Reddit Popular Posts API
Get Reddit's r/popular feed by hot, new, top, or rising, optionally for one country. $0.01 per call.
Get the posts trending across Reddit from r/popular. Sort by hot, new, top, or rising, pick a time range for top, and narrow the feed to a country with a two-letter code. Each post includes title, subreddit, score, comment count, body, flair, and media.
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{
"ok": true,
"data": {
"cursor": "t3_1xjs7qr",
"posts": [
{
"author": "BamaTransplant0311",
"created_at": "2026-10-30T13:16:06+00:00",
"created_utc": 1793366166,
"domain": "i.redd.it",
"flair": "ಠ_ಠ",
"id": "1xjf3sq",
"images": [
"https://preview.redd.it/k7o3a7pculyh1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=f688897d64ffaffc6ef50a7eb26e6e7770abf334"
],
"is_self": false,
"is_video": false,
"locked": false,
"name": "t3_1xjf3sq",
"num_comments": 10544,
"num_crossposts": 4,
"over_18": false,
"permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1xjf3sq/family_member_who_hasnt_spoken_to_me_in_years/",
"score": 52215,
"selftext": "I moved away a little over three years ago to move in with my partner, which essentially outed me to my whole family, and this is the one and only time that this relative has reached out to me since I…",
"spoiler": false,
"stickied": false,
"subreddit": "mildlyinfuriating",
"thumbnail": "https://preview.redd.it/k7o3a7pculyh1.jpeg?width=140&height=93&auto=webp&s=924d32b64a5fc03c4bd5a5446d20173ee3ad64a0",
"title": "Family member who hasn’t spoken to me in years reaching out just to tell me how to vote",
"upvote_ratio": 0.9,
"url": "https://i.redd.it/k7o3a7pculyh1.jpeg",
"video_url": null
}
]
}
}Features
The same feed Reddit shows on r/popular, returned as standard Post objects.
Four sort modes, with a time range for top. Rising surfaces posts gaining momentum right now.
Pass a two-letter country code such as GB or DE to get that country's popular feed (not available with rising).
Walk deeper into the feed with the returned cursor.
The feed is cached for 15 minutes.
Use cases
Trend Spotting
See what is taking off on Reddit before it reaches other platforms.
Content Ideas
Feed newsletters and content teams with what people are talking about today.
Regional Insights
Compare what is popular in different countries.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls.
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/reddit/popular', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"sort": "hot"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);The Reddit Popular Posts API for what is trending on Reddit
The YepAPI Reddit Popular Posts API returns the r/popular feed as structured data. Call /v1/reddit/popular and get the posts trending across Reddit with title, subreddit, score, comment count, and media, sorted by hot, new, top, or rising, at $0.01 per call.
Add a country code to see what is popular in one country instead of worldwide.
What does the Reddit Popular Posts API return?
A posts array of standard Post objects plus a cursor. Each post includes id, title, author, subreddit, permalink, url, domain, selftext, score, upvote_ratio, num_comments, num_crossposts, created_at, flair, over_18, thumbnail, images, and video_url.
Build a Reddit trends dashboard
Poll /v1/reddit/popular with sort=rising to catch posts gaining momentum, or sort=top with time=day for the day's biggest posts. Run it with country=GB, DE, or any other code to compare regions. Pair it with the Twitter Trends API on the same key to see what is trending on X at the same time.
Reddit Popular Posts API pricing: $0.01 per call
Every call costs a flat $0.01 and failed calls are free. There is no monthly minimum, no seat fee, and no Reddit app to register: you only need a YepAPI key. The feed is cached for 15 minutes.
Sort, time, and country
sort accepts hot (default), new, top, and rising. time applies to top. country takes a two-letter code such as GB and works with every sort except rising.
Try the Reddit Popular Posts API free
Sign up and get $5 in free credit with no card required. That is 500 calls at $0.01 each to test the Reddit Popular Posts API against live Reddit data before you spend anything. The Popular Subreddits API is on the same key.
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$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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Frequently asked questions
Get the posts trending across Reddit from r/popular. Sort by hot, new, top, or rising, pick a time range for top, and narrow the feed to a country with a two-letter code. Each post includes title, subreddit, score, comment count, body, flair, and media.
Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.
Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/reddit/popular. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.
YepAPI bundles SEO, AI, and web scraping APIs under one key with no monthly minimums. You get lower per-call pricing, a unified dashboard, and one billing account instead of managing multiple providers.
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