# Reddit Comment Exporter

https://aicommentexporter.com/reddit-comment-exporter/

Export the comments of a Reddit post, nested replies included, to Excel, CSV or JSON. The first 500 comments are free.

Paste a Reddit post link, from any subreddit and in any form (www, old.reddit.com, redd.it or the share link from the app), and export the whole thread: every top-level comment and, if you want them, the replies Reddit folds away under "more replies", each with its parent's id so the tree can be rebuilt.

Each row has the u/ name, the comment in Reddit's own markdown, the score, when it was posted and last edited, and a permalink. Researchers use it to code a thread's answers, founders to collect pain points from r/SaaS or r/smallbusiness, and moderators to keep a record of a discussion.

**Why are there fewer rows than the comment count?** Reddit's count includes comments that were removed by moderators or deleted by their authors; their text is gone for everyone, so they can't be exported. A thread usually exports to about two thirds to nine tenths of the count. You pay only for the rows in the file.

**Does it read the replies hidden behind "more replies"?** Yes, when you export with replies on. Each folded branch is opened and its replies are written right after their thread.

**Are deleted comments in the file?** Comments deleted by their author but still answered show as [deleted] with no text, as they do on Reddit; removed ones that nobody can read aren't in the file.

## What's in the file

One row per comment or reply; Excel, CSV and JSON have the same fields.

| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
| platform | youtube, tiktok, instagram, twitter or reddit |
| post_url | The video or post the comment is on |
| comment_id | The platform's id for the comment |
| parent_id | For a reply: the id of the comment it answers. Empty for a top-level comment |
| type | comment or reply |
| author | The commenter's handle or name (@name, or u/name on Reddit) |
| author_url | Link to the commenter's channel or profile |
| text | The comment as plain text, emoji included |
| likes | Likes at the time of the export (score on Reddit) |
| reply_count | Replies under a top-level comment, as the platform counts them |
| published_at | When it was posted (UTC, ISO 8601) |
| edited_at | When it was last edited, if it was (YouTube, Reddit) |
| language | The comment's language as the platform tags it (TikTok, X) |
| buying_intent | yes when TikTok flags the comment as purchase intent (TikTok) |
| comment_url | A link that opens this comment (its video on TikTok) |

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