Save Reddit discussion data for research
Use Reddit comment exports to preserve public thread context, scores, authors, links, and nested replies.
Jul 16, 2026Social
Reddit threads often contain the best product objections, workarounds, and language from real users. Exporting a supported thread into structured files makes that research easier to review later.
What to preserve
Keep post title, subreddit, author, comment body, score, created time, permalink, parent ID, depth, OP flag, deleted flag, and links when available.
Format choice
CSV is good for filtering. JSON is good for structured handoff. Markdown is good when the research will be read like a document.