Reddit Comment Scraper
Export a whole thread to CSV, JSON or Markdown. Every reply opened, nesting and scores kept.
Works in Edge too. No account needed to export.
r/smallbusiness
Which CRM do small teams actually stick with?
- 214We left our CRM after the renewal doubled. Nobody warned us the intro price was for year one only.
- 88Same here. Ask for the year-two price in writing before you import anything.
- 31This. The export button was the first thing they hid when we tried to leave.
- 167Honestly a shared spreadsheet plus reminders did 80% of the job for a team of four.
- 812
- fetched
- 0
- known but not fetched
- 845
- Reddit says exist
Why people use it
Every reply, not just the first screen
Collapsed replies, “load more comments” and “continue this thread” are opened for you, one request every 1.5 seconds so it reads like a person scrolling.
Every point in the brief has a source
The AI brief answers with comment numbers. The quotes you see are copied from your own export, with score and a link back to the comment.
No usernames, nothing kept on our side
Exports leave out author names. Threads stay in your browser for 30 days, or until you delete them, and never sit on our servers.
How it works
About a minute from install to your first file.
- 1
Add it to Chrome or Edge
Free, and no account to export. It only runs on Reddit and Hacker News thread pages.
- 2
Open a thread and click Export
It opens the hidden replies for you and shows how many it got as it goes.
- 3
Download, copy or get a brief
CSV for a spreadsheet, numbered Markdown for Claude or ChatGPT, or an AI brief that cites the comments.
What you get
The same thread, three ways. All examples here are made up.
| comment_id | parent_id | depth | score | body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| o4k2m1x | 1abcxyz | 0 | 214 | We left our CRM after the renewal doubled. Nobody warned us the intro price was for year one only. |
| o4k3b9q | o4k2m1x | 1 | 88 | Same here. Ask for the year-two price in writing before you import anything. |
| o4k5d2a | o4k3b9q | 2 | 31 | This. The export button was the first thing they hid when we tried to leave. |
| o4k1z7c | 1abcxyz | 0 | 167 | Honestly a shared spreadsheet plus reminders did 80% of the job for a team of four. |
| o4k8h3e | o4k1z7c | 1 | 42 | Until two people edit the same row on a Monday. Then you want a real CRM. |
| o4m0p5t | 1abcxyz | 0 | 95 | What made us stay was the email sync. Logging calls by hand never lasted more than a week. |
Also included: created and edited time, whether the commenter is the original poster, deleted or removed state, and a permalink. No usernames.
Who uses it
Where reading a whole thread saves the most time.
- DTC and ad teams
- Pull the words customers actually use, the complaints, the doubts and the exact phrases, into a spreadsheet you can mine for hooks and landing-page copy.
- SaaS founders
- Read what people say about the tools in your category, what made them switch and what they would pay for, before you build or set a price.
- Claude and ChatGPT users
- Paste a whole thread as numbered Markdown instead of a screenful, so the answer can point to the comments it comes from.
Other ways to get the same comments
What each route costs you, including the risk to your account.
| Compared on | Comment Scraper | Reddit Data API | Python (PRAW) | Copy by hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works today | Yes, while you're logged in | Only with Reddit's approval | Needs approved API keys | Yes |
| Setup | Install the extension | Apply and wait for approval | Code plus approved keys | None |
| Hidden replies | Opened for you | Through your own code | Through your own code | Click every one |
| Output | CSV, JSON, Markdown | JSON | Whatever you write | Plain text |
| AI brief with sources | Yes | No | No | No |
| Risk to your Reddit account | Grows with volume, it uses your session | None | None with API keys | Same as reading |
| Cost | Free per thread, Personal $12 a month | Free tier; commercial use needs a contract | Free, plus your time | Free, slow |
Details and sources in five ways to get Reddit data.
Free to export, pay for more
Exporting a thread stays free. Plans add bigger threads, batches and AI briefs.
Compare plansFree
For trying it out and for occasional threads.
$0 forever
- Up to 1,000 comments per thread
- CSV, JSON, Markdown and copy with prompt
- 3 AI briefs a month (top 300 comments by score)
- 30 threads a day
Personal
RecommendedFor marketers and founders who research every week.
$12 per month
- Everything in Free
- Up to 5,000 comments per thread
- Export up to 10 open tabs in one go
- 60 brief credits a month, whole thread analysed
7-day pass
For a one-off research project.
$19 once, no renewal
- Personal features for 7 days
- 100 brief credits
- Buy another any time
Questions
More in the help center.
Is it allowed to scrape Reddit?
Reddit's User Agreement doesn't allow scraping without its written consent, and we don't have a deal with Reddit. Comment Scraper only reads the thread you have open, in your own logged-in browser, when you click, at a slow pace. That is close to normal reading, but it isn't approval from Reddit, so keep exports for your own research and follow Reddit's rules. More on Reddit's terms and the court cases.
Can my Reddit account get flagged?
It can. Since August 2026 Reddit has been warning some accounts it suspects of running scripts. We space requests 1.5 seconds apart, stop when Reddit slows us down, and cap how many threads you can export a day. Heavy use still carries some risk, so don't use an account you can't afford to lose.
How many comments can I export?
Free covers up to 1,000 comments per thread and 30 threads a day; Personal goes up to 5,000 per thread. Every export shows how many comments we got and how many we know we didn't.
Does it work on old Reddit and Hacker News?
Yes. It works on thread pages on www.reddit.com and old.reddit.com, and on Hacker News item pages. You need to be logged in to Reddit; we don't try to get around that.
Where does my data go?
Exports are made and stored in your browser. Comment text only leaves it when you ask for a hosted AI brief: it passes through our server in memory to the model provider and is not stored.
Keep reading
Guides on getting and using Reddit data.
Try it on the next thread you'd copy by hand
Install, open a thread, click Export. It takes about a minute.
