Reddit Subreddit Search

Searches within a specific subreddit for posts, comments, and media matching a query.

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Reddit Subreddit Search
GET /v1/reddit/subreddit/search

Searches within a specific subreddit for posts, comments, and media matching a query.

Authentication: x-api-key
Example URL: https://api.datawake.ai/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?query=push+ups&cursor=eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...

Parameters:
- subreddit (query · string · required)
- query (query · string · optional) = push ups
- sort (query · string · optional)
- timeframe (query · string · optional)
- cursor (query · string · optional) = eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...

Overview

WakeScrap exposes this Reddit endpoint as a live-data API. The platform keeps the documented request and response shape stable while unifying auth, request tracking, and credits billing.

Searches within a specific subreddit for posts, comments, and media matching a query. Returns posts with title, votes, num_comments, url, and created_at; comments with author, body, votes, and parent post info; and media with title, media_type, image dimensions, and gallery_count. Supports sort, timeframe filtering, and cursor-based pagination.

Required params: subreddit.

Headers

x-api-key string required

Your Wake API access key.

Example:

YOUR_API_KEY

Query Parameters

subreddit string required

Subreddit name (e.g. 'Fitness', not 'r/Fitness' or a full URL)

query string

Search query to find matching content

Example:

push ups

sort string

Sort order. For posts/media: relevance, hot, top, new, comments. For comments: relevance, top, new

enum: relevance, hot, top, new, comments

timeframe string

Timeframe to filter results

enum: all, year, month, week, day, hour

cursor string

Cursor to get more results. Get 'cursor' from previous response.

Example:

eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...


              curl 'https://api.datawake.ai/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?query=push+ups&cursor=eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'


              const response = await fetch("https://api.datawake.ai/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?query=push+ups&cursor=eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);


              import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.datawake.ai/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?query=push+ups&cursor=eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...",
    headers={
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Accept": "application/json",
    },
)

print(response.json())


              $ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.datawake.ai/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?query=push+ups&cursor=eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;


              client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.datawake.ai/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?query=push+ups&cursor=eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi...", nil)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()

body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))


              HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.datawake.ai/v1/reddit/subreddit/search?query=push+ups&cursor=eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoi..."))
    .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    .header("Accept", "application/json")
    .method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
    .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println(response.body());


              {
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "t3_8gmjrb",
      "post_id": "t3_8gmjrb",
      "title": "Is doing 50-100 pushups a day doing anything?",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/8gmjrb/is_doing_50100_pushups_a_day_doing_anything/",
      "permalink": "/r/Fitness/comments/8gmjrb/is_doing_50100_pushups_a_day_doing_anything/",
      "nsfw": false,
      "spoiler": false,
      "is_crosspost": false,
      "subreddit": {
        "id": "t5_2qhx4",
        "name": "Fitness",
        "nsfw": false,
        "quarantined": false,
        "icon": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/Ted4KOMuRbaCYlDS55cTqjpVVZ2ENHKtYFbBFjI1i2o.png",
        "banner": null,
        "description": "A place for the pursuit of physical fitness goals.\n\nPlease see the r/Fitness Wiki and FAQ at https://thefitness.wiki for help with common questions.",
        "weekly_visitors": 898726,
        "weekly_contributions": 1827
      },
      "votes": 1414,
      "num_comments": 582,
      "created_at": "2018-05-03T01:09:17.620000+0000",
      "created_at_iso": "2018-05-03T01:09:17.620Z",
      "thumbnail": null,
      "thumbnail_blurred": false,
      "position": 0,
      "relative_position": 0
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "t1_nxf7p27",
      "post_id": "t3_1q2p898",
      "parent_comment_id": null,
      "is_reply_to_comment": false,
      "author": "Philser23",
      "author_avatar": null,
      "author_nsfw": false,
      "body": "On the 30th my girlfriend out of the blue decided her new year's resolution would be to start going to the gym. I was so excited since none of my partners ever shared the fitness h...",
      "body_html": "<p>On the 30th my girlfriend out of the blue decided her new year's resolution would be to start going to the gym...</p>",
      "images": [],
      "votes": 123,
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/nxf7p27/",
      "permalink": "/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/nxf7p27/",
      "created_at": "2026-01-03T11:26:02.434000+0000",
      "created_at_iso": "2026-01-03T11:26:02.434Z",
      "post": {
        "id": "t3_1q2p898",
        "title": "Gym Story Saturday",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/",
        "permalink": "/r/Fitness/comments/1q2p898/gym_story_saturday/",
        "nsfw": false,
        "spoiler": false,
        "votes": 67,
        "num_comments": 80,
        "created_at": "2026-01-03T08:15:49.709000+0000",
        "created_at_iso": "2026-01-03T08:15:49.709Z"
      },
      "subreddit": {
        "id": "t5_2qhx4",
        "name": "Fitness",
        "nsfw": false,
        "quarantined": false,
        "icon": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/Ted4KOMuRbaCYlDS55cTqjpVVZ2ENHKtYFbBFjI1i2o.png"
      },
      "position": 0
    }
  ],
  "media": [
    {
      "id": "t3_geo4x",
      "title": "Bodyweight training for really strong people. See on you're own what I mean with strong. (Not me)",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/geo4x/bodyweight_training_for_really_strong_people_see/",
      "permalink": "/r/Fitness/comments/geo4x/bodyweight_training_for_really_strong_people_see/",
      "media_type": "image",
      "video": null,
      "image": {
        "src": "https://external-preview.redd.it/X6lz5yGIzqVA5LcI9w-FsQJJHhXoCugDhsXgWW3I404.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46814b0a707a532e39e6c20851ddc1fefb0a111f",
        "width": 480,
        "height": 360,
        "resolutions": [
          "..."
        ]
      },
      "gallery_count": null,
      "aspect_ratio": 1.3333333333333333,
      "nsfw": false,
      "spoiler": false,
      "is_blurred": false,
      "subreddit": {
        "id": "t5_2qhx4",
        "name": "Fitness",
        "nsfw": false,
        "quarantined": false
      },
      "position": 0,
      "safe_search": "UNAVAILABLE"
    }
  ],
  "cursor": "eyJjYW5kaWRhdGVzX3JldHVybmVkIjoie1wic2VjdGlvbl8xX3BpcGVsaW5lXzBfZ2xvYmFsX21vZGlmaWVyc1wiOlwiM1wiLFwic2VjdGlvbl8xX3BpcGVsaW5lXzFfbG9jYWxfbW9kaWZpZXJzXCI6XCIzXCIsXCJzZWN0aW9uXzJfcGlw..."
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "One or more required parameters are missing or invalid."
  }
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Invalid or missing x-api-key header."
  }
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_credits",
    "message": "This request requires available credits before execution."
  }
}