Get subreddit comments — Reddit API

Returns public comments from a subreddit. Supports hot, new, top, and controversial ordering, with optional time windows for top and controversial.

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GET/v1/reddit/subreddits/{subreddit}/comments1 credit per request

Example response200OK

{
  "data": {
    "type": "OrderedCollectionPage",
    "itemCount": 25,
    "orderedItems": [
      {
        "type": "Note",
        "content": "First!",
        "voteCount": 9,
        "published": "2026-02-27T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Make the request.

One authenticated GET to /v1/reddit/subreddits/{subreddit}/comments. Authentication and error conventions stay consistent across endpoints. This page shows the path, parameters, response shape, limits, and credit rule for this operation.

Built for

Sentiment analysis across a community
Identify trending discussions and opinions
Research community tone and engagement patterns

Full reference for this endpoint

const response = await fetch("https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/programming/comments", {
  headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
});

const data = await response.json();

Parameters5

subredditrequiredIn · PathType · stringSubreddit name (with or without `r/` prefix)
countIn · QueryType · integerNumber of comments to fetch (maximum: 100)1–100default 25
cursorIn · QueryType · stringPagination cursor
orderIn · QueryType · stringSort order: hot (default), new, top, or controversialhot | new | top | controversialdefault hot
timeIn · QueryType · stringTime window for top or controversial ordering: hour, day, week, month, year, or all (default)hour | day | week | month | year | all

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