Reddit Search

1 credit

Search Reddit for posts and comments.

POST/api/v1/tools/reddit/search

Parameters

querystringrequired

Search query string.

fieldsstring[]

Fields to include per post/comment. Post defaults: id, author, title, text, score, createdAt, subreddit, numComments. Comment defaults: id, author, text, score, createdAt, subreddit, parentId, parentPostTitle. Use ["*"] for all fields. Available fields: id, author, title, text, score, createdAt, subreddit, numComments, parentId, url, parentPostTitle, parentPostUrl.

Response Schema

dataobject

Reddit search result

postsobject[]

Matching posts. Default fields: id, author, title, text, score, createdAt, subreddit, numComments.

commentsobject[]

Matching comments. Default fields: id, author, text, score, createdAt, subreddit, parentId, parentPostTitle.

countnumber

Total number of posts and comments returned

metaobject

Request metadata

toolstring

Tool name (reddit-search)

creditsUsednumber

Credits consumed (1)

requestIdstring

Unique request ID

Request

curl -X POST https://scraper.run/api/v1/tools/reddit/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sc_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "best rust web frameworks"
  }'

Response Example

{
  "data": {
    "posts": [
      {
        "id": "t3_abc123",
        "author": "rustacean",
        "title": "Best Rust web frameworks in 2026?",
        "text": "I have been comparing Actix, Axum, and Rocket...",
        "createdAt": "2026-04-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/abc123/best_rust_web_frameworks/",
        "score": 256,
        "numComments": 89,
        "subreddit": "r/rust"
      }
    ],
    "comments": [
      {
        "id": "t1_xyz789",
        "parentId": "t3_abc123",
        "author": "web_dev",
        "text": "Axum has the best ergonomics in my experience.",
        "createdAt": "2026-04-07T11:30:00.000Z",
        "score": 45,
        "subreddit": "r/rust",
        "parentPostTitle": "Best Rust web frameworks in 2026?"
      }
    ],
    "count": 2
  },
  "meta": {
    "tool": "reddit-search",
    "creditsUsed": 1,
    "requestId": "req_abc123"
  }
}

{

"data": {

"posts": [

{

"id": "t3_abc123",

"author": "rustacean",

"title": "Best Rust web frameworks in 2026?",

"text": "I have been comparing Actix, Axum, and Rocket...",

"createdAt": "2026-04-07T10:00:00.000Z",

"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/abc123/best_rust_web_frameworks/",

"score": 256,

"numComments": 89,

"subreddit": "r/rust"

}

"comments": [

{

"id": "t1_xyz789",

"parentId": "t3_abc123",

"author": "web_dev",

"text": "Axum has the best ergonomics in my experience.",

"createdAt": "2026-04-07T11:30:00.000Z",

"score": 45,

"subreddit": "r/rust",

"parentPostTitle": "Best Rust web frameworks in 2026?"

}

"count": 2

"meta": {

"tool": "reddit-search",

"creditsUsed": 1,

"requestId": "req_abc123"

}