Does it export the user's posts too?

No, comments only. For posts, use the Reddit Subreddit Scraper or the Reddit Search Results Scraper.

Why do I need to be signed in to Reddit?

Reddit refuses a profile's comment list to signed-out visitors, and the run stops with "Sign in to Reddit". Any Reddit account works. You also need a free InsightSocial account to export. The extension only reads.

Can I export my own Reddit comment history?

Yes. Open your own profile and click Scrape to get a spreadsheet of your newest comments, with a link back to every thread. Reddit's own data request, in your account settings, sends a copy of your account's data too, but you have to wait for it.

Why did my run pause?

Reddit limits how many pages any browser can load in a few minutes. When the limit is close, the run waits for it to reset instead of getting blocked, then carries on by itself, even in a background tab.

Is this for looking up people?

No. It reads only what the profile already shows to anyone signed in to Reddit, nothing hidden or deleted. Use it for research, moderation or your own archive. If you store comments that identify a person, privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA apply to that file.

Can I do this with Python instead?

Yes, if you write code. Our tutorial on scraping Reddit with Python covers user profiles as well as subreddits, search and comment threads, through the InsightSocial API. The extension is the no-code route for one profile at a time.

Is the Reddit user comments scraper free?

Yes, to collect and to read in your dashboard. Exporting uses one row per comment: the free plan exports 500 rows a month, and Pro exports 10,000 for $9.99 a month ($7.99 a month billed yearly). A full profile is about 1,000 rows. Export the same profile again next month and only the new comments count.

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Free Chrome extension · Reddit

Reddit User Comments Scraper

InsightSocial's Reddit User Comments Scraper is a free Chrome extension that exports the public comments of one Reddit profile to Excel, CSV, JSON or Google Sheets, newest first. Each row has the comment, its score and date, the subreddit, and the post it was left on. Reddit lists about the newest 1,000 comments per profile, and you need to be signed in to Reddit.

Export a user's commentsFree · 500 rows a month

Excel
CSV
JSON
Google Sheets

4.6 on the Chrome Web Store
Updated October 2026 · InsightSocial Team

How it works

From install to file in four steps.

01
Add it to Chrome
Install InsightSocial from the Chrome Web Store and sign in. It is free and asks for no card.
02
Pin the icon
Click the puzzle piece in Chrome's toolbar and pin InsightSocial. On Reddit, that icon is how you open it.
03
Open the profile, click Scrape
Sign in to Reddit and open the profile. The side panel names the user; click Scrape. You can switch tabs while it runs.
04
Export
Download Excel, CSV or JSON, or send the rows to Google Sheets. Every run stays in your account to re-open later.

What it is for

A profile's comment list is public: anyone signed in to Reddit can scroll it. This tool turns that list into rows you can sort, filter and keep. People use it to:

archive their own history before deleting an account or leaving a community;
moderate: review a reported account's recent comments in one sheet, with the subreddit and thread of each;
research how a brand, public figure or bot account takes part across communities over time;
audit a brand account: see what your company's own Reddit account has said, and where.

It reads only what the profile shows. It does not recover deleted comments, and it is not a way to find out who someone is.

To export a whole thread with its nesting instead, use the Reddit Comment Scraper. If you write code, the tutorial How to Scrape Reddit Posts and Comments with Python covers user profiles through the InsightSocial API. All Reddit scrapers are on the Reddit scraper hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

About the newest 1,000. Reddit stops listing a profile's comments there however old the account is, and the run tells you the date it reached back to. In our tests (Oct 2026), a profile returned 1,100 comments in 24 seconds.