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Free Reddit comment search

- Type a keyword or phrase. - Choose relevance for the strongest matches or new for the latest comments. - You get matching comments with author, subreddit, score, age and a link.

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How it works

  1. 1Type a keyword or phrase.
  2. 2Choose relevance for the strongest matches or new for the latest comments.
  3. 3You get matching comments with author, subreddit, score, age and a link.

What you get

  • Comment text
  • Author and subreddit
  • Score and created date
  • Title of the post it replies to
  • Comment permalink

Use cases

  • Find every comment that recommends a tool in your category.
  • Read what people say about a competitor in replies, where opinions are more honest than in posts.
  • Watch new comments that mention your brand by sorting by new.
  • Collect real phrases customers use to describe a problem.

Reddit search comments: how it works

Reddit's search box favors posts and communities, so comment results are easy to miss. This tool runs a Reddit search on comments only. Type a keyword, a brand or a phrase in quotes and you get the matching comments, each with its author, subreddit, score, age and the title of the post it belongs to.

Most of the useful talk on Reddit happens in comments. A post asks "what CRM should I use?" and the replies name tools, share prices and explain why someone left. Searching comments directly gets you those answers without opening every thread.

Reddit operators work inside the search text: "exact phrase", OR and NOT. The free page shows the first 10 comments and cuts each snippet at 280 characters. Sign in to see the full text and the full page.

Relevance or new

  • Relevance puts the strongest matches first. Use it for research.
  • New puts the latest comments first. Use it to keep up with mentions.

Comment search has no time filter. If you only care about recent talk, sort by new and stop reading once the dates get older than you need. Signed-in users and the API can also sort by top.

More ways to search Reddit

From code, call GET /v1/reddit/comments/search or the reddit.search_comments tool over MCP. The API also takes an author filter. See the API reference.

Questions

Can I search comments by a specific user?
The API has an author filter. On this page, use Reddit Comment History instead to list one account's comments.
Can I limit comments to a date range?
Reddit doesn't offer a time filter for comment search. Sort by new and read until the comments get older than you need.
Why is the comment text cut off?
The free page shows the first 280 characters of each comment. Sign in to read the full text.
Does it search inside one subreddit?
Not on this page. Each result shows its subreddit, so you can scan for the communities you care about.
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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