Post Comments

GET /v1/reddit/post/comments

Retrieves comments and post details from a Reddit post by URL. Returns the post with title, author, score, ups, upvote_ratio, num_comments, and created_utc, plus a comments array where each comment includes author, body, body_html, score, created_utc, parent_id, permalink, and nested replies. Supports cursor-based pagination for loading more comments and a trim parameter for lighter responses.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
url	string	yes	Reddit post URL	https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ablzuq/people_who_havent_pooped_in_2019_yet_why_are_you/
cursor	string	no	Cursor to get more comments, or replies.	ed1lvsa,ed3fnpq,ed25l2w
trim	boolean	no	Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response	false

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/reddit/post/comments?url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ablzuq/people_who_havent_pooped_in_2019_yet_why_are_you/' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: 'https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ablzuq/people_who_havent_pooped_in_2019_yet_why_are_you/' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/reddit/post/comments?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/reddit/post/comments',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'url': 'https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ablzuq/people_who_havent_pooped_in_2019_yet_why_are_you/'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators reddit post-comments --help

Example Response

{
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "mymupxb",
      "author": "Background-Emu-2890",
      "author_fullname": "t2_efdlposp6",
      "body": "Black cat i have one and i love her so much !",
      "name": "t1_mymupxb",
      "created_utc": 1750342221,
      "created_at_iso": "2025-06-19T14:10:21.000Z",
      "parent_id": "t3_1lfbo7u",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1lfbo7u/what_is_a_thing_you_love_that_lots_of_people_hate/mymupxb/",
      "replies": {
        "items": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1lfbo7u/what_is_a_thing_you_love_that_lots_of_people_hate/mymxwde/",
            "created_utc": 1750343166,
            "created_at_iso": "2025-06-19T14:26:06.000Z",
            "subreddit_id": "t5_2qh1i",
            "approved_at_utc": null,
            "author_is_blocked": false,
            "comment_type": null,
            "awarders": [],
            "mod_reason_by": null,
            "banned_by": null,
            "author_flair_type": "text",
            "total_awards_received": 0,
            "subreddit": "AskReddit",
            "author_flair_template_id": null,
            "likes": null,
            "replies": {
              "items": [],
              "more": {
                "has_more": false,
                "next_cursor": null
              }
            },
            "user_reports": [],
            "saved": false,
            "id": "mymxwde",
            "banned_at_utc": null,
            "mod_reason_title": null,
            "gilded": 0,
            "archived": false,
            "collapsed_reason_code": null,
            "no_follow": false,
            "author": "doublestitch",
            "can_mod_post": false,
            "send_replies": true,
            "parent_id": "t1_mymupxb",
            "score": 19,
            "author_fullname": "t2_10py0g",
            "removal_reason": null,
            "approved_by": null,
            "mod_note": null,
            "all_awardings": [],
            "body": "House panthers for the win",
            "edited": false,
            "top_awarded_type": null,
            "author_flair_css_class": null,
            "name": "t1_mymxwde",
            "is_submitter": false,
            "downs": 0,
            "author_flair_richtext": [],
            "author_patreon_flair": false,
            "body_html": "<div class=\"md\"><p>House panthers for the win</p>\n</div>",
            "gildings": {},
            "collapsed_reason": null,
            "distinguished": null,
            "associated_award": null,
            "stickied": false,
            "author_premium": false,
            "can_gild": false,
            "link_id": "t3_1lfbo7u",
            "unrepliable_reason": null,
            "author_flair_text_color": null,
            "score_hidden": false,
            "permalink": "/r/AskReddit/comments/1lfbo7u/what_is_a_thing_you_love_that_lots_of_people_hate/mymxwde/",
            "subreddit_type": "public",

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Credits

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Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.