Reddit Scraper MCP server
MCP server for the Reddit Scraper Pro Apify Actor (also works with Reddit Scraper). 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 ($1.50 per 1,000 + $0.01 per run; the free plan covers small runs).
Two ways to connect. Both need an Apify 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-pro": {
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/reddit-scraper-pro",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>" }
}
}
}
Stdio-only clients can bridge with npx mcp-remote https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=harshmaur/reddit-scraper-pro. This is the endpoint registered in the official MCP Registry as io.github.harshmaur/reddit-scraper-pro.
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": "<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/<name>/ 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-pro | Set to harshmaur/reddit-scraper to run the flagship listing instead |
REDDIT_SCRAPER_TIMEOUT | 300 | Seconds to wait for a run |
Every item carries dataType (post, comment, community, user); posts include title, body, postUrl, communityName, authorName, score, commentsCount, createdAt, flair. Field reference: https://apify.com/harshmaur/reddit-scraper-pro#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.
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 serverserver.json — official MCP Registry manifest for Pro; server-reddit-scraper.json — same for the flagshipDockerfile, glama.json — for directory indexers
MIT. Built by Harsh Maur.