Get subreddit from Reddit with KonbiniAPI

Returns metadata for a public Reddit subreddit including member count, description, rules, and category.

This API endpoint returns metadata for a public Reddit subreddit including member count, description, rules, and category.

Perfect for

Community research and audience size analysis
Subreddit discovery for niche marketing research
Monitor subreddit growth and activity trends

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1. Make the request

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

const data = await response.json();

2. Get clean JSON

Response (200 OK)

{
  "data": {
    "type": "Group",
    "id": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/",
    "name": "programming",
    "slug": "programming",
    "memberCount": 5000000,
    "summary": "Computer programming news and discussions.",
    "category": "Technology",
    "published": "2008-01-24T17:36:07.000Z"
  }
}