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Reddit Post Transcript API

To get a Reddit video's transcript, call GET /v1/reddit/post/transcript?url=… with your API key. You get clean JSON back.

GET/v1/reddit/post/transcript
curl "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/reddit/post/transcript?url=https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1xo9500/my_knees/" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
Cost
1 credit / call
Only successful calls are charged. Errors are free.
Pagination
Single response
Everything comes back in one call.
Caching
0 credits
Set cache_max_age to reuse a recent result for free.
Rate limit
Per team / minute
Over the limit: 429 with a Retry-After header.

Parameters

urlRequired
A Reddit video post URL, or the video URL https://v.redd.it/<id>.
languageOptional
The caption language, as a code: en (default), es, pt-BR …
cache_max_ageOptional
Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists — served for 0 credits with meta.cached=true and meta.cachedAt. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (1 credit) and refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.One of 5 values.

Send your key in the x-api-key header. Full API reference

Example response

200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "post": {
      "id": "1xo9500",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1xo9500/my_knees/",
      "title": "My knees 😌",
      "type": "video",
      "subreddit": "BeAmazed",
      "subredditId": "t5_363r3",
      "author": "FreaksNake1237",
      "authorId": "t2_agpvdudc",
      "authorAvatarUrl": "https://cf.preview.redd.it/snoovatar/avatars/16145d92-7d59-4b39-b39d-a510be247a9c-headshot.png?width=64&height=64&crop=s…",
      "createdAt": "2026-11-05T04:06:17.818Z",
      "score": 52406,
      "upvoteRatio": 0.948027264385896,
      "commentCount": 344,
      "awardCount": 15,
      "domain": "v.redd.it",
      "linkUrl": "https://v.redd.it/emz7ds6qxpzh1",
      "language": "und",
      "flair": {
        "text": "Art",
        "backgroundColor": "#0266B3"
      },
      "text": null,
      "links": [],
      "imageDescription": null,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://external-preview.redd.it/my-knees-v0-OWNhMXdjNHF4cHpoMfSKH1ZGyiD_uC5lJe9buCd_tbRifzvB4EcUjIRzwp6E.png?format=pjp…",
      "images": [],
      "video": {
        "id": "emz7ds6qxpzh1",
        "hlsUrl": "https://v.redd.it/emz7ds6qxpzh1/HLSPlaylist.m3u8?f=sd%2CsubsAll%2ChlsSpecOrder&v=1&a=1796561360%2CZjQ4YTA4ZTFlZDQyMzIzOG…",
        "mp4s": [
          {
            "url": "https://packaged-media.redd.it/emz7ds6qxpzh1/pb/m2-res_1280p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&c=wh_ben_en&var=sgpssan&v=1&e=179398…",
            "width": 720,
            "height": 1280,
            "bitrate": 2121332
          }
        ],
        "posterUrl": "https://external-preview.redd.it/my-knees-v0-OWNhMXdjNHF4cHpoMfSKH1ZGyiD_uC5lJe9buCd_tbRifzvB4EcUjIRzwp6E.png?format=pjp…",
        "durationSeconds": 43,
        "previewUrl": "https://v.redd.it/emz7ds6qxpzh1/CMAF_96.mp4",
        "isGif": false
      },
      "embed": null,
      "crosspostParent": null,
      "isNsfw": false,
      "isLocked": false,
      "isStickied": false,
      "isArchived": false,
      "isCrosspost": false
    },
    "video": {
      "id": "emz7ds6qxpzh1",
      "url": "https://v.redd.it/emz7ds6qxpzh1",
      "durationSeconds": 43
    },
    "transcript": "And this place is gonna track me down I can't remember where I'm supposed to go You think you got me feeling out So ligh…",
    "language": "English",
    "languageCode": "en",
    "segments": [
      {
        "start": 0,
        "end": 7.9,
        "text": "And this place is gonna track me down I can't remember where I'm supposed to go"
      }
    ],
    "availableLanguages": [
      {
        "languageCode": "en",
        "language": "English"
      }
    ],
    "segmentCount": 5,
    "fetchedAt": "2026-11-06T12:49:20.016Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "creditsRemaining": 4999,
    "cached": false
  }
}

A real response, shortened to one item per list.

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FAQ

Reddit Post Transcript API questions

How much does the Reddit Post Transcript API cost?

1 credit per successful call. Errors and cached results are free, and new accounts start with 100 free credits, no card required. See pricing.

Do I need a Reddit account or API key?

No. You only need a Scraperize API key, sent in the x-api-key header. Scraperize returns publicly available data. No Reddit login or developer app is needed.

How fresh is the data?

Each call fetches the data live. To trade freshness for cost, pass cache_max_age (e.g. 1h, 1d) to get a recent cached result instantly for 0 credits.

Where are the full parameters and response fields?

In the API reference, with every parameter, field and error.

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