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How to get Reddit post details

TL;DR
To get Reddit post details, sign up for a free Captapi key, then send one GET request to /v1/reddit/post-details with your input. You get clean JSON back in seconds for 1 credit per call — no OAuth, scraping or platform SDKs. Get a Reddit post — title, body, score, comments count, subreddit, and author as structured JSON.
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How to get Reddit post details (step by step)

  1. 1

    Get a free API key

    Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.

  2. 2

    Call the Reddit Post Details API

    Send an authenticated GET request to /v1/reddit/post-details with your input. No OAuth, no scraping setup.

  3. 3

    Read the JSON response

    Parse the clean JSON response. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.

Code example

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/reddit/post-details?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fexplainlikeimfive%2Fcomments%2F1ukq10z%2Feli5_monthly_current_events_megathread%2F" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

What the response looks like

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "reddit",
    "id": "1ukq10z",
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ukq10z/eli5_monthly_current_events_megathread/",
    "title": "ELI5: Monthly Current Events Megathread",
    "text": "Hi Everyone,\n\nThis is your monthly megathread for current/ongoing events. We recognize there is a lot of interest in objective explanations to ongoing events so we have created this space to allow those types of questions.\n\nPlease ask your question as top level comments (replies to the post) for others to reply to. The rules are still in effect, so no politics, no soapboxing, no medical advice, etc. We will ban users who use this space to make political, bigoted, or otherwise inflammatory points rather than objective topics/explanations.",
    "subreddit": "explainlikeimfive",
    "author": "AutoModerator",
    "upvotes": 14,
    "comments": 47,
    "publishedAt": "2026-07-01T16:10:09+00:00",
    "flair": "Other",
    "nsfw": false,
    "thumbnail": null
  }
}

Billing metadata (credits charged, cache hit/miss) is returned in the X-Captapi-Credits and X-Captapi-Cache response headers.

Request parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstring YesReddit post URL, e.g. https://reddit.com/r/sub/comments/ID/... The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble.
cachebooleanNoSet true to serve from the 24h response cache. Default false — always fetch fresh data.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Reddit Post Details API do?

The Reddit Post Details API lets you fetch full metadata and key stats from a public Reddit post using one GET request to /v1/reddit/post-details. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.

How many credits does the Reddit Post Details API cost?

Each successful call costs 1 credit. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Failed or empty results are never charged.

Do I need a Reddit API key or OAuth?

No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.

Is the Reddit Post Details API suitable for production use?

Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.

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