Reddit · Search and trends

Reddit Search Scraper API

The Reddit Search endpoint is one API call: send a search query with your HProxy key and get back a clean, structured JSON object. Run any Reddit search and get the ranked posts back as JSON, with subreddit, author, score and comment count on each. HProxy runs the proxies, sessions, anti-bot handling and parsing server-side, so there is no headless browser to babysit and no parser to keep fixing when Reddit changes its markup. You only ever touch the JSON.
  • 0.15¢ per call
  • $1.49 per 1,000
  • Takes a search query
  • Errors and timeouts are not charged

The call

One GET, and the search comes back as JSON.

Your key goes in one header. 1 required parameter, and the answer is the object below it.

The full reference
curl "https://hproxy.com/api/v1/scrape/reddit/search?query=coffee" \
  -H "X-API-Key: hpx_your_key_here"
Response200 OK · JSON
{
  "query": "your query",
  "results": [
    { "type": "video", "id": "72901...", "title": "...", "stats": { "views": 12043 } }
  ],
  "cursor": "eyJwYWdlIjoyfQ"
}

What comes back

The Reddit search object.

results[]
Ranked results in the platform's own order.
type
Result type (user, video, post, product) per item.
query
The query the ranking was computed for.

What it takes

Parameters.

querystringRequiredcoffee

Search term or keyword.

sortstringrelevance

Ordering to apply to the results. Allowed values: `relevance`, `new`, `top`, `comment_count`.

timeframestringall

Filter by date, as YYYY-MM-DD. Allowed values: `all`, `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`.

afterstringvalue

The after parameter.

trimbooleantrue

Return a slimmed-down payload (drops verbose fields).

How it works

Scraping Reddit search, in three steps.

You write one line. Proxies, anti-bot walls, rendering and parsing happen on our side.

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up and top up any amount. The balance pays for every HProxy product.
  2. 2

    Grab your API key

    One key from the dashboard authenticates every scraper.
  3. 3

    Call the endpoint

    Send the GET you need and read the JSON. That is the entire integration.

What people build with it

Where the Reddit search endpoint earns its keep.

  • Monitor Reddit for brand mentions, keywords or new competitors.
  • Build a trend-tracking pipeline off live search results.
  • Discover creators or products around any query.

Reddit search questions

Answered before you ask.

The reference

Send one authenticated HTTPS request to the Reddit Search endpoint with a search query and your HProxy API key. Run any Reddit search and get the ranked posts back as JSON, with subreddit, author, score and comment count on each. No proxies, no headless browser and no parsing on your side. The response is ready-to-use JSON.

This endpoint is 0.15¢ per successful call, which is $1.49 per 1,000. It bills from your HProxy balance with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Errors are retried and never charged; a lookup whose target does not exist counts as a call.

The API only accesses publicly available Reddit data, the same pages anyone can open in a browser. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and Reddit's terms for your use case.

A structured JSON object with the full search data Reddit exposes publicly. See the fields listed above. The schema is consistent across calls, so you integrate once and rely on it.

No. Every call runs on HProxy's own residential network behind the scenes, so requests look like real users. The proxy layer is already included in the per-call price.

More on the Reddit Search API

What the Reddit Search endpoint returns

Run any Reddit search and get the ranked posts back as JSON, with subreddit, author, score and comment count on each. The JSON object carries results[], type and query. Nothing is summarised away on our side, so what you read in the response is what the Reddit search page itself holds.

What you send to the Reddit Search API

The call takes a search query. Required: query. Optional: sort, timeframe, after and trim. Your key travels in the X-API-Key header, the response is JSON, and the call is billed at 0.15¢, $1.49 per 1,000.

Search and trends on other platforms

The same search and trends data is available on 6 other platforms: YouTube Search, Threads Search, Google Search Results, Pinterest Search, TikTok Keyword Search and Instagram Reels Search. They share this endpoint's JSON shape, its per-call billing and your one API key, so moving from Reddit to another network is a change of URL rather than a second integration.

Is scraping Reddit search allowed?

The endpoint reads publicly available Reddit data, the same pages anyone can open in a browser without logging in. It does not touch private accounts or anything behind a password. How you then use the data is yours to keep lawful, under the rules that apply to you and to Reddit.

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