Reddit API

Reddit post

Title, author, score, flags and body for a single Reddit post by URL.

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Endpoint

GET/v1/reddit/postlive · proven1 credit
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Parameters

Query parameters

NameRequiredDescriptionExample
urlyesFull Reddit post URL (permalink, redd.it or gallery link)https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1w6latb/it_seems_like_there_was_a_change_for_how_hex/
dry_runnoRead a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution.1
judgmentsnoAdd bounded AI labels to eligible returned records (default on). off preserves the original data shape. Unclassified records remain present; labels depend on evidence, time, capacity and the existing request budget. No label surcharge.on
labelnoSet none to disable labels; default enables the endpoint’s label set. Equivalent to judgments=off.none
label_evidencenoInclude exact supporting sentences and zero-based sentence indexes when a label has validated evidence. No extra charge or change to decisions.1
excludenoOptionally remove confidently labelled engagement bait. Uncertain and unclassified records stay; removed IDs and an owner-bound recall reference are returned.engagement_bait
fitnoUse goal to replace confidently irrelevant records with recall stubs. Keeps first, last, relevant and uncertain records; preserves order. Full evidence is stored for 24 hours when available.goal
goalnoRequired with fit=goal: describe the task in at most 600 characters. Supplied text is task context, never permission to act on posts.Find concrete product complaints
tokensnoOptional soft response target for fit=goal, 256–32000. Safety and evidence retention take priority, so the returned result may exceed it.4000

Examples

Make the request

curl
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/reddit/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FPython%2Fcomments%2F1w6latb%2Fit_seems_like_there_was_a_change_for_how_hex%2F" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
typescript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/reddit/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FPython%2Fcomments%2F1w6latb%2Fit_seems_like_there_was_a_change_for_how_hex%2F",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);
Python
python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/reddit/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FPython%2Fcomments%2F1w6latb%2Fit_seems_like_there_was_a_change_for_how_hex%2F",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "reddit",
  "endpoint": "/v1/reddit/post",
  "data": {
    "id": "example1",
    "title": "What improved your desk setup?",
    "author": "example_reader",
    "subreddit": "example_community",
    "url": null,
    "score": 42,
    "comments_count": 18,
    "text": null,
    "selftext": "A fictional discussion for this example."
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example uses fictional values and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside dataTypeMeaning
idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
titlestring | nullDiscussion title.
authorstring | nullReddit username, not an author object.
subredditstring | nullCommunity name.
textstring | nullPost body when included.
created_atstring | nullSource publication time, normalized to an ISO date-time when available.
scorenumber | nullNet score; can be negative and is not a like count.
comments_countnumber | nullComments reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
upvote_rationumber | nullSource upvote ratio on a 0–1 scale.
selftextstring | nullFull self-post text when supplied.
flairstring | nullPost flair text.
_warningsarrayCollection limitations or component warnings. Read before interpreting coverage.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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