Reddit oEmbed API returns the title, the author name and the embed code of a Reddit post URL. Use it to render a post card without the full post data.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
string
Required
Reddit post URL. Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1xhsecz/title/.
https://example.com/product
Response Schema
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Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1xhsecz/title/",
"html": "<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1xhsecz/title/\">Title</a> from <...",
"title": "I Transformed my Victorian home into Monster House for Halloween!",
"width": 550,
"height": null,
"author_url": null,
"author_name": "ChristineHMcConnell"
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "oembed"
},
"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": {
"url": [
"The url field is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Not Found
The subreddit, post or user does not exist, is private or is banned. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "oembed"
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested resource was not found."
},
"success": false
}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": "oembed"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Reddit could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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