reddit.subreddit_about

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A subreddit's profile.

GET /v1/reddit/subreddit_about

What you get#

One Reddit 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: URL lookup (reddit.com/r/{subreddit}). Any batch can include it.

Also known as: /reddit/subreddit/details on APIs that nest their paths. See Alternatives and equivalents.

What it costs#

2 credits 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
`subreddit`	string	yes	(required)	Subreddit name without r/, e.g. python	max 21 chars; must match `[A-Za-z0-9_]{2,21}`; trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/reddit/subreddit_about?subreddit=python" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

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

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "content": {
      "id": "2qh01",
      "title": "Python",
      "text": "News about the programming language",
      "createdAt": "2008-01-25T03:52:15Z"
    },
    "entity": {
      "name": "python",
      "stats": {
        "followers": 1300000
      }
    },
    "media": {
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2qh0y/icon.png"
    },
    "ext": {
      "nsfw": false
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "reddit",
    "endpoint": "subreddit_about",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 2,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`data.id`	`content.id`	-
`data.display_name`	`entity.name`	-
`data.title`	`content.title`	-
`data.public_description`	`content.text`	-
`data.subscribers`	`entity.stats.followers`	`toNumber`
`data.created_utc`	`content.createdAt`	`toIsoDate`
`data.icon_img`	`media.thumbnailUrl`	`safeUrl`
`data.over18`	`ext.nsfw`	`toBoolean`

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; 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 for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: beta (not yet verified against the live source).