🔥Reddit scraper
Reddit Scraper API for Developers
Subreddit details, post lists, nested comments, and search via one API. No 100M-token minimum like Reddit Premium. No application or rejection.
Since June 2023, Reddit's commercial API has been gated behind Premium contracts with minimum spend negotiated per-application. The free tier is rate-limited to 100 queries per minute (with OAuth) and forbids commercial or AI training use. CreatorCrawl reads the same public Reddit data (subreddits, posts, comments, search) under simple pay-as-you-go credits with no application.
What you get
Subreddit details, posts, and search
Read subreddit metadata, paginate through new/hot/top posts, search within a subreddit, and search across all of Reddit. Five endpoints covering the most useful public Reddit data.
Nested comments with author info
Pull complete comment trees with author username, score, awards, gilded status, and creation timestamp. Perfect for sentiment analysis and community research.
No 100M-token Premium minimum
Reddit Premium requires a contract with a 100M-token minimum for AI training data. CreatorCrawl starts at $29 for 5,000 credits with no contract.
Native MCP for AI agents
Every Reddit endpoint is exposed as an MCP tool. Your Claude or Cursor agent reads subreddits and post comments in natural language.
Code example
Pass your API key in the x-api-key header. Get structured JSON back.
# Get top posts from a subreddit
curl "https://creatorcrawl.com/api/reddit/subreddit/posts?subreddit=programming&sort=top" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
# Get nested comments on a post
curl "https://creatorcrawl.com/api/reddit/post/comments?url=https://reddit.com/r/programming/comments/abc123" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
# Search inside a subreddit
curl "https://creatorcrawl.com/api/reddit/subreddit/search?subreddit=webscraping&query=tiktok" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"How it works
Sign up for 250 free credits
No credit card required, no Reddit application, no university affiliation. Your API key is generated instantly.
Pass a subreddit name or post URL
Pass a subreddit (e.g. "programming") or a post URL. Get back structured JSON with posts, comments, upvotes, awards, and timestamps.
Build at scale with no rate limits
Process thousands of subreddits or comment threads per hour with concurrent requests. Credits never expire.
Connect to your AI agent via MCP
Add CreatorCrawl as an MCP server in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor and let your agent read Reddit in natural language.
Endpoints
Every endpoint below is part of the CreatorCrawl Reddit API and is also exposed as a native MCP tool.
GETSubreddit Details/reddit/subreddit/detailsGETSubreddit Posts/reddit/subreddit/postsGETSubreddit Search/reddit/subreddit/searchGETPost Comments/reddit/post/commentsGETReddit Search/reddit/searchFrequently asked questions
Is the Reddit API free?
It is free in name only for most real applications. The free tier caps you at 100 queries per minute (with OAuth) and explicitly forbids commercial use, AI training, and most data resale. Any commercial use requires Reddit Premium with a minimum spend negotiated per contract. CreatorCrawl is the pay-as-you-go alternative.
What endpoints does CreatorCrawl offer for Reddit?
Subreddit details, subreddit posts (with new/hot/top sort), subreddit-scoped search, post comments (nested), and global Reddit search. Five endpoints covering the most useful public Reddit data.
Can I scrape Reddit comments at scale?
Yes. CreatorCrawl has no rate limits. Pull thousands of post comment threads per hour with concurrent requests.
How does pricing compare to Reddit Premium?
Reddit Premium is $0.24 per 1,000 calls with a minimum contract negotiated per applicant. CreatorCrawl Starter is $5.80 per 1K and Scale is $2.99 per 1K, with no contract and no minimum.
Is scraping Reddit legal?
Reading publicly available Reddit data is generally considered legal. Specifics depend on jurisdiction. Review Reddit Terms of Service and GDPR/CCPA against your downstream use before going live.