Subreddit Search

GET /v1/reddit/subreddit/search

Searches within a specific subreddit for posts, comments, and media matching a query. Returns posts with title, votes, num_comments, url, and created_at; comments with author, body, votes, and parent post info; and media with title, media_type, image dimensions, and gallery_count. Supports sort, timeframe filtering, and cursor-based pagination.

Authentication

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

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
subreddit	string	yes	Subreddit name (e.g. 'Fitness', not 'r/Fitness' or a full URL)
query	string	no	Search query to find matching content	push ups
sort	enum(relevance, hot, top, new, comments)	no	Sort order. For posts/media: relevance, hot, top, new, comments. For comments: relevance, top, new
timeframe	enum(all, year, month, week, day, hour)	no	Timeframe to filter results
cursor	string	no	Cursor to get more results. Get 'cursor' from previous response.	eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?subreddit=<subreddit>' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

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

CLI

scrapecreators reddit subreddit-search --help

Example Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "t3_8gmjrb",
      "post_id": "t3_8gmjrb",
      "title": "Is doing 50-100 pushups a day doing anything?",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/8gmjrb/is_doing_50100_pushups_a_day_doing_anything/",
      "permalink": "/r/Fitness/comments/8gmjrb/is_doing_50100_pushups_a_day_doing_anything/",
      "nsfw": false,
      "spoiler": false,
      "is_crosspost": false,
      "subreddit": {
        "id": "t5_2qhx4",
        "name": "Fitness",
        "nsfw": false,
        "quarantined": false,
        "icon": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/Ted4KOMuRbaCYlDS55cTqjpVVZ2ENHKtYFbBFjI1i2o.png",
        "banner": null,
        "description": "A place for the pursuit of physical fitness goals.\n\nPlease see the r/Fitness Wiki and FAQ at https://thefitness.wiki for help with common questions.",
        "weekly_visitors": 898726,
        "weekly_contributions": 1827
      },
      "votes": 1414,
      "num_comments": 582,
      "created_at": "2018-05-03T01:09:17.620000+0000",
      "created_at_iso": "2018-05-03T01:09:17.620Z",
      "thumbnail": null,
      "thumbnail_blurred": false,
      "position": 0,
      "relative_position": 0
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "t1_nxf7p27",
      "post_id": "t3_1q2p898",
      "parent_comment_id": null,
      "is_reply_to_comment": false,
      "author": "Philser23",
      "author_avatar": null,
      "author_nsfw": false,
      "body": "On the 30th my girlfriend out of the blue decided her new year's resolution would be to start going to the gym. I was so excited since none of my partners ever shared the fitness hobby with me.",
      "body_html": "<p>On the 30th my girlfriend out of the blue decided her new year's resolution would be to start going to the gym...</p>",
      "images": [],
      "votes": 123,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/nxf7p27/",
      "permalink": "/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/nxf7p27/",
      "created_at": "2026-01-03T11:26:02.434000+0000",
      "created_at_iso": "2026-01-03T11:26:02.434Z",
      "post": {
        "id": "t3_1q2p898",
        "title": "Gym Story Saturday",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/",
        "permalink": "/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/",
        "nsfw": false,
        "spoiler": false,
        "votes": 67,
        "num_comments": 80,
        "created_at": "2026-01-03T08:15:49.709000+0000",
        "created_at_iso": "2026-01-03T08:15:49.709Z"
      },
      "subreddit": {
        "id": "t5_2qhx4",
        "name": "Fitness",
        "nsfw": false,
        "quarantined": false,
        "icon": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/Ted4KOMuRbaCYlDS55cTqjpVVZ2ENHKtYFbBFjI1i2o.png"
      },
      "position": 0
    }
  ],
  "media": [
    {
      "id": "t3_geo4x",
      "title": "Bodyweight training for really strong people. See on you're own what I mean with strong. (Not me)",
      
... (truncated)

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.