Reddit Search API

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Search Reddit posts from the past month by keyword, with subreddit, author, text and like and comment counts, sorted by relevance unless sort says otherwise. Comment text is not searched, and older history is not guaranteed.

Price $0.56 per 1,000 requests ($0.000556 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

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Endpoint contract:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to reddit and action to search, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - keyword: Specifies the post search query for search. Does not search full comment text. Defaults to relevance sorting; the time window is fixed to the past month.
- Optional parameters:
  - sort: Orders Reddit post listings by newest, popular, relevance, rising, or top. The post_detail and comments actions do not accept sort. (allowed: newest / popular / relevance / rising / top)
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 50. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 10)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: id, url, title, text, author_username, community, like_count, comment_count, posted_at.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "reddit",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "mechanical keyboard"
  }
}
- Price: $0.56 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`Authorization`	header	`string`	Yes	-	Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
`platform`	body	`string`	Yes	`reddit`	Platform identifier, fixed value.
`action`	body	`string`	Yes	`search`	Capability identifier, fixed value.
`keyword`	body.params	Not declared	Yes	-	Specifies the post search query for `search`. Does not search full comment text. Defaults to `relevance` sorting; the time window is fixed to the past month.
`sort`	body.params	`enum`	No	-	Orders Reddit post listings by `newest`, `popular`, `relevance`, `rising`, or `top`. The `post_detail` and `comments` actions do not accept `sort`.Allowed values`newestpopularrelevancerisingtop`
`limit`	body.params	`integer (1–50)`	No	`10`	The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 50. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge.

Code samples

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "reddit",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "mechanical keyboard"
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

Real response

Captured September 26, 2026 at 08:56 (UTC) by calling this API with the parameters in the code sample above. results and count are that call's real response with personal information (names, handles, avatars, profile links, contact details) removed; the list keeps the first 2. id, billing and quota differ on every call, so only their shape is shown.

json

{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "reddit",
  "action": "search",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "1wpwg1j",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/civic/comments/1wpwg1j/would_you_use_mechanical_keyboard_switches_as_12v/",
      "title": "Would you use mechanical keyboard switches as 12V car controls?",
      "text": "We&#39;re building MXIO: a small switch system that lets you use standard MX-style mechanical keyboard switches in a car. The switches are hot-swappable, and each unit can be set up as a momentary or toggle control. It’s designed for 12V systems, rated for 15A continuous / 20A pe…",
      "author_username": "（已隐去）",
      "community": "civic",
      "like_count": 0,
      "comment_count": 0,
      "posted_at": "2026-09-25T13:31:55+00:00",
      "platform": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "id": "1wptnwp",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianTeenagers/comments/1wptnwp/mechanical_keyboard_recommendations/",
      "title": "Mechanical keyboard recommendations",
      "text": "&#x200B; Hey everyone! I’m looking to buy my first mechanical keyboard and would appreciate some recommendations. What I’m looking for: - Budget: Under 7k - Layout: 75% - Use: Gaming + programming + general use I’m mainly looking for something with good build quality, comfortable…",
      "author_username": "（已隐去）",
      "community": "IndianTeenagers",
      "like_count": 0,
      "comment_count": 0,
      "posted_at": "2026-09-25T11:18:43+00:00",
      "platform": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "count": 10,
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

Field	Meaning
`id`	The record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
`url`	Link to the record on the platform.
`title`	Title. null when the platform has no titles (for example text-only posts).
`text`	Body text with HTML removed, returned in full and never cut short (on a few platforms the list results themselves carry only an excerpt; the platform's field notes say so).
`author_username`	Author's username (@handle), usually usable in URLs.
`community`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`like_count`	Likes. null means the platform or this capability does not disclose it; it is not 0.
`comment_count`	Comments. null means not disclosed, not 0.
`posted_at`	Publish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
`platform`	Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

Errors and billing

401: Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.
422: Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.
402: Insufficient balance. Top up first.
429: The account's per-minute request limit was reached (all of its API keys count together; a key's own lower limit applies first). Wait for Retry-After and try again; a rate package in the console raises the limit.
503: Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.
200 empty: The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

Reddit: Differences Among Relevance, Hot, Top, and New ↗
Official Reddit documentation separates Hot (recent interactions) from Top (all-time high votes). On this page, popular corresponds to Hot, not Top; additional sorting and time filters on the official website do not imply that this endpoint supports those same parameters or combinations.
Checked 2026-09-04