# lemmy.post

**stable** **Standard**

A Lemmy post.

`GET /v1/lemmy/post`

## What you get

One Lemmy record in Onekey's unified shape, in `data`. If the record does not exist you get a `404 not_found` and are not charged.

**Also works with:** [Computed block](https://onekey.dev/docs/computed.md) (`engagement_rate`, `language`). Any [batch](https://onekey.dev/docs/batch.md) can include it.

## What it costs

- **Standard · 1 credit** for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
- **Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).**
- **Free** if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Default | What it is | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `instance` | string | no | - | Known Lemmy instance (allowlisted), default lemmy.world | max 253 chars; must match `[a-z0-9.-]{3,253}`; trimmed, lowercased |
| `id` | string | yes | (required) | Post id on the instance | max 12 chars; must match `[0-9]{1,12}`; trimmed |

## Request

```bash
curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/lemmy/post?id=52463999" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

```python
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/lemmy/post",
    params={"id": "52463999"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
body = res.json()

if body["success"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])
```

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({ id: "52463999" });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.onekey.dev/v1/lemmy/post?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.success) console.log(body.data);
else console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
```

## Recorded response

A real Lemmy response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are `null`.

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "content": {
      "id": "52463999",
      "title": "Apple's A20 Pro shatters Geekbench 7 single-core record — 2nm chip beats desktop Intel Core i9 and AMD Ryzen 9 by up to 32%",
      "text": null,
      "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/apples-a20-pro-shatters-geekbench-7-single-core-record-2nm-chip-beats-desktop-intel-core-i9-and-amd-ryzen-9-by-up-to-32-percent",
      "createdAt": "2026-09-28T11:19:32Z"
    },
    "ext": {
      "apUrl": "https://lemmy.world/post/52463999",
      "languageId": 37,
      "title": "Technology"
    },
    "author": {
      "id": "644053",
      "username": "KoalaUnknown",
      "displayName": null,
      "url": "https://lemmy.world/u/KoalaUnknown",
      "avatarUrl": null
    },
    "entity": {
      "name": "technology"
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 160,
      "comments": 94
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "lemmy",
    "endpoint": "post",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}
```

## Field mapping

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's [unified schema](https://onekey.dev/docs/schema.md). Fields the source lacks come back as `null`.

| Source path | Onekey field | Transform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `post_view.post.id` | `content.id` | `toString` |
| `post_view.post.name` | `content.title` | - |
| `post_view.post.body` | `content.text` | - |
| `post_view.post.url` | `content.url` | `safeUrl` |
| `post_view.post.ap_id` | `ext.apUrl` | `safeUrl` |
| `post_view.post.published` | `content.createdAt` | `toIsoDate` |
| `post_view.post.language_id` | `ext.languageId` | `toNumber` |
| `post_view.creator.id` | `author.id` | `toString` |
| `post_view.creator.name` | `author.username` | - |
| `post_view.creator.display_name` | `author.displayName` | - |
| `post_view.creator.actor_id` | `author.url` | `safeUrl` |
| `post_view.creator.avatar` | `author.avatarUrl` | `safeUrl` |
| `post_view.community.name` | `entity.name` | - |
| `post_view.community.title` | `ext.title` | - |
| `post_view.counts.score` | `engagement.likes` | `toNumber` |
| `post_view.counts.comments` | `engagement.comments` | `toNumber` |

## Caching and freshness

- Fresh for about 30 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
- Between 30 minutes and 6 hours the cached copy is still served instantly and marked `stale: true` while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
- If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 day more (marked stale).
- A "not found" is remembered for 5 minutes and is free.
- The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

## What can go wrong

| Status | Code | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | Check the `x-api-key` header. |
| 402 | `insufficient_credits` | [Add credits](https://onekey.dev/pricing); your balance must cover the price. |
| 404 | `not_found` | That record does not exist. Free; do not retry. |
| 422 | `invalid_params` | Fix the parameters using the table above. Free. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry. |
| 502 | `upstream_error` | The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff. |

See [Errors](https://onekey.dev/docs/errors.md) for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).