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Reddit

Base URL: https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit
Fetch a public Reddit user profile.
GET /api/v1/reddit/profile/:username
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username
string
required
The Reddit username to look up.
curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
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username
string
Reddit username.
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bio
string
Profile bio.
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avatarUrl
string
Avatar image URL.
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karma
object
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isPremium
boolean
Whether the account has Reddit Premium.
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isMod
boolean
Whether the account is a moderator.
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isEmployee
boolean
Whether the account is a Reddit employee.
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created
string
Account creation date (ISO 8601).
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profileUrl
string
Link to the Reddit profile.
Response
{
  "username": "spez",
  "bio": "CEO of Reddit.",
  "avatarUrl": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_...",
  "karma": {
    "post": 142300,
    "comment": 98400,
    "total": 240700,
    "awardee": 12400,
    "awarder": 3200
  },
  "isPremium": true,
  "isMod": true,
  "isEmployee": true,
  "created": "2005-06-06T04:00:00.000Z",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/user/spez",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}
Get the last 10 posts from a Reddit user.
GET /api/v1/reddit/profile/:username/posts
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username
string
required
The Reddit username.
curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez/posts" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
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username
string
Reddit username.
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posts
array
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total
number
Number of posts returned.
Response
{
  "username": "spez",
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "t3_abc123",
      "title": "Addressing your questions about the API changes",
      "subreddit": "reddit",
      "score": 48200,
      "upvoteRatio": 0.81,
      "comments": 14300,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/...",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/abc123/",
      "createdAt": "2026-04-20T18:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 10,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}
Get a user’s recent comments.
GET /api/v1/reddit/profile/:username/comments
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username
string
required
The Reddit username.
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limit
number
Number of comments to return. Max 25. Default 10.
curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez/comments?limit=10" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
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username
string
Reddit username.
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comments
array
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total
number
Number of comments returned.
Response
{
  "username": "spez",
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "body": "Thanks for the feedback.",
      "subreddit": "announcements",
      "postTitle": "Reddit update",
      "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/abc/reddit_update/xyz",
      "score": 4200,
      "created": "2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 10,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T10:00:00.000Z"
}
Get info about a subreddit.
GET /api/v1/reddit/r/:subreddit
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subreddit
string
required
The subreddit name (without r/).
curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/r/funny" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
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id
string
Subreddit ID.
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name
string
Subreddit name.
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title
string
Subreddit title.
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description
string
Subreddit description.
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subscribers
number
Subscriber count.
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activeUsers
number
Currently active users.
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isNsfw
boolean
Whether the subreddit is NSFW.
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created
string
Creation date (ISO 8601).
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iconUrl
string
Subreddit icon URL.
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bannerUrl
string
Subreddit banner URL.
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url
string
Link to the subreddit.
Response
{
  "id": "2qh33",
  "name": "funny",
  "title": "funny",
  "description": "Welcome to r/funny",
  "subscribers": 58000000,
  "activeUsers": 12000,
  "isNsfw": false,
  "created": "2008-01-25T05:11:28.000Z",
  "iconUrl": "https://...",
  "bannerUrl": "https://...",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/funny",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T10:00:00.000Z"
}
Get posts from a subreddit.
GET /api/v1/reddit/r/:subreddit/posts
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subreddit
string
required
The subreddit name (without r/).
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sort
string
Sort order. Options: hot, new, top, rising. Default hot.
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limit
number
Number of posts to return. Max 25. Default 10.
curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/r/funny/posts?sort=hot&limit=10" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
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subreddit
string
Subreddit name.
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sort
string
Sort order used.
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posts
array
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total
number
Number of posts returned.
Response
{
  "subreddit": "funny",
  "sort": "hot",
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "title": "My cat figured out how to open doors",
      "author": "user123",
      "url": "https://i.redd.it/abc.jpg",
      "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/abc123/",
      "score": 98000,
      "upvoteRatio": 0.97,
      "numComments": 1200,
      "isVideo": false,
      "thumbnail": "https://...",
      "created": "2026-05-08T08:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 10,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T10:00:00.000Z"
}