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Lemmy posts, comments and communities feed

Posts, comments and communities from public Lemmy instances. Runs on Apify; you pay per result, with no subscription to Rowsift.

Source: public Lemmy instance APIs · Pay per result on Apify

Run Lemmy on Apify (opens Apify) Download 3 sample rows (CSV, 1 KB)

Opens the actor on Apify. Pay per result; no Rowsift account needed. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit.

What you get

Each row in the full feed has these fields:

kind
post, comment or community
title
Post title
community
Community
score
Score
commentCount
Comments
publishedAt
Published time
instance
Instance
url
Link to the item
See the full output schema on Apify (opens Apify)

Real sample output

3 rows from a real test run of the Lemmy actor
CommunityTitleScorePublished
linux4noobs@programming.devWhich distro's recommended for simple media PC?230 Oct 2026
linuxmemes@lemmy.worldConspiracy Time2730 Oct 2026
thelinuxexperiment_channel@tilvids.comProton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News130 Oct 2026

From a real test run of the actor. Full records have more fields.

Example input

{"instance":"lemmy.world","mode":"search","queries":["linux"],"maxItems":20}
Run it with this input (opens Apify)

Who it's for

  • Community and brand monitoring
  • Researchers studying Reddit alternatives

Questions about this feed

Do I need an API key?

No. The feed uses public endpoints.

What formats can I export?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS or HTML from the Apify dataset, plus the Apify API and integrations with Google Sheets, Zapier, Make and n8n.

How much does it cost?

You pay per result on Apify; the current price is on the actor page. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit.

Where does the data come from?

From public Lemmy instance APIs. The feed only collects publicly available data.

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Get this every week, without the copy-paste

Schedule the Lemmy feed and get fresh rows as CSV, Excel or JSON.

  • Same columns every run
  • Schedule it on Apify
  • Pay per result, no Rowsift account

Opens the actor on Apify. Pay per result; no Rowsift account needed. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit.

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