Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users, subreddits

Name: Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users, subreddits
Author: harshmaur

by harshmaurversion 1.1.0i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.harshmaur/reddit-scraper

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Reddit posts, comments, search, users & subreddits as JSON via Apify. No Reddit API key. $2/1k

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Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new↓ 59/wk · ★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Marketing & social media
You need to fill in: APIFY_TOKEN, Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: APIFY_TOKEN, REDDIT_SCRAPER_ACTOR, Authorization

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "REDDIT_SCRAPER_ACTOR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http reddit-scraper 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/reddit-scraper' --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add reddit-scraper --env APIFY_TOKEN=your-value --env REDDIT_SCRAPER_ACTOR=your-value -- npx -y reddit-scraper-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-scraper": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/reddit-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "REDDIT_SCRAPER_ACTOR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "reddit-scraper": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/reddit-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "reddit-scraper": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "REDDIT_SCRAPER_ACTOR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

APIFY_TOKEN secret required env
Apify API token (free at https://console.apify.com/account/integrations)
REDDIT_SCRAPER_ACTOR env
Actor to run; default harshmaur/reddit-scraper, or harshmaur/reddit-scraper-pro
Authorization secret required HTTP header
Apify API token as 'Bearer '. Free token at https://console.apify.com/account/integrations

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account harshmaur, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 30 ms (HTTP 401)
✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 3632 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 55% of the other 3632 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3632 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users, subreddits safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: APIFY_TOKEN, Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.0) reached the registry 25 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Reddit Scraper MCP server

MCP server for the Reddit Scraper Apify Actor. Gives Claude, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, ChatGPT and any other MCP client three tools for Reddit as structured JSON: keyword search, URL scraping with full comment threads, and bulk subreddit pulls. No Reddit API key, no login. Billed per result on Apify ($2 per 1,000 results, less with Apify plan discounts; the free plan covers small runs).

Reddit API and RSS shutdown. Reddit stops accepting new API access requests on 2026-10-31. Reddit RSS feeds stop on 2026-11-13. This server does not use a Reddit API key, a Reddit app or RSS, so neither date changes your setup.

Two ways to connect. Both need an Apify token. No Apify account yet? Sign up free, then copy the token from https://console.apify.com/account/integrations.

Option A — remote (nothing to install)

Apify hosts the Actor as an MCP tool:

"mcpServers": { "reddit-scraper": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/reddit-scraper", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer " } } } }

Stdio-only clients can bridge with npx mcp-remote https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/reddit-scraper. This is the endpoint registered in the official MCP Registry as io.github.harshmaur/reddit-scraper.

Option B — local stdio server (this repo)

Purpose-built tools with typed arguments, so the model fills in queries, subreddit, postedAfter instead of a raw Actor input object.

"mcpServers": { "reddit-scraper": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "reddit-scraper-mcp"], "env": { "APIFY_TOKEN": " " } } } }

Published on npm as reddit-scraper-mcp. Or clone and run node index.js. Node 20+.

Tool	Use it for
`search_reddit`	Keyword search across Reddit or one subreddit; sort, time window, date range; matching comments and post threads on by default. Brand monitoring, lead discovery, "what is Reddit saying about X".
`scrape_reddit_urls`	Post permalinks (with the full thread), `/user/ /` profiles, subreddit listing URLs, search-page URLs.
`scrape_subreddit`	Bulk posts from one or more subreddits, optionally date-bounded; comment threads on by default.

Environment:

Variable	Default	Meaning
`APIFY_TOKEN`	required	Apify API token
`REDDIT_SCRAPER_ACTOR`	`harshmaur/reddit-scraper`	Set to `harshmaur/reddit-scraper-pro` to run the Pro listing instead
`REDDIT_SCRAPER_TIMEOUT`	`300`	Seconds to wait for a run

Every item carries dataType (post, comment, community, user_profile); posts include title, body, postUrl, communityName, authorName, score, commentsCount, createdAt, flair. Field reference: https://apify.com/harshmaur/reddit-scraper#output-example

Automation templates

templates/n8n/ — importable n8n workflows: Reddit mentions → Slack, Reddit lead alerts → Google Sheets.
templates/make/ — Make scenario recipe for Slack, Notion or Sheets.
Published n8n templates: new subreddit posts to Slack, Reddit keyword mentions to Slack and Gmail.
Published Make templates: daily Reddit keyword alerts to Slack, AI lead scoring to Slack.

The Actor can also deliver results itself (Slack, Notion, Airtable, Sheets) through its mcpConnector input, with an Apify Schedule as the trigger, if you prefer no middleware.

Files

index.js — the stdio server
server.json — official MCP Registry manifest for Pro; server-reddit-scraper.json — same for the flagship
Dockerfile, glama.json — for directory indexers

MIT. Built by Harsh Maur.

Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users, subreddits

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

Reddit Scraper MCP server

Option A — remote (nothing to install)

Option B — local stdio server (this repo)

Automation templates

Files