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URS: Scrape Reddit Data

Name: URS: Scrape Reddit Data
Author: JosephLai241

Extract valuable Reddit insights with URS. Ideal for founders, backed by 1.0k+ GitHub stars.

1,006 stars124 forksPythonQuality 8/10Updated 7/11/2026100% free · open source

What it does

URS extracts valuable insights from Reddit by scraping and archiving data from the platform, allowing founders to gather information and understand trends and conversations related to their business or niche.

Install / run

pip install git+https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS.git

When to use it

•You need to analyze customer feedback and sentiment about your product or service on Reddit.
•You want to track discussions and trends related to your industry or competitors on the platform.
•You're looking to gather data for market research or competitive analysis from Reddit communities.

Quick start

1Clone the URS repository using the command `git clone https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS.git`.
2Navigate into the repository using `cd URS`.
3Create a configuration file by copying the example config file with `cp config.example.json config.json` and edit it to include your Reddit API credentials.
4Run the scraper using the command `python ur.py` followed by the desired subcommand, such as `--subreddit` to specify the subreddit you want to scrape.
5View the scraped data in the `data` directory, where it will be stored in JSON format.

Ready-to-paste prompt

python ur.py --subreddit r/learnpython --sort top --time all --limit 1000

Heads up: You need to have a Reddit API key and secret to use URS, which requires creating a Reddit app and obtaining the necessary credentials to include in your config.json file.

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