Production Reddit JSON API · Pay-As-You-Go · Zero OAuth Approval

The Reddit API Built for Developers — $0.10 per 1K Items.

Query real-time subreddit feeds, global keyword & brand mention search (?since=), 200-per-call nested comment trees, and user karma timelines over clean HTTPS JSON. No Reddit developer application, no 100 QPM token ceiling, and no datacenter IP bans.

Get API Key (2,000 Free Credits)Official $0.24/1K Cost Calculator →9 Endpoint Schemas

01 · PAY-AS-YOU-GO

$0.10 / 1K items · Never expires

0 Credits charged on empty keyword polls or 4xx/5xx upstream errors.

02 · ZERO OAUTH / ZERO COOKIES

No Reddit account or proxies needed

Skip 6-week commercial OAuth reviews, refresh tokens, and AWS/GCP 403 blocks.

03 · 10×–24× LOWER UNIT COST

Beats Official $0.24/1K calls & $1.50 actors

Up to 100 posts or 200 nested comments per call ($0.04–$0.06/1K with bonus).

04 · INSTANT FREE CREDITS

2,000 Free Credits on sign-up

Verified email anti-abuse (1× per developer), no credit card required.

10-Second Integration · Python / TypeScript / cURL

One header. Real-time normalized JSON.

Replace 30 lines of OAuth2 client_credentials token rotation with a single synchronous GET call.

# Python (works on AWS Lambda, EC2, GCP, Hetzner without 403 blocks)
import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.redditdataapi.io/v1/subreddit/posts",
    params={"subreddit": "saas", "sort": "hot", "limit": 100},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["REDDIT_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=15,
)
payload = res.json()
for post in payload["data"]["items"]:
    print(post["post_id"], post["score"], post["title"])

# cURL quickstart
curl -s "https://api.redditdataapi.io/v1/subreddit/posts?subreddit=saas&sort=hot&limit=5" \
  -H "x-api-key: rd_live_your_api_key"

Live Captured Response · api.redditdataapi.io

{
  "code": 0,
  "provider": "https://redditdataapi.io",
  "status": "ok",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "subreddit": "saas",
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1u0z4vz",
        "post_id": "t3_1u0z4vz",
        "subreddit": "SaaS",
        "subreddit_name_prefixed": "r/SaaS",
        "title": "New rule banning a SaaS product category: No Promotional or Advertising SaaS",
        "author": "ergonet",
        "score": 570,
        "upvote_ratio": 0.97,
        "num_comments": 326,
        "created_utc": 1780993847,
        "created_at": "2026-06-09T08:30:47.000Z",
        "permalink": "https://reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1u0z4vz/new_rule_banning_a_saas_product_category_no/",
        "domain": "self.SaaS",
        "is_self": true
      }
    ],
    "count": 5,
    "next_cursor": "t3_1xnumi4",
    "has_more": true
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "8546f801-f3d2-4615-874c-20ad80105ce2",
    "endpoint": "/v1/subreddit/posts",
    "credits_used": 5,
    "cache_hit": false,
    "latency_ms": 184
  }
}

Unit-Price Math

RedditDataAPI.io vs Official Reddit API vs Legacy Scrapers

Dimension	RedditDataAPI.io	Official Reddit Data API	Container Scrapers (Apify)
Price per 1,000 posts / comments	$0.10 ($0.04–$0.06 w/ bonus)	$0.24 / 1,000 API calls	$1.50 – $3.00 / 1,000 items
Empty brand-mention poll cost (8,640 polls/mo)	$0.00 (0 Credits on empty)	$2.07 / keyword / month	$15+ container compute burn
OAuth app review & Reddit account	None — instant self-serve key	2–6 week commercial approval	None
Rate limit & latency	Up to 600 RPM · ~180ms sync	100 QPM per OAuth token	30–60s cold container boot
Commercial AI / RAG / LLM training	Permitted (public web JSON)	Restricted to enterprise deals	Permitted

Endpoint	Capability	Credits	Effective USD
/v1/subreddit/posts	Subreddit Post Feeds (hot / new / top / rising)	1 Credit / post (min 2)	$0.10 / 1,000 posts
/v1/posts/search	Global Keyword & Brand Mention Search	1 Credit / post (min 2)	$0.10 / 1,000 posts
/v1/posts/comments	Post Comment Tree Extraction	1 Credit / comment (min 2)	$0.10 / 1,000 comments
/v1/users/posts · /v1/users/comments	User Post & Comment History	1 Credit / item (min 2)	$0.10 / 1,000 items
/v1/subreddit/info · /v1/posts/detail · /v1/users/profile	Single Entity Lookups (Subreddit Info, Post Detail, User Profile)	2 Credits / call (flat)	$0.20 / 1,000 lookups

Test the Reddit API live in your browser.

Interactive API Playground· Test all 9 Reddit endpoints in your browser

1 Credit / post ($0.10 / 1K) · min 2 CreditsGet Free Key (2,000 Credits) →

curl "https://api.redditdataapi.io/v1/subreddit/posts?subreddit=MachineLearning&sort=hot&limit=25" \
  -H "x-api-key: rd_live_your_api_key"

HTTP 200 OK·180 ms·0 Credits (Sandbox Preview)

Offline Sample Payload

{
  "code": 0,
  "provider": "https://redditdataapi.io",
  "status": "ok",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1xmjld9",
        "post_id": "t3_1xmjld9",
        "subreddit": "saas",
        "subreddit_name_prefixed": "r/saas",
        "title": "How we scaled our B2B SaaS to $42k MRR using automated Reddit brand mention alerts",
        "selftext": "We built an internal keyword monitor across r/saas, r/startups, and r/entrepreneur...",
        "author": "indie_founder_io",
        "score": 384,
        "upvote_ratio": 0.96,
        "num_comments": 78,
        "created_utc": 1762286400,
        "created_at": "2026-11-04T20:00:00.000Z",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/saas/comments/1xmjld9/how_we_scaled_our_b2b_saas/",
        "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/saas/comments/1xmjld9/how_we_scaled_our_b2b_saas/",
        "domain": "self.saas",
        "flair": "Case Study",
        "over_18": false,
        "is_nsfw": false,
        "is_video": false,
        "is_self": true
      }
    ],
    "count": 1,
    "next_cursor": "t3_1xmjld9",
    "cursor": "t3_1xmjld9",
    "has_more": true,
    "hasMore": true
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "c42d9f10-81e3-4c22-9118-092f1a8b1122",
    "endpoint": "/v1/subreddit/posts",
    "credits_used": 2,
    "credits_remaining": 249998,
    "cache_hit": false,
    "data_age_seconds": 0,
    "latency_ms": 185
  }
}

Reddit API Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a Reddit OAuth client_id, client_secret, or Reddit account to use this Reddit API?

No. RedditDataAPI.io authenticates every request with a single x-api-key: rd_live_... header. You never need to apply for Reddit commercial OAuth approval, manage refresh tokens, or supply Reddit cookies.

How does $0.10 per 1,000 items compare to the Official Reddit Data API ($0.24 per 1,000 calls)?

Official Reddit OAuth charges $0.24 per 1,000 HTTP requests—including empty search polls and recursive MoreComments expansions. Fetching 100,000 posts + 500,000 comments across 10,000 threads costs $60 base ($29.88 on Business) on RedditDataAPI.io vs $120–$360+ and strict 100 QPM throttling on Official OAuth.

What happens if my brand mention search returns 0 posts or an upstream returns 5xx?

You pay 0 Credits. Our Charge-Before-Return billing engine only deducts credits on HTTP 200 non-empty responses.

Can I use RedditDataAPI.io from AWS, GCP, Hetzner, Vercel, or Cloudflare Workers?

Yes. Unlike PRAW or raw reddit.com/.json requests—which get blocked with HTTP 403 on cloud datacenter ASNs—our gateway handles residential routing, multi-upstream failover, and L1 Redis caching server-side.