Reddit Skill - Access Reddit Posts, Comments, and Community Data Without an API Key

Skill Overview

The Reddit skill queries and retrieves subreddit posts, comments, community information, and user profiles through Reddit’s public JSON API. No API key is required, allowing AI Agents to connect to Reddit data with a single instruction.

Use Cases

1. Market Research and Sentiment Monitoring: Retrieve discussions about a topic across Reddit communities by popularity or time, and track changes in discussion volume and opinions.
2. User Feedback and Competitor Analysis: Search the entire site or specified subreddits for product-related posts, and read comment sections to understand genuine user feedback and competitor reputation.
3. Community Data Aggregation and Analysis: Collect popular posts, comment trees, and users’ posting histories in batches as source material for subsequent data analysis or content organization.

Core Features

1. Retrieve Subreddit Posts: Enter a subreddit name, such as python or ClaudeAI, to retrieve a list of posts. Five sorting options are supported: hot, new, top, rising, and controversial. top and controversial can also be filtered by hour, day, week, month, year, or all time.
2. Post Search and Detail Viewing: Search Reddit by keywords across the entire site or within a specific subreddit. Use a post ID to retrieve the post body and comments, with the number of comments adjustable.
3. Community and User Information Queries: Look up basic subreddit information, as well as profiles and recent post histories for any Reddit user.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to apply for a Reddit API key to use this skill?

No. The skill is based on Reddit’s public JSON API and requires neither application registration nor authentication. It can be called directly after installation.

Are there request rate limits?

Yes. Reddit’s public JSON API is limited to 100 requests per minute. This is sufficient for normal queries, but be sure to control the request rate when retrieving data in batches.

Which sorting methods and time filters are supported?

Post listings support five sorting methods: hot, new, top, rising, and controversial. Among them, top and controversial support six time ranges: hour, day, week, month, year, and all, making it easy to view only recent trending content or highly upvoted historical posts.