Scraping Reddit in 2026: Subreddits, Posts & Comments via Apify

Reddit is a goldmine for market research, trend analysis, and product feedback — but scraping it in 2026 is harder than it used to be. In this guide, I'll show you why the public JSON API breaks on most servers, the residential proxy workaround, and a ready-made Apify actor that handles it all. Why Scrape Reddit? Reddit hosts 50M+ daily active users discussing every topic imaginable. Common use cases: Trend analysis — spot emerging topics before they go mainstream Market research — understand what your target audience cares about Product feedback — find unfiltered opinions about your product (or competitors') Sentiment analysis — gauge community mood around brands, events, or releases Competitor monitoring — track mentions and comparisons in relevant subreddits Reddit's Public JSON API — And Why It Breaks Reddit exposes a free, no-auth JSON API. Just append .json to any URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/python/hot.json https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/search.json?q=scraping&sort=new https:/