Reddit Search Subreddits API finds subreddits by keyword. Each subreddit has name, title, public description, subscribers, creation date, type, language and icon.
Every list has pagination with limit, after, next_after and has_more. Pass next_after as after to read the next page. A page is never another page's data under a new label. Reddit ends every list after about 1000 items.
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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
Search text, up to 256 characters. Example: php.
coffee shops
string
Optional
Cursor from pagination.next_after of the previous page. Example: t3_1xhv532.
example
integer
Optional
Items per page, 1 to 100 (default 25). Example: 25.
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Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"query": "php",
"pagination": {
"after": null,
"limit": 2,
"has_more": true,
"next_after": "t5_3a0bg"
},
"subreddits": [
{
"id": "2qh38",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/",
"name": "PHP",
"type": "public",
"title": "PHP: The latest news in the PHP world",
"over_18": false,
"fullname": "t5_2qh38",
"icon_url": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2qh38/styles/communityIcon_wyhpynob75c71.png?width=256&s=d815bcfa11c0a8e5db0a72d033452d685ea6edf0",
"language": "en",
"key_color": "#7e53c1",
"banner_url": null,
"created_at": "2008-01-25T06:37:50+00:00",
"quarantine": false,
"created_utc": 1201243070,
"description": "Please follow [the rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/about/rules/)\n\nReleases: [Current Releases](http://php.net/downloads.php), [Window...",
"subscribers": 206375,
"allows_polls": true,
"wiki_enabled": true,
"allows_images": false,
"allows_videos": false,
"primary_color": "#8893bd",
"submission_type": "any",
"allows_galleries": false,
"spoilers_enabled": false,
"public_description": "Share and discover the latest news about the PHP ecosystem and its community.\n\nPlease respect r/php's rules."
}
]
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "search_subreddits"
},
"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": "search_subreddits"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Reddit could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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