REDDIT API
Post Comments
Retrieve post comments from Reddit with a single API request.
GET
/api/data/v1/reddit/post/comments1credit base cost
Request parameters
Up to 1 creditReddit post URL
One opaque cursor returned by the previous response to get more comments or replies. Do not combine multiple cursors.
Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response
Live requests use your prepaid balance. Cached responses cost zero where supported.
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://fetchgoblin.com/api/data/v1/reddit/post/comments?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskReddit%2Fcomments%2Fablzuq%2Fpeople_who_havent_pooped_in_2019_yet_why_are_you%2F' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_FETCHGOBLIN_API_KEY'Response
Example{
"success": true,
"credits_charged": 1,
"comments": [
{
"id": "mymupxb",
"author": "Background-Emu-2890",
"author_fullname": "t2_efdlposp6",
"body": "Black cat i have one and i love her so much !",
"name": "t1_mymupxb",
"created_utc": 1750342221,
"created_at_iso": "2025-06-19T14:10:21.000Z",
"parent_id": "t3_1lfbo7u",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1lfbo7u/what_is_a_thing_you_love_that_lots_of_people_hate/mymupxb/",
"replies": {
"items": [
{
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1lfbo7u/what_is_a_thing_you_love_that_lots_of_people_hate/mymxwde/",
"created_utc": 1750343166,
"created_at_iso": "2025-06-19T14:26:06.000Z",
"subreddit_id": "t5_2qh1i",
"approved_at_utc": null,
"author_is_blocked": false,
"comment_type": null,
"awarders": [],
"mod_reason_by": null,
"banned_by": null,
"author_flair_type": "text",
"total_awards_received": 0,
"subreddit": "AskReddit",
"author_flair_template_id": null,
"likes": null,
"replies": {
"items": [],
"more": {
"has_more": false,
"next_cursor": null
}
},
"user_reports": [],
"saved": false,
"id": "mymxwde",
"banned_at_utc": null,
"mod_reason_title": null,
"gilded": 0,
"archived": false,
"collapsed_reason_code": null,
"no_follow": false,
"author": "doublestitch",
"can_mod_post": false,
"send_replies": true,
"parent_id": "t1_mymupxb",
"score": 19,
"author_fullname": "t2_10py0g",
"removal_reason": null,
"approved_by": null,
"mod_note": null,
"all_awardings": [],
"body": "House panthers for the win",
"edited": false,
"top_awarded_type": null,
"author_flair_css_class": null,
"name": "t1_mymxwde",
"is_submitter": false,
"downs": 0,
"author_flair_richtext": [],
"author_patreon_flair": false,
"body_html": "<div class=\"md\"><p>House panthers for the win</p>\n</div>",
"gildings": {},
"collapsed_reason": null,
"distinguished": null,
"associated_award": null,
"stickied": false,
"author_premium": false,
"can_gild": false,
"link_id": "t3_1lfbo7u",
"unrepliable_reason": null,
"author_flair_text_color": null,
"score_hidden": false,
"permalink": "/r/AskReddit/comments/1lfbo7u/what_is_a_thing_you_love_that_lots_of_people_hate/mymxwde/",
"subreddit_type": "public",
"locked": false,
"report_reasons": null,
"created": 1750343166,
"author_flair_text": null,
"treatment_tags": [],
"collapsed": false,
"subreddit_name_prefixed": "r/AskReddit",
"controversiality": 0,
"depth": 1,
"author_flair_background_color": null,
"collapsed_because_crowd_control": null,
"mod_reports": [],
"num_reports": null,
"ups": 19
}
],
"more": {
"has_more": true,
"cursor": "myn970w"
}
},
"ups": 75,
"downs": 0,
"score": 75
}
],
"post": {
"id": "1lfbo7u",
"author": "Vetro_Nodulare2",
"author_fullname": "t2_16syu27ar1",
"subreddit": "AskReddit",
"title": "What is a thing you love that lots of people hate?",
"downs": 0,
"name": "t3_1lfbo7u",
"upvote_ratio": 0.91,
"ups": 47,
"total_awards_received": 0,
"score": 47,
"created": 1750341959,
"num_comments": 353,
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1lfbo7u/what_is_a_thing_you_love_that_lots_of_people_hate/",
"subreddit_subscribers": 56146601,
"is_video": false,
"created_utc": 1750341959
},
"more": {
"has_more": true,
"cursor": "myoaw2m,myob40l,myoeo9h"
}
}Example data from the API specification. Run a request to retrieve current data.
Response shape
This schema describes the documented data shape. Some platform fields may be absent or null. The response also includes your FetchGoblin request ID and current credit balance.
View JSON Schema +
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},
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},
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"properties": {
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},
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},
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"type": "string"
},
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"name": {
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},
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},
"created_at_iso": {
"type": "string"
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"type": "string"
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},
"replies": {
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"type": "string"
},
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},
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"type": "string"
},
"subreddit_id": {
"type": "string"
},
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"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"author_is_blocked": {
"type": "boolean"
},
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"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"awarders": {
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},
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"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"banned_by": {
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"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"author_flair_type": {
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},
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},
"subreddit": {
"type": "string"
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"author_flair_template_id": {
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"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"likes": {
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"object",
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"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"replies": {
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"items": {
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},
"more": {
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"has_more": {
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},
"next_cursor": {
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"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
}
}
}
},
"user_reports": {
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},
"saved": {
"type": "boolean"
},
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},
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},
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},
"gilded": {
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},
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"number",
"boolean",
"null"
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},
"no_follow": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"author": {
"type": "string"
},
"can_mod_post": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"send_replies": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"parent_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"score": {
"type": "integer"
},
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"type": "string"
},
"removal_reason": {
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"object",
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"boolean",
"null"
]
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"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"mod_note": {
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"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"all_awardings": {
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"edited": {
"type": "boolean"
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]
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"name": {
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},
"downs": {
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},
"author_flair_richtext": {
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"author_patreon_flair": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"body_html": {
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},
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"null"
]
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"can_gild": {
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"array",
"number",
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"null"
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"boolean",
"null"
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"null"
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"null"
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}
}
}