Fetch Single Reddit Post Detail by ID or URL

GET/v1/posts/detail

Query Parameters

post_idstringrequired

Example Request (cURL / Python / JavaScript)

curl "https://api.redditdataapi.io/v1/posts/detail?post_id=" \
  -H "x-api-key: rd_live_your_api_key"

Live Response Preview

{
  "code": 0,
  "provider": "https://redditdataapi.io",
  "status": "ok",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "1xmjld9",
    "post_id": "t3_1xmjld9",
    "subreddit": "saas",
    "subreddit_name_prefixed": "r/saas",
    "title": "How we scaled our B2B SaaS to $42k MRR using automated Reddit brand mention alerts",
    "selftext": "We built an internal keyword monitor across r/saas, r/startups, and r/entrepreneur...",
    "author": "indie_founder_io",
    "score": 384,
    "upvote_ratio": 0.96,
    "num_comments": 78,
    "created_utc": 1762286400,
    "created_at": "2026-11-04T20:00:00.000Z",
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/saas/comments/1xmjld9/how_we_scaled_our_b2b_saas/",
    "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/saas/comments/1xmjld9/how_we_scaled_our_b2b_saas/",
    "domain": "self.saas",
    "flair": "Case Study",
    "over_18": false,
    "is_nsfw": false,
    "is_video": false,
    "is_self": true
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "f12c2f10-81e3-4c22-9118-092f1a8b7788",
    "endpoint": "/v1/posts/detail",
    "credits_used": 2,
    "credits_remaining": 249992,
    "cache_hit": true,
    "data_age_seconds": 8,
    "latency_ms": 11
  }
}

Response Fields

Normalized post object (2 Credits)

Field	Type	Sample / Notes
`code`	integer	Example: 0
`status`	string	Example: ok
`data`	RedditPost
`id`	string	Example: 1xmjld9
`post_id`	string	Example: t3_1xmjld9
`subreddit`	string	Example: SaaS
`subreddit_name_prefixed`	string	Example: r/SaaS
`title`	string	Example: How we scaled our B2B API from $0 to $42k MRR with developer
`selftext`	string	Example: Here is the exact breakdown of our engineering-led growth lo
`author`	string	Example: saas_builder_99
`score`	integer	Example: 418
`upvote_ratio`	number	Example: 0.96
`num_comments`	integer	Example: 87
`created_utc`	integer	Example: 1762254000
`created_at`	string	Example: 2026-11-04T11:00:00.000Z
`url`	string	Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1xmjld9/how_we_scaled
`permalink`	string	Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1xmjld9/how_we_scaled
`domain`	string	Example: self.SaaS
`flair`	string	Example: Case Study
`over_18`	boolean	Example: false
`is_nsfw`	boolean	Example: false
`is_video`	boolean	Example: false
`is_self`	boolean	Example: true
`meta`	ResponseMeta
`request_id`	string	UUID v4 request identifier
`endpoint`	string	Canonical /v1/* endpoint path
`credits_used`	integer	Credits deducted for this call (0 on error or empty)
`credits_remaining`	integer	Remaining credit balance on account
`cache_hit`	boolean	Whether served from L1 Redis cache
`data_age_seconds`	integer	Age of cached payload in seconds
`latency_ms`	integer	End-to-end gateway latency in milliseconds

Status Codes

200: Normalized post object (2 Credits)