Reddit search and history
You can search Reddit three ways in 2026, and each one reaches different data. Live search (reddit.com, or an API such as ChatterAPI) covers what is on Reddit right now, going back as far as Reddit's own search does. Archives such as Arctic Shift and the Pushshift dumps hold older posts and comments, some of which were later deleted. Once an author deletes a comment or a moderator removes it, nothing can show it to you unless an archive saved it first.
Live search
Use live search for current posts, comments, users and subreddits. ChatterAPI's free tools run these searches in your browser with no signup, and the same calls work from code or an AI agent.
Archives
Use an archive when you need history that Reddit's own search no longer returns. Every archive has gaps and access changes often, so check an archive's status before you rely on it. Our alternatives pages list what each archive covered on the date we checked it.
Deleted and removed content
Since about September 2025, Reddit lets moderators hide removed comments from the author's public profile as well as from the thread. That change broke the tools that used to show removed comments from live Reddit. A deleted or removed comment can now only exist in an archive.
Guides, tools and archives
Guides: Reddit search and history
- How to search Reddit: operators, filters and tools that work
- Pushshift vs PullPush vs Arctic Shift: Reddit archives in 2026
- Reddit archive in 2026: where Reddit's history lives now
- How to see deleted Reddit comments in 2026: what still works
- Reddit user search: how to find a user's posts and comments
- How to export Reddit comments to CSV or JSON
- Reddit scraper vs API: scrape Reddit without getting blocked
- Best Reddit scrapers and scraping APIs in 2026
- How to find subreddits for any topic before you post
- How to find similar subreddits: 4 methods, with real data
- Subreddit stats: how to size up a community before you post
- The largest subreddits in 2026, ranked by members (updated monthly)
- Reddit shadowban: how to tell if you're shadowbanned
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