Reddit data API: the official API or an Apify Actor?

Reddit has an official API with limited access. 9 Apify Actors in this catalogue return Reddit data over HTTP too: send the input to Apify's run-sync endpoint with your token and get the records back as JSON, from $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results at Store prices (plus platform usage).

Side by side

Reddit Data APIApify Actors (9)
AccessLimited accessApify API token (any account)
What you getReddit is moving public data access to its Developer Platform. RSS support ends November 13, 2026; new public API access requests stopped October 31, 2026; access for unregistered apps starts closing January 12, 2027…Rows defined by each Actor's published schema; up to 14 fields per record
PriceCommercial use requires a data agreement. Pricing is not published as a public rate card.From $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results (Store price, Free plan), plus platform usage
LimitsRegistration and migration are required for apps; no replacement is offered for RSS outside communities you moderate.Synchronous calls wait up to 300 s; longer runs go asynchronous
DocsReddit Data APIApify API: run-sync

Official API facts checked 2026-11-09. Public community data only; respect privacy and Reddit's terms; not legal advice.

Which Actor for which job

All of them list $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Store, plus a start fee per run.

ActorReturnsFields includeCall it
Reddit Subreddit Profile, Rules & Post Filter Scraper Community profiles (with rules, wiki and weekly activity), filtered posts and capped comment trees from Reddit's public pages… subreddit_prefixed, title, post_title run-sync · Apify
Reddit Comment Thread Scraper with Score & Keyword Filters Reddit comment threads, nested replies included, with author, score, depth, tree path, edited/deleted flags, and parent… post_title, author, body run-sync · Apify
Reddit Keyword Search with Advanced Filters Reddit posts and optional keyword-matched comments with score, subreddit, author, timestamps, source provenance, and data… title, author, subreddit_prefixed run-sync · Apify
Reddit Multi-Mode Scraper for Posts, Comments & Profiles Reddit posts, comments, profiles and community records with engagement metrics, derived activity and per-record source provenance. subreddit_prefixed, title, author run-sync · Apify
Reddit Multi-Mode Scraper with Advanced Pro Filters One dataset row per Reddit post, comment, user profile or community, plus one run summary row. subreddit_prefixed, title, author run-sync · Apify
Reddit Post Comment Thread & Filter Extractor Dataset of Reddit comment records (author, body, score, depth, parent/thread links, awards, timestamps) plus one parent-post… author, text, score run-sync · Apify
Reddit Subreddit Post & Comment Harvester Reddit subreddit posts with score, flair, selftext, images, galleries, video, polls and crosspost context, plus optional nested… subreddit_prefixed, title, author run-sync · Apify
Reddit Subreddit Post Filter & Moderation Scraper One record per post that passes your filters. Error and status records explain blocked, private, empty or no-match subreddits… subreddit_prefixed, title, author run-sync · Apify
Reddit User Profile & Post History Crawler Pro Reddit user records with split karma, account age, badges, bio/avatar and filtered posts or comments (media, awards, upvote… username, post_karma, comment_karma run-sync · Apify

Call Reddit Keyword Search with Advanced Filters

The call waits for the run and returns the records as JSON. Swap the Actor ID for any Actor in the table. Set APIFY_TOKEN first; runs bill to that account.

curl

Actor on Apify
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~reddit-keyword-search-with-advanced-filters/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords":["python programming"],"onlyNew":false,"searchComments":false,"excludeNsfw":false,"keywordRequireAll":false,"includeArchive":true,"resolveChallenges":true}'

Generated from the Actor's published schema and checked, not executed.

Same data, other routes

When a call fails

Why does the workflow or script stop with HTTP 408?

The synchronous endpoint waits at most 300 seconds. After that it answers 408 while the run keeps going in Apify. Lower the result limit, or start the run asynchronously, wait for it to finish and then read its dataset.

Source: Apify API: run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

What do 400, 401, 402 and 403 from the Apify API mean?

Read error.type in the response body. 400 is invalid Actor input. 401 (user-or-token-not-found) means a token reached Apify but it is wrong or revoked. 402 with x402-payment-required means no token reached Apify at all: the n8n credential or the Authorization: Bearer header is missing, and Apify is offering its pay-per-run x402 route for agents instead; any other 402 is an exhausted usage limit on the account that pays for the run. 403 is a token without permission for that Actor or storage.

Source: Apify API: authentication; Apify documentation: agentic payments with x402; Apify API: run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

Why does starting an Actor through the API return run information instead of scraped results?

The Run Actor endpoint starts the Actor and immediately returns a Run object without waiting for completion. For results stored in the default dataset, pass the response's defaultDatasetId to Get dataset items; to wait and receive output directly, use the synchronous endpoint for dataset items or a key-value store record.

Source: Apify Run Actor API

Why are rows and hidden fields missing from my Apify dataset export?

The clean parameter enables both skipEmpty and skipHidden, removing empty items and fields whose names begin with #. This can produce fewer items than the requested limit; to retain those rows and fields, disable clean and ensure skipEmpty and skipHidden are also disabled.

Source: Apify Get dataset items API

Questions

Is there an official Reddit API?

Reddit is moving public data access to its Developer Platform. RSS support ends November 13, 2026; new public API access requests stopped October 31, 2026; access for unregistered apps starts closing January 12, 2027; remaining public API access ends in March 2027. Commercial use requires a data agreement. Pricing is not published as a public rate card.

How much does Reddit data cost through an Apify Actor?

The Actors listed here charge from $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Apify Store (Free plan), checked 2026-11-12, billed to the Apify account whose token makes the call. Actor start events and platform usage can add to that.

Can I get Reddit data as JSON in one HTTP request?

Yes, through Apify's run-sync-get-dataset-items endpoint: POST the Actor input with your token and the response is the dataset as JSON. It waits up to 300 seconds; longer runs need the asynchronous run endpoint.

Can an AI agent use the same Reddit data?

Yes. The Reddit MCP page bundles these Actors into one Apify MCP URL for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code and Codex.

Is it allowed to collect Reddit data?

Public community data only; respect privacy and Reddit's terms; not legal advice. Read Reddit's terms before you build on the data.