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Free Reddit comment exporter

Paste a post link to export Reddit comments from that thread. You get the post, then each comment with its author, score, date and the comment it replies to.

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How it works

  1. 1Paste a Reddit post URL or post id.
  2. 2We load the post and its comments and keep track of who replied to whom.
  3. 3You see the thread as an indented tree, which you can export once you sign in.

What you get

  • The post: title, body, score and comment count
  • Each comment's text, author, score and date
  • Parent id and depth, to rebuild the reply tree
  • Comment permalink
  • Count of replies Reddit did not load
  • Comment count Reddit reports for the thread

Use cases

  • Export Reddit comments from a big discussion about your category for customer research.
  • Save an AMA or a launch thread before it gets locked or edited.
  • Pull every reply to a competitor's announcement into a spreadsheet and tag the objections.
  • Give an AI model a whole thread as clean JSON to summarize.

How to export Reddit comments from a thread

To export Reddit comments, paste the thread's URL above. The tool loads the post and its comments and returns them as a flat list, with a parent id and a depth on every comment. With those two fields you can rebuild the exact reply tree in a spreadsheet, a database or your own code.

Each comment includes:

  • the full comment text
  • the author's username
  • the score and the date it was posted
  • the parent id and depth
  • a permalink to the comment

The free page shows the post and the first 25 comments, indented the way Reddit shows them. Sign in to export the thread to CSV, JSON or PDF and to load more pages of comments.

Why the count can differ from Reddit's

Reddit shows a comment count on every post, but on a very large thread no thread API returns every comment. Some replies sit behind "load more" links that Reddit only fills in on demand. So you know what you have, this tool reports two numbers: the comment count Reddit reports for the post, and how many replies were not loaded. Reddit may also count deleted and removed comments, which have no text to export.

If you only need the post itself, the Reddit Scraper is lighter. To find threads worth exporting, start with Reddit Post Search, or search the comments directly with Reddit Comment Search.

Export threads with the API

GET /v1/reddit/threads/{id} returns the post and up to about 100 comments per page, with a cursor for the next page. AI agents can call the same thing over MCP as the reddit.thread tool. The API reference has the response shape.

Questions

Does it export every comment in the thread?
It returns every comment Reddit loads for the thread, page by page. On very large threads some replies stay hidden behind load more links, and the tool tells you how many.
What formats can I export to?
Once you sign in, you can export threads to CSV, JSON or PDF. The free page shows the first 25 comments on screen.
How do I keep the reply structure in a spreadsheet?
Every comment has a parent id and a depth. Sort by depth or join on the parent id to see which comment answers which.
Does it include deleted comments?
Only what Reddit still shows. Deleted and removed comments usually come back without text or author.
Is this tool free?
Yes. Each visitor gets 10 free runs a day, and each run shows the first rows of the result. With a free account you see the full page, and the API has no daily cap beyond your credits and rate limit.
Is this affiliated with Reddit?
No. ChatterAPI is independent and not affiliated with Reddit, Inc. or X Corp.

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