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Reddit data via Wire — post search, subreddit feeds, post details with comments, subreddit and user info as structured JSON

POSThttps://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task

Post search, subreddit feeds, post details with comments, subreddit and user info. Every Reddit action is a Wire action: call POST /v1/wire/task with the action_id and params below, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} (or pass a webhook_url). All actions read public data — no login, no cookies, auth_mode: none.

Catalog: reddit · Actions: 7 · Auth: none · Billing: only successful calls are charged

Action	`action_id`	Credits	Returns
Popular Subreddits	`rt_popular_subreddits`	2	25 subreddits per page
Post Details	`rt_post_details`	2	3 comments
Post Search	`rt_search`	2	22 posts per page
Subreddit Info	`rt_subreddit_info`	2	1 item
Subreddit Posts	`rt_subreddit_posts`	2	25 posts per page
Subreddit Search	`rt_search_subreddits`	2	25 subreddits per page
User Profile	`rt_user_profile`	2	1 item

Credits marked + grow with limit — the exact formula is on each action. See Pricing for what a credit costs on your plan.

Call a Reddit action

The same call works for every action on this page — swap action_id and params.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"action_id": "rt_popular_subreddits", "params": {"limit": 25}}'

import requests, time

res = requests.post('https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task', headers={'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key'},
                    json={"action_id": "rt_popular_subreddits", "params": {"limit": 25}})
job_id = res.json()['job_id']

while True:  # poll until the job settles (or pass webhook_url and skip this)
    job = requests.get(f'https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/jobs/{job_id}', headers={'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key'}).json()
    if job['status'] in ('completed', 'failed'):
        break
    time.sleep(2)
print(job['data']['data'])

const headers = { 'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
const res = await fetch('https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task', { method: 'POST', headers, body: JSON.stringify({"action_id": "rt_popular_subreddits", "params": {"limit": 25}}) });
const { job_id } = await res.json();

let job;
do {  // poll until the job settles (or pass webhook_url and skip this)
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000));
  job = await (await fetch(`https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/jobs/${job_id}`, { headers })).json();
} while (!['completed', 'failed'].includes(job.status));
console.log(job.data.data);

The job result wraps the action's output: data.status is "ok" or "error", and data.data holds the fields shown under each action below. See the overview for the full envelope.

Popular Subreddits

List currently popular/trending subreddits, paginated. Returns each community's name, title, description, and URL

action_id: rt_popular_subreddits · Credits: 2 / call · Returns: 25 subreddits per page

Parameter	Type	Description
`action_id` required	string	Set to `rt_popular_subreddits`
`params.limit`	integer	Results per page (1-100). Default 25. Default `25`
`params.after`	string	Pagination cursor from a previous response.

Request

{
  "action_id": "rt_popular_subreddits",
  "params": {
    "limit": 25
  }
}

Response — data.data of the completed job (trimmed):

{
  "limit": 25,
  "after": null,
  "subreddits": [
    {
      "id": "t5_2qs0k",
      "display_name": "Home",
      "title": "Home",
      "public_description": "",
      "subscribers": null,
      "created_utc": "2009-01-25T02:25:57+00:00",
      "over18": null,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Home/",
      "icon_img": "",
      "subreddit_type": null
    },
    {
      "id": "t5_2qh1i",
      "display_name": "AskReddit",
      "title": "Ask Reddit...",
      "public_description": "r/AskReddit is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions.",
      "subscribers": null,
      "created_utc": "2008-01-25T03:52:15+00:00",
      "over18": null,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/",
      "icon_img": "https://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/IrfPJGuWzi_ewrDTBlnULeZsJYGz81hsSQoQJyw6LD8.png",
      "subreddit_type": null
    },
    "… 23 more"
  ]
}

Paging: pass the returned after value back as after for the next page.

Post Details

Fetch a single Reddit post together with its top-level comments in one call. Scores and vote ratios aren't provided by this feed. No auth required.

action_id: rt_post_details · Credits: 2 / call · Returns: 3 comments

Parameter	Type	Description
`action_id` required	string	Set to `rt_post_details`
`params.post_id` required	string	Reddit post id (the short alphanumeric part of the permalink).
`params.subreddit`	string	Optional subreddit name — improves URL routing when provided.
`params.comment_limit`	integer	Maximum number of comments to return. Default 50. Default `50`

Request

{
  "action_id": "rt_post_details",
  "params": {
    "post_id": "1abc2de",
    "comment_limit": 50
  }
}

Response — data.data of the completed job (trimmed):

{
  "id": "1abc2de",
  "name": "t3_1abc2de",
  "title": "[deleted]",
  "subreddit": "PublicFlashing",
  "author": "",
  "score": null,
  "upvote_ratio": null,
  "num_comments": null,
  "created_utc": "2024-01-26T06:37:26+00:00",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFlashing/comments/1abc2de/who_wants_to_play_some_basketball/",
  "permalink": "/r/PublicFlashing/comments/1abc2de/who_wants_to_play_some_basketball/",
  "selftext": "[removed]   to   r/PublicFlashing [link]   [comments]",
  "thumbnail": null,
  "is_video": null,
  "over_18": null,
  "link_flair_text": null,
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "kjmhnp5",
      "name": "t1_kjmhnp5",
      "author": "AutoModerator",
      "body": "This sub is for flashing in public, which means you must be FLASHING and there MUST BE other people nearby. Flashing is BRIEFLY exposing your breasts or geni…",
      "subreddit": "PublicFlashing",
      "score": null,
      "is_submitter": null,
      "created_utc": "2024-01-26T06:37:28+00:00",
      "permalink": "/r/PublicFlashing/comments/1abc2de/who_wants_to_play_some_basketball/kjmhnp5/",
      "link_title": "/u/AutoModerator on Who wants to play some basketball/"
    },
    {
      "id": "kjmkywb",
      "name": "t1_kjmkywb",
      "author": "Silly-old-fart",
      "body": "I’m calling a double dribble 🤤🤤",
      "subreddit": "PublicFlashing",
      "score": null,
      "is_submitter": null,
      "created_utc": "2024-01-26T07:12:33+00:00",
      "permalink": "/r/PublicFlashing/comments/1abc2de/who_wants_to_play_some_basketball/kjmkywb/",
      "link_title": "/u/Silly-old-fart on Who wants to play some basketball/"
    },
    "… 1 more"
  ]
}

Post Search

Search Reddit posts across all subreddits (sort/time, pagination). Returns real posts only

action_id: rt_search · Credits: 2 / call · Returns: 22 posts per page

Parameter	Type	Description
`action_id` required	string	Set to `rt_search`
`params.query` required	string	Search terms (e.g. 'python asyncio', 'machine learning').
`params.sort`	string	Sort: relevance \| hot \| top \| new \| comments. Default 'relevance'. Default `"relevance"`
`params.time`	string	Time filter: hour \| day \| week \| month \| year \| all. Default 'all'. Default `"all"`
`params.limit`	integer	Results per page (1-100). Default 25. Default `25`
`params.after`	string	Pagination cursor from a previous response.
`params.match`	boolean	Client-side keyword filter. When true (default), only posts whose title or body contain all query tokens are returned — required for reliable keyword/brand monitoring because Reddit's sort=new ignores the query server-side. Set false for Reddit's raw, unfiltered ordering. Default `true`

Request

{
  "action_id": "rt_search",
  "params": {
    "query": "python asyncio",
    "sort": "relevance",
    "time": "all",
    "limit": 25,
    "match": true
  }
}

Response — data.data of the completed job (trimmed):

{
  "query": "python asyncio",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "time": "all",
  "limit": 25,
  "after": null,
  "match": true,
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "1waaqo8",
      "name": "t3_1waaqo8",
      "title": "Optimizing throughput on a Python asyncio HTTP GET/PUT data relay (4-core Linux VPS to Cloudflare R2)",
      "subreddit": "networking",
      "author": "Arkad77",
      "score": null,
      "upvote_ratio": null,
      "num_comments": null,
      "created_utc": "2026-09-08T01:35:26+00:00",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/1waaqo8/optimizing_throughput_on_a_python_asyncio_http/",
      "permalink": "/r/networking/comments/1waaqo8/optimizing_throughput_on_a_python_asyncio_http/",
      "selftext": "Hi network & Python experts, I am running a Python asyncio data streaming worker on a 4-core AMD EPYC Linux VPS (1 Gbps port, TCP BBR enabled). The worker wo…",
      "thumbnail": null,
      "is_video": null,
      "over_18": null,
      "link_flair_text": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1wfe4rf",
      "name": "t3_1wfe4rf",
      "title": "Python Asyncio Crash Course: Complete Tutorial",
      "subreddit": "algeriatech",
      "author": "stormsidali2001",
      "score": null,
      "upvote_ratio": null,
      "num_comments": null,
      "created_utc": "2026-09-13T17:36:48+00:00",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algeriatech/comments/1wfe4rf/python_asyncio_crash_course_complete_tutorial/",
      "permalink": "/r/algeriatech/comments/1wfe4rf/python_asyncio_crash_course_complete_tutorial/",
      "selftext": "  submitted by   /u/stormsidali2001   to   r/algeriatech [link]   [comments]",
      "thumbnail": null,
      "is_video": null,
      "over_18": null,
      "link_flair_text": null
    },
    "… 20 more"
  ],
  "subreddits": [
    {
      "id": "t5_388qb",
      "display_name": "asyncio",
      "title": "asyncio and asynchronous programming in python",
      "public_description": "",
      "subscribers": null,
      "created_utc": "2015-05-15T20:00:03+00:00",
      "over18": null,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/asyncio/",
      "icon_img": "",
      "subreddit_type": null
    },
    {
      "id": "t5_2qh0y",
      "display_name": "Python",
      "title": "Python",
      "public_description": "The largest Python community for Reddit! Stay up to date with the latest news, packages, and meta information relating to the Python programming language. --…",
      "subscribers": null,
      "created_utc": "2008-01-25T03:14:39+00:00",
      "over18": null,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/",
      "icon_img": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/8HiO52_EuT_h63Qg.png",
      "subreddit_type": null
    },
    "… 1 more"
  ],
  "post_count": 22,
  "posts_dropped_by_filter": 0
}

Paging: pass the returned after value back as after for the next page.

Subreddit Info

Fetch a subreddit's metadata: display name, title, public description, URL, and icon. Subscriber count, NSFW flag, and creation date aren't provided by this feed. No auth required.

action_id: rt_subreddit_info · Credits: 2 / call · Returns: 1 item

Parameter	Type	Description
`action_id` required	string	Set to `rt_subreddit_info`
`params.subreddit` required	string	Subreddit name without the 'r/' prefix (e.g. 'programming', 'askreddit').

Request

{
  "action_id": "rt_subreddit_info",
  "params": {
    "subreddit": "programming"
  }
}

Response — data.data of the completed job (trimmed):

{
  "display_name": "programming",
  "title": "programming",
  "public_description": "Computer Programming",
  "description": null,
  "subscribers": null,
  "created_utc": null,
  "over18": null,
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/",
  "icon_img": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/2rTE46grzsr-Ll3Q.png",
  "banner_img": null,
  "community_icon": null,
  "subreddit_type": null
}

Subreddit Posts

Fetch posts from a specific subreddit with sort (hot/new/top/rising), time filter, and pagination. Post scores and comment counts aren't provided by this feed. No auth required.

action_id: rt_subreddit_posts · Credits: 2 / call · Returns: 25 posts per page

Parameter	Type	Description
`action_id` required	string	Set to `rt_subreddit_posts`
`params.subreddit` required	string	Subreddit name without the 'r/' prefix (e.g. 'python', 'programming').
`params.sort`	string	Sort: hot \| new \| top \| rising. Default 'hot'. Default `"hot"`
`params.time`	string	Time filter for sort=top: hour \| day \| week \| month \| year \| all. Default 'all'. Default `"all"`
`params.limit`	integer	Results per page (1-100). Default 25. Default `25`
`params.after`	string	Pagination cursor from a previous response.

Request

{
  "action_id": "rt_subreddit_posts",
  "params": {
    "subreddit": "programming",
    "sort": "hot",
    "time": "all",
    "limit": 25
  }
}

Response — data.data of the completed job (trimmed):

{
  "subreddit": "programming",
  "sort": "hot",
  "time": "all",
  "limit": 25,
  "after": null,
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "1x6fqck",
      "name": "t3_1x6fqck",
      "title": "How Stripe uses graph search and state machines to auto-remediate a global database fleet",
      "subreddit": "programming",
      "author": "Ok_Stomach6651",
      "score": null,
      "upvote_ratio": null,
      "num_comments": null,
      "created_utc": "2026-10-15T08:00:43+00:00",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x6fqck/how_stripe_uses_graph_search_and_state_machines/",
      "permalink": "/r/programming/comments/1x6fqck/how_stripe_uses_graph_search_and_state_machines/",
      "selftext": "  submitted by   /u/Ok_Stomach6651 [link]   [comments]",
      "thumbnail": null,
      "is_video": null,
      "over_18": null,
      "link_flair_text": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1x62x6p",
      "name": "t3_1x62x6p",
      "title": "A C++ Trick Question - Blog Post",
      "subreddit": "programming",
      "author": "MegaGreenLightning",
      "score": null,
      "upvote_ratio": null,
      "num_comments": null,
      "created_utc": "2026-10-14T20:58:51+00:00",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x62x6p/a_c_trick_question_blog_post/",
      "permalink": "/r/programming/comments/1x62x6p/a_c_trick_question_blog_post/",
      "selftext": "  submitted by   /u/MegaGreenLightning [link]   [comments]",
      "thumbnail": null,
      "is_video": null,
      "over_18": null,
      "link_flair_text": null
    },
    "… 23 more"
  ]
}

Paging: pass the returned after value back as after for the next page.

Subreddit Search

Search for subreddits by topic keyword (community discovery). Returns each community's name, title, description, and URL. Subscriber count and NSFW flag aren't provided. No auth required.

action_id: rt_search_subreddits · Credits: 2 / call · Returns: 25 subreddits per page

Parameter	Type	Description
`action_id` required	string	Set to `rt_search_subreddits`
`params.query` required	string	Search terms (e.g. 'programming', 'cooking').
`params.limit`	integer	Results per page (1-100). Default 25. Default `25`
`params.after`	string	Pagination cursor from a previous response.

Request

{
  "action_id": "rt_search_subreddits",
  "params": {
    "query": "programming",
    "limit": 25
  }
}

Response — data.data of the completed job (trimmed):

{
  "query": "programming",
  "limit": 25,
  "after": null,
  "subreddits": [
    {
      "id": "t5_2fwo",
      "display_name": "programming",
      "title": "programming",
      "public_description": "Computer Programming",
      "subscribers": null,
      "created_utc": "2006-02-28T18:19:29+00:00",
      "over18": null,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/",
      "icon_img": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/2rTE46grzsr-Ll3Q.png",
      "subreddit_type": null
    },
    {
      "id": "t5_2qhoe",
      "display_name": "C_Programming",
      "title": "C",
      "public_description": "The subreddit for the C programming language",
      "subscribers": null,
      "created_utc": "2008-03-27T17:25:40+00:00",
      "over18": null,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/C_Programming/",
      "icon_img": "",
      "subreddit_type": null
    },
    "… 23 more"
  ]
}

Paging: pass the returned after value back as after for the next page.

User Profile

Fetch a Reddit user's public profile (bio and profile URL) and optionally their recent posts and/or comments. Karma, account age, and badges aren't provided by this feed. No auth required.

action_id: rt_user_profile · Credits: 2 / call · Returns: 1 item

Parameter	Type	Description
`action_id` required	string	Set to `rt_user_profile`
`params.username` required	string	Reddit username (without 'u/' prefix).
`params.include_posts`	boolean	Fetch the user's recent posts. Default false. Default `false`
`params.include_comments`	boolean	Fetch the user's recent comments. Default false. Default `false`
`params.posts_limit`	integer	Number of recent posts when include_posts=true (max 25). Default 10. Default `10`
`params.comments_limit`	integer	Number of recent comments when include_comments=true (max 25). Default 10. Default `10`

Request

{
  "action_id": "rt_user_profile",
  "params": {
    "username": "spez",
    "include_posts": false,
    "include_comments": false,
    "posts_limit": 10,
    "comments_limit": 10
  }
}

Response — data.data of the completed job (trimmed):

{
  "username": "spez",
  "link_karma": null,
  "comment_karma": null,
  "total_karma": null,
  "created": null,
  "is_gold": null,
  "is_mod": null,
  "has_verified_email": null,
  "icon_img": null,
  "description": "Reddit CEO",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/spez",
  "posts": [],
  "comments": []
}