Search

GET /v1/reddit/search

Searches across all of Reddit for posts matching a query. Each post includes title, author, selftext, subreddit, score, ups, upvote_ratio, num_comments, created_utc, url, permalink, and is_video. Supports sort (relevance, new, top, comment_count), timeframe filtering, pagination via the after token, 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
query	string	yes	Search query
sort	enum(relevance, new, top, comment_count)	no	Sort by	relevance
timeframe	enum(all, day, week, month, year)	no	Timeframe	all
after	string	no	Used to paginate to next page	t3_1i8z28z
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/search?query=<query>' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ query: '...' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/reddit/search?${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/search',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'query': '...'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators reddit search --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "w63dgy",
      "author": "Morgentau7",
      "author_fullname": "t2_2hy2xjit",
      "subreddit": "MadeMeSmile",
      "title": "Player realizes that he nearly stole the dogs job",
      "downs": 0,
      "name": "t3_w63dgy",
      "upvote_ratio": 0.97,
      "ups": 220403,
      "total_awards_received": 0,
      "score": 220403,
      "created": 1658580900,
      "num_comments": 1246,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/w63dgy/player_realizes_that_he_nearly_stole_the_dogs_job/",
      "subreddit_subscribers": 11605207,
      "is_video": true,
      "created_utc": 1658580900
    }
  ],
  "after": "t3_1izmcgx"
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

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.