON or CSV.

What the response looks like

A single record returned by the Bright Data Reddit Scraper API. Run the request yourself in the quickstart.

{
  "post_id": "1asdf12",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/1asdf12/how_do_i_start_learning_python/",
  "user_posted": "example_user",
  "title": "How do I start learning Python?",
  "num_upvotes": 1240,
  "num_comments": 86,
  "date_posted": "2025-03-14T18:22:00Z",
  "community_name": "learnpython",
  "community_members_num": 1120000
}

Supported data types

Posts

Titles, descriptions, upvotes, community stats and attached media. Collect by post URL or discover by keyword or subreddit URL.

Comments

Comment text, replies, upvotes and post context. Collect by post or comment URL, with optional day-based filtering.

Which endpoints are available

The Reddit Scraper API exposes two dataset families. Each family supports one or more input shapes.

Dataset	Input	What it returns
Posts, Collect by URL (`gd_lvz8ah06191smkebj4`)	`url` (post URL)	A single post with metadata, community info and media
Posts, Discover by keyword (`gd_lvz8ah06191smkebj4`)	`keyword`, `date`, `num_of_posts`	Posts matching a search term, filtered by date
Posts, Discover by subreddit URL (`gd_lvz8ah06191smkebj4`)	`url` (subreddit URL), `sort_by`	Posts from one subreddit, sorted by `new`, `top` or `hot`
Comments, Collect by URL (`gd_lvzdpsdlw09j6t702`)	`url` (post or comment URL), `days_back`	Comments from a post with full thread context

Request methods

The Bright Data Scraper API supports two request methods. Choose based on your volume and latency needs.

Method	Endpoint	Best for
Synchronous	`/scrape`	Real-time lookups, up to 20 URLs
Asynchronous	`/trigger`	Batch jobs, 20 or more URLs, production pipelines

Learn more in Understanding sync vs. async requests.

Capabilities and limits

Capability	Detail
Output formats	JSON, NDJSON, CSV
Max URLs per sync request	20
Max URLs per async request	Unlimited, up to 1 GB of input per job
Data freshness	Real-time (scraped on demand)
Delivery options	API download, webhook, Amazon S3, Snowflake, Azure, GCS (all options)
Pricing	Pay per successful record (see pricing)

Common questions

Is the data scraped in real time?

Yes. Each request triggers a live scrape against Reddit. There is no cached or stale data. Response times vary by endpoint: Collect-by-URL requests typically return in 10 to 30 seconds, while discovery requests may take longer depending on result volume.

What is the difference between Collect and Discover?

Collect by URL scrapes a specific Reddit page you provide, a single post, a comment thread or a subreddit. Discover finds Reddit posts matching search criteria such as a keyword or a subreddit listing, then scrapes the results. Discovery is most useful via async requests when you don’t know the exact URLs up front.

Can I collect only recent comments from a post?

Yes. The Comments API accepts an optional days_back parameter. Pass an integer to limit results to comments posted within that many days.

How is this different from scraping using proxies or Web Unlocker?

When scraping using proxies or Web Unlocker, you still need to write and maintain your own parsing logic and update it whenever the target site changes its page structure. The Bright Data Scraper API handles the entire stack: proxy rotation, anti-bot bypassing and parsing. You send a URL or keyword and get clean, structured JSON back, with no scraping infrastructure or parser maintenance on your end.

Next steps

Quickstart

Scrape your first Reddit post in 5 minutes.

Send your first request

Full code examples for every endpoint in cURL, Python and Node.js.

API reference

Endpoint specs, parameters and response schemas.

Get started

Data extraction

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How it works

What the response looks like

Supported data types

Posts

Comments

Which endpoints are available

Request methods

Capabilities and limits

Common questions

Next steps

Quickstart

Send your first request

API reference

​How it works

​What the response looks like

​Supported data types

Posts

Comments

​Which endpoints are available

​Request methods

​Capabilities and limits

​Common questions

​Next steps

Quickstart

Send your first request

API reference

How it works

What the response looks like

Supported data types

Which endpoints are available

Request methods

Capabilities and limits

Common questions

Next steps