Get Public Subreddit Information
View all Reddit Posts, Comments & Community Data endpoints →Pass a bare subreddit name such as AskReddit. The observed response contains meta.status, meta.subreddit, and a body object with name, title, public_description, description, subscribers, created_utc, subreddit_type, over18, lang, url, icon_img, community_icon, banner_img, and banner_background_image. The checked AskReddit result identified a public community with creation timestamp 1201233135 and URL /r/AskReddit/. Use public_description for a short introduction and description for longer community text. Subscriber counts and image URLs can change; image fields may be empty or unavailable for other communities. subscribers is not an active-user count, and this response is not a history of subscriber growth. Calculate community age or count deltas locally from stored timestamps and snapshots. Treat fields such as lang as returned metadata rather than inferring the language of every discussion. This read does not require a Reddit account session or modify the community.
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/api/project/reddit/subreddit-info API Response (JSON)
{} curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/reddit/subreddit-info?key=<API_KEY>&subreddit=AskReddit'
Query Result
Use Cases
- Create a community directory card displaying its title, introduction, subscriber count, source URL, and available artwork.
- Review a candidate subreddit's description and community type before adding it to a product-research watchlist.
- Save periodic subscriber-count snapshots and calculate observed changes locally without claiming access to historical growth data.
- Annotate a research methodology with community creation dates and public metadata instead of equating audience size with activity.
Frequently asked questions
What is a ready-to-run example for subreddit information?
Use subreddit=AskReddit, the safe default checked live. The successful response identified AskReddit, its /r/AskReddit/ URL, its public community type, a meaningful public_description, and created_utc=1201233135. Counts can change.
Does subscribers measure active readers or subscriber growth?
No. It is a subscriber-count snapshot. Active-user counts and a historical growth series are not provided by this observed response. Store multiple snapshots and calculate deltas yourself if you need comparisons.
Which description and image fields should a community card use?
public_description is the concise introduction; description contains longer community text. Image fields include icon_img, community_icon, banner_img, and banner_background_image in the checked result. Allow empty images and safely render any Markdown or HTML-derived text.