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Free Reddit post search

This Reddit post search finds posts by keyword across all of Reddit or inside one subreddit, within the time window you pick.

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How it works

  1. 1Type a keyword or phrase, and optionally a subreddit.
  2. 2Pick a time window. The default is the past year.
  3. 3You get matching posts with subreddit, score, comment count, age and link.

What you get

  • Title and body text
  • Subreddit and author
  • Score, comment count and upvote ratio
  • Created date
  • NSFW flag and media, when present
  • Permalink and external link

Use cases

  • Before writing a blog post, see what people asked about your category in the past year.
  • Search one subreddit for every thread that mentions a competitor.
  • Find old threads that still rank on Google and add a useful answer.
  • Check whether a question has already been asked before you post it.

How to use this Reddit post search

Reddit's own search box is hard to filter and mixes posts, comments and communities together. This Reddit post search returns only posts. Type a keyword, add a subreddit if you want to stay inside one community, and pick a time window anywhere from the past hour to all time. The free page defaults to the past year so results stay recent enough to act on.

Each result shows the post title (linked to Reddit), the subreddit, the author, the score, the number of comments and how long ago it was posted. The free page shows the first 10 posts. Sign in to see the full page, sort by new, top or most comments, and export the list.

Search operators that work

The search text goes to Reddit as written, so you can use Reddit's own operators inside it:

  • "exact phrase" matches the words in order.
  • OR matches either term, as in crm OR "sales pipeline".
  • NOT drops a word, as in crm NOT salesforce.
  • author:name limits results to one account.

To limit by community, use the subreddit field instead of typing subreddit: into the query.

When to search comments instead

People ask questions in posts and answer, recommend and complain in comments. To see which tools people suggest, run the same keyword through Reddit Comment Search. For images and videos, use Reddit Media Search. To search Reddit and X together, try Search Everywhere.

From code, call GET /v1/reddit/search or the reddit.search tool over MCP. Each page holds up to 25 posts, plus a cursor for the next one. Details are in the API reference.

Questions

How far back can I search?
You can pick any window from the past hour to all time. The free page starts at the past year.
Can I search inside one subreddit?
Yes. Type the subreddit name in the subreddit field, with or without r/.
Why do I get fewer results than Reddit shows?
The free page shows the first 10 posts. Sign in to see the full page and load more pages.
Does it include NSFW posts?
No. The free page leaves out adult posts. Accounts that confirm they are 18 or older can include them through the API.
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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