Reddit Autocomplete API completes a subreddit name from a prefix. It returns up to 25 subreddits with the same fields as the subreddit search.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
2 optional filters available.
string
Required
Name prefix, up to 100 characters. Example: prog.
coffee shops
integer
Optional
Items, 1 to 25 (default 10). Example: 10.
10
boolean
Optional
true to include adult subreddits (default false). Example: false.
true
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"query": "prog",
"subreddits": [
{
"id": "2tex6",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/",
"name": "ProgrammerHumor",
"type": "public",
"title": "memesAndJokesAboutEverythingProgrammingAndCS",
"over_18": false,
"fullname": "t5_2tex6",
"icon_url": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2tex6/styles/communityIcon_70ds7qqgfr8b1.png?width=256&s=66774572524b31ccfe245f6f450a625c1f445ece",
"language": "en",
"key_color": "#ff8717",
"banner_url": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2tex6/styles/bannerBackgroundImage_z6ejudtdz7p41.png?width=4000&s=9e33bf27ecab480bc284b0d439ba9565668e2131",
"created_at": "2012-01-22T13:11:51+00:00",
"quarantine": false,
"created_utc": 1327237911,
"description": "> Not everybody understands the humor of programmers.\n\n###Filters\n\n* [All posts](http://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/#www)\n* [No meme...",
"subscribers": 4773451,
"allows_polls": false,
"wiki_enabled": true,
"allows_images": true,
"allows_videos": false,
"primary_color": "#ff4500",
"submission_type": "link",
"allows_galleries": true,
"spoilers_enabled": true,
"public_description": "For anything funny related to programming and software development."
}
]
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required parameter or a value is invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"query": [
"The query field is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Upstream Unavailable
Reddit could not be reached or returned data that does not match the request. This response is not billable and is retryable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Reddit could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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