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Reddit Comments

GET /v1/reddit/comments

Search Reddit comments by keyword, optionally in one subreddit. Returns comment content, the comment, post and parent IDs, links to the comment and its post, subreddit, author, and publication date for each result. Supports fetching multiple pages of results in a single API call.

Cost

$0.003 per page

Free tier

50 requests/month

Parameters

query *

Search keyword (max 500 characters)

pages

Number of pages to fetch, 1-10 (default: 1)

sort_by

Sort order: most_recent, relevance, or top (default: most_recent)

subreddit

Only comments from this subreddit, with or without r/ (e.g. Python)

get_sentiment

Set to true to add AI emotion analysis (+$0.001/page)

Example Request

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/reddit/comments?query=python&pages=2&sort_by=relevance" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://apidirect.io/v1/reddit/comments",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "python",
        "pages": 2,
        "sort_by": "relevance"
    }
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "comment_id": "pfewxa0",
      "post_id": "1x3wfr5",
      "parent_id": "1x3wfr5",
      "comment_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/comments/1x3wfr5/comment/pfewxa0/",
      "title": "practicalcabinet on TopCharacterTropes",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1x3wfr5",
      "date": "2026-10-12 09:25:33",
      "author": "practicalcabinet",
      "source": "Reddit (Comment)",
      "domain": "reddit.com",
      "subreddit": "TopCharacterTropes",
      "snippet": "The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, from *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*, was actually played by a more common non-killer rabbit.\n\n![img](et5lcv7t80vh1)",
      "type": "comment",
      "upvotes": 2461,
      "post_upvotes": 12473,
      "post_comments": 1625,
      "sentiment": {
        "emotions": {
          "joy": 40,
          "trust": 55,
          "fear": 0,
          "surprise": 10,
          "sadness": 0,
          "disgust": 0,
          "anger": 0,
          "anticipation": 30
        },
        "dominant_emotion": "trust",
        "emotional_intensity": 5,
        "polarity": "positive"
      }
    }
  ],
  "pages": 2,
  "count": 44
}

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