Reddit Scraper API

Collect Reddit posts at scale without running a scraper. Ask for a community or a user and get up to 100 posts per request as JSON. We handle access, retries and parsing.

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Build it or call it

	Your own scraper	Apixstar
Proxies and blocks	You buy, rotate and replace them	Handled for you
When Reddit changes its pages	Your parser breaks until you fix it	Same JSON as before
Failed requests	You still pay for the proxy traffic	Not charged
Output	HTML or raw JSON you normalize	One consistent JSON envelope
Time to first data	Days of setup	One request

Listing endpoints for collection

Endpoint	Returns
`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/u/{username}`	User profile
`GET /reddit/v1/u/{username}/submitted`	Posts submitted by a user

Newest 100 posts in a community, score 5 or higher

curl "https://api.apixstar.com/reddit/v1/r/startups/new?limit=100&minScore=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Walk back through older posts

cursor = None
while True:
    params = {"limit": 100, **({"cursor": cursor} if cursor else {})}
    page = requests.get(f"{BASE}/reddit/v1/r/startups/new",
                        params=params, headers=HEADERS).json()
    save(page["data"]["posts"])
    cursor = next_cursor(page)  # the token returned with each page
    if not cursor:
        break

Filter	What it does
`limit`	1 to 100 posts per request
`cursor`	Continue from the previous page
`minScore`	Drop posts below a score
`maxAgeHours`	Drop posts older than this
`excludeAuthors`	Skip posts by listed authors, such as bots

Listings give you posts. For the discussion under each one, use the comments endpoint. To find posts by keyword instead of by community, use search.

Scraper API questions

Is this a scraper I have to run myself?

No. Apixstar is a hosted API. There are no proxies, browsers or parsers for you to operate. You make an HTTP request and get JSON back.

How do I collect every new post in a subreddit?

Call the community listing sorted by new on a schedule and keep the cursor or the ids you have already stored. Each call returns up to 100 posts, and you pay per 10 posts returned.

Can I filter out low-quality posts before they reach me?

Yes. Listings accept minScore, maxAgeHours and excludeAuthors, so you can drop low-score, old or bot-authored posts on our side.

What happens when Reddit blocks or throttles a request?

The request fails with a clear error code and you are not charged. Retry it later.

How fast can I go?

Up to 30 requests per second per account. Each listing request can return up to 100 posts.

Is scraping Reddit legal?

Apixstar returns content that is publicly visible on Reddit. Whether your use is lawful depends on what you do with the data and where you operate, and Reddit's own terms restrict some uses. You are responsible for that assessment. Our Terms of Service lists uses we do not allow.

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