drain.lat API

GET /profile/:username

Fetch a public Reddit user profile.

GET /api/v1/reddit/profile/: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"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Reddit username.

string

Profile bio.

string

Avatar image URL.

object

Show karma object

number

Post karma.

number

Comment karma.

number

Total karma.

number

Awardee karma.

number

Awarder karma.

boolean

Whether the account has Reddit Premium.

boolean

Whether the account is a moderator.

boolean

Whether the account is a Reddit employee.

string

Account creation date (ISO 8601).

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 /profile/:username/posts

Get the last 10 posts from a Reddit user.

GET /api/v1/reddit/profile/:username/posts

string

required

The Reddit username.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez/posts" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez/posts", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez/posts",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Reddit username.

array

Show post object

string

Post ID.

string

Post title.

string

Subreddit name.

number

Post score (upvotes minus downvotes).

number

Upvote ratio (0-1).

number

Comment count.

string

Thumbnail URL. null if no thumbnail.

string

Link to the post.

string

Post date (ISO 8601).

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 /profile/:username/comments

Get a user’s recent comments.

GET /api/v1/reddit/profile/:username/comments

string

required

The Reddit username.

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"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez/comments?limit=10", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/profile/spez/comments",
    params={"limit": 10},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Reddit username.

array

Show comment object

string

Comment ID.

string

Comment text.

string

Subreddit name.

string

Title of the parent post.

string

Link to the comment.

number

Comment score.

string

Comment date (ISO 8601).

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 /r/:subreddit

Get info about a subreddit.

GET /api/v1/reddit/r/:subreddit

string

required

The subreddit name (without r/).

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/r/funny" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/r/funny", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/r/funny",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Subreddit ID.

string

Subreddit name.

string

Subreddit title.

string

Subreddit description.

number

Subscriber count.

number

Currently active users.

boolean

Whether the subreddit is NSFW.

string

Creation date (ISO 8601).

string

Subreddit icon URL.

string

Subreddit banner 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 /r/:subreddit/posts

Get posts from a subreddit.

GET /api/v1/reddit/r/:subreddit/posts

string

required

The subreddit name (without r/).

string

Sort order. Options: hot, new, top, rising. Default hot.

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"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/r/funny/posts?sort=hot&limit=10", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/reddit/r/funny/posts",
    params={"sort": "hot", "limit": 10},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Subreddit name.

string

Sort order used.

array

Show post object

string

Post ID.

string

Post title.

string

Post author username.

string

Post content URL.

string

Link to the Reddit post.

number

Post score.

number

Upvote ratio (0-1).

number

Comment count.

boolean

Whether the post is a video.

string

Thumbnail URL.

string

Post date (ISO 8601).

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"
}

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