Reddit User Profile API returns one user by exact name: id, username, creation date, link karma, comment karma, total karma, avatar, a short description and the flags is_gold, is_employee, verified and over_18. A suspended, renamed or unknown user returns 404.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
string
Required
Reddit username, 3 to 20 characters. Example: spez.
example
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"user": {
"id": "1w72",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/spez",
"is_gold": true,
"over_18": false,
"fullname": "t2_1w72",
"username": "spez",
"verified": true,
"avatar_url": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_3k30p/styles/profileIcon_uj015iwx9s7g1.png?width=256&height=256&crop=256:256,smart&s=aa819b0964f6e3019e...",
"created_at": "2005-06-06T04:00:00+00:00",
"link_karma": 184586,
"created_utc": 1118030400,
"description": "Reddit CEO",
"is_employee": true,
"total_karma": 941124,
"comment_karma": 756538
}
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "user_profile"
},
"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": {
"username": [
"The username 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": "user_profile"
},
"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": "user_profile"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Reddit could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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