Public posts, community details and user activity
Reddit returns searchable public posts, community feeds/details, user profiles and recent activity, posts with up to 200 comments; unavailable content limits results; Top defaults weekly.
Your information
Subreddit name, with or without r/, or its Reddit link (for example, AskHR or https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHR/).
Example results
r/learnpython
Python Education
Subreddit for posting questions and asking for general advice about all topics related to learning python.
Open communityCommunity rules
Be polite.
Don't insult others; everyone comes to Python with a different level of knowledge and experience, and what is obvious to you may not be obvious to them.
Posts to this subreddit must be requests for help learning python.
Please check [the FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/faq), [the index](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/index), and [the books page](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/books) for some commonly-requested information.
Replies on this subreddit must be pertinent to the question OP asked.
This is not the place to advertise your blog/video/guide/tutorial. Nor is it the place to try and hire someone. If you want to learn, just post a question so we can answer it.
No advertising. No blogs/tutorials/videos/books/recruiting attempts.
No advertising. This is not the place to advertise your book, video, blog, study group, company training video, bot, or really anything. No advertising, no recruiting.
No replies copy / pasted from ChatGPT or similar.
Related communities
No related communities listed.
About the Reddit tool
Search posts finds public posts using required search words and optional community, time period, and sort order.
List community posts needs a community name or link; Get post needs a post link or title words and can return comments.
Get community needs a community name or link, while Get user needs a username or profile link; both return public information.
Built from reddit.com and sh.reddit.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.
Actions
Get community
1 creditGet a public Reddit community’s details, rules, and related communities listed in its sidebar. Private and banned communities are unavailable.
Uses Reddit and sh.reddit.com.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Communitycommunity | Text | Required | Subreddit name, with or without r/, or its Reddit link (for example, AskHR or https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHR/).Example: r/learnpython |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Rulesrules | List | Community rules in display order. |
Rule Titlerules[].rule_title | Text | Example: Be polite. |
Explanationrules[].explanation | Text | Example: Don't insult others; everyone comes to Python with a different level of… |
Titletitle | Text | Community title.Example: Python Education |
Membersmembers | Number | Number of community members.Example: 1057315 |
Is Adultis_adult | Yes or no | Whether the community is marked adult (NSFW).Example: No |
Descriptiondescription | Text | Community description.Example: Subreddit for posting questions and asking for general advice about all topics… |
Created Datecreated_date | Date | Date the community was created.Example: 2009-10-02 |
Subreddit IDsubreddit_id | Text | Reddit internal subreddit ID.Example: 2r8ot |
Community Linkcommunity_link | Text | Community page link.Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/ |
Community Namecommunity_name | Text | Subreddit name without r/.Example: Learnpython |
Icon Image Linkicon_image_link | Text | Community icon image link.Example: https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2r8ot/styles/communityIcon_jwr5s7l5ici61.png?… |
Related Communitiesrelated_communities | List | Names of related subreddits listed in the community sidebar. |
Example result
For Community: r/learnpython
{
"rules": [
{
"rule_title": "Be polite.",
"explanation": "Don't insult others; everyone comes to Python with a different level of knowledge and experience, and what is obvious to you may not be obvious to them."
},
{
"rule_title": "Posts to this subreddit must be requests for help learning python.",
"explanation": "Please check [the FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/faq), [the index](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/index), and [the books page](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/book…"
},
{
"rule_title": "Replies on this subreddit must be pertinent to the question OP asked.",
"explanation": "This is not the place to advertise your blog/video/guide/tutorial. Nor is it the place to try and hire someone. If you want to learn, just post a question so we can answer it."
}
],
"title": "Python Education",
"members": 1057315,
"is_adult": false,
"description": "Subreddit for posting questions and asking for general advice about all topics related to learning python.",
"created_date": "2009-10-02",
"subreddit_id": "2r8ot",
"community_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/",
"community_name": "learnpython",
"icon_image_link": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2r8ot/styles/communityIcon_jwr5s7l5ici61.png?width=256&s=45deb6f123031525835c1ab234a53be00bdbc207",
"related_communities": []
}Get post
1 creditRead a public Reddit post and up to 200 comments through reply depth 2. Unavailable posts and comments may not be readable.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Postpost | Text | Required | A Reddit post link or words from its title, for example what is your best budgeting tip.Example: what is your best budgeting tip |
Communitycommunity | Text | Optional | Limit a title search to a community, for example personalfinance or r/personalfinance.Example: Personalfinance |
Comment Sortcomment_sort | Text | Optional | Order comments, for example new. Default: top.Example: New |
Max Commentsmax_comments | Number | Optional | Maximum comments to return, including replies, for example 20. Default: 20; maximum: 200.Example: 8 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Scorescore | Number | Example: 2 |
Titletitle | Text | Example: Whats everyone's top budgeting tip (practical)? |
Authorauthor | Text | Example: Riksace |
Post IDpost_id | Text | Example: 4cn1yq |
Commentscomments | List | |
Textcomments[].text | Text | Example: Start using mint, you can't effectively budget without seeing EVERYTHING! |
Depthcomments[].depth | Number | Example: 0 |
Scorecomments[].score | Number | Example: 6 |
Authorcomments[].author | Text | Example: TheHarb81 |
Posted Atcomments[].posted_at | Text | ISO 8601 date and time in UTC.Example: 2016-03-30T22:10:27+00:00 |
Comment IDcomments[].comment_id | Text | Example: d1jo0lx |
Reply Countcomments[].reply_count | Number | Example: 0 |
Comment Linkcomments[].comment_link | Text | Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4cn1yq/whats_everyones_top_bu… |
Communitycommunity | Text | Example: Personalfinance |
Post Linkpost_link | Text | Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4cn1yq/whats_everyones_top_bu… |
Post Textpost_text | Text | Example: I've seen so many budgeting tips online but am curious to see what others find… |
Posted Atposted_at | Text | ISO 8601 date and time in UTC.Example: 2016-03-30T22:01:21+00:00 |
Comment Countcomment_count | Number | Example: 6 |
Linked Websitelinked_website | Text | |
Upvote Percentageupvote_percentage | Number | Percentage of votes that were upvotes, from 0 to 100.Example: 75 |
Example result
For Post: what is your best budgeting tip, Community: Personalfinance
{
"score": 2,
"title": "Whats everyone's top budgeting tip (practical)?",
"author": "riksace",
"post_id": "4cn1yq",
"comments": [
{
"text": "Start using mint, you can't effectively budget without seeing EVERYTHING! ",
"depth": 0,
"score": 6,
"author": "TheHarb81",
"posted_at": "2016-03-30T22:10:27+00:00",
"comment_id": "d1jo0lx",
"reply_count": 0,
"comment_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4cn1yq/whats_everyones_top_budgeting_tip_practical/d1jo0lx/"
},
{
"text": "Use cash. Cant overspend and not know it. When the money is gone you stop buying stuff.",
"depth": 0,
"score": 3,
"author": null,
"posted_at": "2016-03-30T22:02:30+00:00",
"comment_id": "d1jnoon",
"reply_count": 0,
"comment_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4cn1yq/whats_everyones_top_budgeting_tip_practical/d1jnoon/"
},
{
"text": "YNAB.com- not only a great tool but also a great methodology/ training....good sub on here for it too.",
"depth": 0,
"score": 2,
"author": "mckeddie70",
"posted_at": "2016-03-30T23:15:59+00:00",
"comment_id": "d1jqnr8",
"reply_count": 0,
"comment_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4cn1yq/whats_everyones_top_budgeting_tip_practical/d1jqnr8/"
}
],
"community": "personalfinance",
"post_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4cn1yq/whats_everyones_top_budgeting_tip_practical/",
"post_text": "I've seen so many budgeting tips online but am curious to see what others find to be the most efficient whilst being practical.",
"posted_at": "2016-03-30T22:01:21+00:00",
"comment_count": 6,
"linked_website": null,
"upvote_percentage": 75
}Get user
1 creditGet a public Reddit user’s profile and recent posts and comments, newest first. Suspended or nonexistent users are unavailable.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Usernameusername | Text | Required | Reddit username, u/name, or profile link, for example spez or https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/.Example: Spez |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum recent posts and comments to return, for example 25. Default 25, maximum 100.Example: 5 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
User IDuser_id | Text | Example: 1w72 |
Usernameusername | Text | Example: Spez |
Post Karmapost_karma | Number | Example: 184487 |
Total Karmatotal_karma | Number | Example: 940980 |
Created Datecreated_date | Date | Example: 2005-06-06 |
Profile Linkprofile_link | Text | Example: https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/ |
Comment Karmacomment_karma | Number | Example: 756493 |
Recent Activityrecent_activity | List | |
Linkrecent_activity[].link | Text | Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastruc… |
Textrecent_activity[].text | Text | Post title or the first 500 characters of a comment.Example: That was the thinking. Otherwise it would be easier to just replicate the UI. |
Typerecent_activity[].type | Text | Example: Comment |
Scorerecent_activity[].score | Number | Example: 14 |
Communityrecent_activity[].community | Text | Example: U spez |
Posted Atrecent_activity[].posted_at | Text | ISO 8601 date and time in UTC.Example: 2026-08-05T18:31:50+00:00 |
Avatar Image Linkavatar_image_link | Text | Example: https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_3k30p/styles/profileIcon_uj015iwx9s7g1.png?wi… |
Example result
For Username: Spez
{
"user_id": "1w72",
"username": "spez",
"post_karma": 184487,
"total_karma": 940980,
"created_date": "2005-06-06",
"profile_link": "https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/",
"comment_karma": 756493,
"recent_activity": [
{
"link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1wosm9/",
"text": "That was the thinking. Otherwise it would be easier to just replicate the UI. ",
"type": "comment",
"score": 14,
"community": "u_spez",
"posted_at": "2026-08-05T18:31:50+00:00"
},
{
"link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1w9sot/",
"text": "If we replace every line of code but the output is the same, is it still old Reddit?",
"type": "comment",
"score": 22,
"community": "u_spez",
"posted_at": "2026-08-05T17:30:18+00:00"
},
{
"link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1w9j2v/",
"text": "Karma and Age gates are really blunt tools that, while we understand why they are used today, end up with a blast radius making the it hard for (good) new users finding a way to participate. That make…",
"type": "comment",
"score": 24,
"community": "u_spez",
"posted_at": "2026-08-05T17:29:13+00:00"
}
],
"avatar_image_link": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_3k30p/styles/profileIcon_uj015iwx9s7g1.png?width=256&height=256&crop=256:256,smart&s=aa819b0964f6e3019e769d1cc8ede7318c3869a3"
}List community posts
1 creditList public posts from a Reddit community in Hot, Top, New, or Rising order. Top defaults to the past week; private, banned, and nonexistent communities cannot be listed.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sortsort | Text | Optional | Community tab to list, for example top.Example: Top |
Communitycommunity | Text | Required | Subreddit name, r/name, or Reddit community link, for example personalfinance.Example: r/Python |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum posts to return, for example 25 (up to 100).Example: 6 |
Time Windowtime_window | Text | Optional | Time period for Top posts only, for example past_week.Example: Past month |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Postsposts | List | Posts in the chosen Reddit tab order. |
Flairposts[].flair | Text | Post flair, if present.Example: Discussion |
Scoreposts[].score | Number | Post score.Example: 605 |
Titleposts[].title | Text | Post title.Example: State of the art in Python 2026? |
Authorposts[].author | Text | Username, if available.Example: Several-Marsupial-27 |
Post IDposts[].post_id | Text | Reddit post ID.Example: 1wkziub |
Is Pinnedposts[].is_pinned | Yes or no | Whether the post is pinned.Example: No |
Post Linkposts[].post_link | Link | Reddit link to the post.Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1wkziub/state_of_the_art_in_python_202… |
Posted Atposts[].posted_at | Date | UTC posting date and time.Example: 2026-09-19T22:26:17+00:00 |
Text Previewposts[].text_preview | Text | First 300 characters of the post text.Example: What would you guys consider the state of the art in python in 2026, or what… |
Comment Countposts[].comment_count | Number | Number of comments.Example: 231 |
Example result
For Sort: Top, Community: r/Python, Max Results: 6, Time Window: Past month
{
"posts": [
{
"flair": "Discussion",
"score": 605,
"title": "State of the art in Python 2026?",
"author": "Several-Marsupial-27",
"post_id": "1wkziub",
"is_pinned": false,
"post_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1wkziub/state_of_the_art_in_python_2026/",
"posted_at": "2026-09-19T22:26:17+00:00",
"text_preview": "What would you guys consider the state of the art in python in 2026, or what do you expect from modern python codebases?\n\nHeres my list, would be happy to hear some inputs or domain expert advice:\n\n* …",
"comment_count": 231
},
{
"flair": "News",
"score": 352,
"title": "Anthropic model uploaded a malicious package to the real PyPI during a simulated CTF [09/09/26]",
"author": "me_myself_ai",
"post_id": "1wbwx4y",
"is_pinned": false,
"post_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1wbwx4y/anthropic_model_uploaded_a_malicious_package_to/",
"posted_at": "2026-09-09T20:14:33+00:00",
"text_preview": "https://www.anthropic.com/research/alignment-assessment-cybersecurity-incidents\n\nNGL, my main takeaway is that PyPI is already doing quite well in the new AI security age, even though the packaging co…",
"comment_count": 61
}
]
}Search posts
1 creditFind public Reddit posts by topic, community, time and sort order. Returns up to 100 posts in Reddit search order; unavailable posts may prevent completion.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sortsort | Text | Optional | Order posts, for example newest. Default: relevance.Example: Top |
Queryquery | Text | Required | Words to search for on Reddit, for example best CRM for a small business.Example: CRM |
Communitycommunity | Text | Optional | Search only one subreddit, for example smallbusiness or r/smallbusiness.Example: r/smallbusiness |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum posts to return, for example 25. Default: 25; maximum: 100.Example: 5 |
Time Windowtime_window | Text | Optional | How far back to search, for example past_week. Default: all_time.Example: Past year |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Postsposts | List | |
Scoreposts[].score | Number | Example: 205 |
Titleposts[].title | Text | Example: I write one sentence in my phone after every client call. Nothing else I do… |
Authorposts[].author | Text | Example: Miklosjobbagy |
Post IDposts[].post_id | Text | Example: 1w60dph |
Communityposts[].community | Text | Example: Smallbusiness |
Post Linkposts[].post_link | Text | Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1w60dph/i_write_one_sentence_in… |
Post Textposts[].post_text | Text | Example: This is what I do. One sentence in the contact's notes field, before I put the… |
Posted Atposts[].posted_at | Text | ISO 8601 date and time in UTC.Example: 2026-09-03T07:25:04+00:00 |
Comment Countposts[].comment_count | Number | Example: 44 |
Linked Websiteposts[].linked_website | Text | Example: https://i.redd.it/q4bz5ylbc4rh1.jpeg |
Example result
For Sort: Top, Query: CRM, Community: r/smallbusiness, Max Results: 5, Time Window: Past year
{
"posts": [
{
"score": 205,
"title": "I write one sentence in my phone after every client call. Nothing else I do pays back this well. What is your one-sentence habit?",
"author": "miklosjobbagy",
"post_id": "1w60dph",
"community": "smallbusiness",
"post_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1w60dph/i_write_one_sentence_in_my_phone_after_every/",
"post_text": "This is what I do. One sentence in the contact's notes field, before I put the phone down. \"Wants the garden, hates the commute, decides with his wife on Sundays.\" That's the whole thing. Ten seconds.…",
"posted_at": "2026-09-03T07:25:04+00:00",
"comment_count": 44,
"linked_website": null
},
{
"score": 59,
"title": "Spent a few months studying outbound, share some insights",
"author": "Creepy_Effective_598",
"post_id": "1s823cv",
"community": "smallbusiness",
"post_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1s823cv/spent_a_few_months_studying_outbound_share_some/",
"post_text": "Been testing outbound lately and researched a few things that really helped me at the very beginning of this not so easy task First I found out that i should narrow the ICP to exclude more people. (ye…",
"posted_at": "2026-03-30T20:20:08+00:00",
"comment_count": 12,
"linked_website": null
}
]
}For developers
Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@reddit",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "get_community",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"community": "r/learnpython"
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Track discussions about a product across Reddit communities
- Review recent posts and comments about a topic
- Compare post activity across selected communities
- Summarize community rules and related communities
- Monitor public user posts and comments
Questions about Reddit
Can I run it with my own inputs?
Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.
Can I call this Reddit tool as an API?
Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.
How much does it cost?
Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.
Do I need a Reddit account?
No. You only need a Fous account.
How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from reddit.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.
What are people saying about a topic?
Search posts finds public posts matching your search words, with optional community and time filters.
What are the top posts in a community?
List community posts returns posts in the community’s selected tab order, including Top.
What did people comment on a post?
Get post returns a public post and its available comments.