# Apixstar

> Apixstar is a read-only REST API and MCP server for public Reddit data: community listings, post threads with comments, user profiles and search. It returns JSON, authenticates with a Bearer API key, and bills a prepaid USD balance. Reading a post with its comments costs $0.0007 per request. Listings and searches cost $0.0007 per 10 results. Failed requests and empty pages are not charged. Apixstar is run by the team behind Bavior (https://bavior.com) and is not affiliated with Reddit, Inc.

## Facts

- API base URL: https://api.apixstar.com
- Console, for keys, usage and billing: https://console.apixstar.com
- Auth: `Authorization: Bearer xstar_...` header. Keys are created in the console after Google sign-in.
- Billing: a prepaid balance in US dollars. Each response reports the charge in `meta.billing`.
- Not charged: invalid key, insufficient balance, bad path, rate limit, timeout, upstream error, empty page.
- New accounts receive $0.50 of free credit. No card is needed to sign up.
- A listing or search returns up to 100 results per page, 20 by default. A post returns with up to 200 comments.
- The balance does not expire. There is no subscription.
- Scope: read-only public Reddit data. No posting, voting or direct messages. No other platforms.

## Pricing

| What you request | Price |
|---|---|
| A post with up to 200 comments, a single comment, or a user profile | $0.0007 per request |
| A listing or search | $0.0007 per 10 results returned, rounded up per page |
| A page of 100 results | $0.007 |
| A failed request, or a page with no results | $0 |

Wallet top-ups sold at checkout:

| Top-up | Requests it covers | Requests per second |
|---|---|---|
| Free, $0.50 at sign-up | 714 | 30 |
| $9 | 12,857 | 30 |
| $29 | 41,428 | 30 |
| $99 | 141,428 | 30 |

Enterprise pricing, arranged by email:

- A single top-up of $500 or more: 30% off, $0.00049 per request.
- A single top-up of $5,000 or more: 50% off, $0.00035 per request.

## Endpoints

- `GET /reddit/v1/r/{community}`: Community listing, hot by default
- `GET /reddit/v1/r/{community}/{sort}`: Listing sorted by new, hot, top, rising, or controversial
- `GET /reddit/v1/r/{community}/comments/{id}`: Post thread with comments
- `GET /reddit/v1/r/{community}/search`: Search inside one community
- `GET /reddit/v1/u/{username}`: User profile
- `GET /reddit/v1/u/{username}/submitted`: Posts submitted by a user
- `GET /reddit/v1/posts/{id}`: One post by id, with comments
- `GET /reddit/v1/comments/{id}`: One comment by id
- `GET /reddit/v1/search`: Search across Reddit

## Example

```bash
curl "https://api.apixstar.com/reddit/v1/r/typescript/new?limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## MCP server

- URL: https://api.apixstar.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, send the API key in the Authorization header)
- Tools: `reddit_feed`, `reddit_read`, `reddit_search`. They are billed like the REST endpoints they call.
- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http apixstar https://api.apixstar.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"`

## Command line

- `apixstar init` signs in, installs agent skills for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, and checks the connection.
- `apixstar feed r/typescript --sort new --limit 10 --json`

## How Apixstar compares

List prices for read requests from each provider's public pricing page, checked October 8, 2026. Apixstar bills listings per 10 results, and other providers bill per request with their own page sizes.

| Provider | Per 1,000 requests, entry | Best published tier | Scope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apixstar | $0.70 | $0.35 | Reddit only | Read only |
| TikHub | $1.00 | $0.50 (above 30,000 requests in one day) | 16 platforms | Read only |
| Redditapis | $2.00 | $2.00 (no volume tier) | Reddit only | Read, write and DM |
| ScrapeCreators | $1.88 | $0.99 ($497 pack of 500,000) | 20+ platforms | Read only |
| FetchLayer | $1.99 | $0.50 ($500 per month plan) | Multi-platform | Read only |
| Reddit official | $0.24 | $0.24 (rate announced by Reddit in 2023, by agreement) | Reddit only | Read and write |

Choose a multi-platform provider if you need networks other than Reddit. Choose the official Reddit API or Redditapis if you need to post. Apixstar only reads Reddit.

## Pages

- [Apixstar Reddit API](https://apixstar.com/): What changed for Reddit developers, what the API returns, pricing, a comparison with Reddit's own API and other providers, limits and FAQ.
- [Pricing](https://apixstar.com/pricing): Price per request and per 10 results, wallet top-ups, rate limits, enterprise discounts, what is and is not charged, refunds.
- [Reddit Search API](https://apixstar.com/reddit-search-api): Keyword search across Reddit or inside one community, with sort, time range and comment search.
- [Reddit Comments API](https://apixstar.com/reddit-comments-api): Post threads with up to 200 comments and replies per request, plus single-comment lookup.
- [Reddit Scraper API](https://apixstar.com/reddit-scraper-api): Collecting subreddit and user posts at scale: listings, sorting, filters, pagination and throughput.
- [Reddit MCP server](https://apixstar.com/ai-agents): The hosted Reddit MCP server, plus the apixstar command line tool and agent skills.
- [API reference](https://apixstar.com/docs): Authentication, every endpoint and parameter, the response envelope, rate limits and error codes.
- [Compare](https://apixstar.com/compare): Side-by-side list prices, free trials, minimum spend and scope for Reddit data APIs, with sources and the date checked.
- [TikHub alternative](https://apixstar.com/compare/tikhub): Apixstar and TikHub compared for Reddit data, including where TikHub is the better fit.
- [Official Reddit API](https://apixstar.com/compare/official-reddit-api): The official Reddit Data API and Apixstar compared on access, limits, cost and capabilities, with a path mapping.
- [Apify alternative](https://apixstar.com/compare/apify): Apixstar compared with Apify's Reddit Scraper actor: billing unit, run model and input mapping.
- [ScrapeCreators alternative](https://apixstar.com/compare/scrapecreators): Apixstar and ScrapeCreators compared for Reddit: price, minimum purchase, endpoint coverage and mapping.
- [PRAW alternative](https://apixstar.com/compare/praw): PRAW and Apixstar compared for reading Reddit in Python, with the same tasks written both ways.
- [Pushshift alternative](https://apixstar.com/compare/pushshift): What replaces Pushshift for historical and live Reddit data, and the limits of a live API.
- [Use cases](https://apixstar.com/use-cases): Index of worked examples: brand monitoring, lead generation and Reddit data for RAG, each with code and a cost budget.
- [Brand monitoring](https://apixstar.com/use-cases/reddit-brand-monitoring): Polling search for brand mentions, deduplication, alerting, and the monthly budget by interval.
- [Lead generation](https://apixstar.com/use-cases/reddit-lead-generation): Intent queries, noise filters, a scoring script and the request budget for finding leads on Reddit.
- [Reddit data for RAG](https://apixstar.com/use-cases/reddit-data-for-rag): Two retrieval designs over Reddit threads, chunking guidance, code and cost per answer.
- [Reddit API cost calculator](https://apixstar.com/tools/reddit-api-cost-calculator): Interactive calculator that prices a monthly request volume across Reddit API providers from their published models.
- [Guides](https://apixstar.com/guides): Index of guides to the official Reddit API: keys, pricing and rate limits.
- [Reddit API shutdown timeline](https://apixstar.com/guides/reddit-api-shutdown): The dates Reddit announced for closing public Data API access and RSS, who is affected, and the routes that remain.
- [Reddit .json returns 403](https://apixstar.com/guides/reddit-json-403): Why unauthenticated Reddit .json requests return 403, the fixes that do not work, and the replacements.
- [Get a Reddit API key](https://apixstar.com/guides/reddit-api-key): Step-by-step setup of official Reddit API credentials, common failures, and the no-app alternative.
- [Reddit API pricing](https://apixstar.com/guides/reddit-api-pricing): What the official Reddit API costs, what is free, and how third-party prices compare.
- [Reddit API rate limits](https://apixstar.com/guides/reddit-api-rate-limits): Official Reddit API limits, the X-Ratelimit headers, 429 handling and backoff.
- [Does Reddit have an API?](https://apixstar.com/guides/does-reddit-have-an-api): The three routes to Reddit data: official API, third-party API and archives, with a decision table.
- [Reddit API in Python](https://apixstar.com/guides/reddit-api-python): A complete Python script using requests: listings, pagination, threads, search and retry handling.
- [Scraping Reddit without the API](https://apixstar.com/guides/scrape-reddit-without-api): The components and running costs of a self-built Reddit scraper, and when to build or buy.
- [Reddit data for research](https://apixstar.com/guides/reddit-api-for-research): Access routes for researchers, building a reproducible dataset, cost estimates, ethics and terms.
- [About](https://apixstar.com/about): Who runs Apixstar, why it exists, its limits and contact details.
- [Terms of Service](https://apixstar.com/terms): Acceptable use, credits and refunds, availability and liability.
- [Privacy Policy](https://apixstar.com/privacy): What account, billing and request data is stored, who processes it and how to have it deleted.

## Contact

- support@apixstar.com