Reddit Search API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Reddit Ads Account Search API
  description: The Reddit Ads API allows advertisers and their partners to programmatically create, edit, and manage advertising campaigns and audiences on the Reddit platform. It provides endpoints for managing ad accounts, campaigns, ad groups, ads, creatives, targeting, custom audiences, conversion pixels, and reporting. Authentication is handled via OAuth 2.0, and rate limits are set at one request per second.
  version: '3'
  contact:
    name: Reddit Ads Support
    url: https://business.reddithelp.com/s/article/Reddit-Ads-API
  termsOfService: https://business.reddithelp.com/s/article/Reddit-Ads-API-Terms
servers:
- url: https://ads-api.reddit.com/api/v3
  description: Reddit Ads API v3 Production Server
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Search
  description: Endpoints for searching Reddit content including submissions, subreddits, and users across the platform.
paths:
  /subreddits/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchSubreddits
      summary: Search Subreddits
      description: Searches for subreddits by name and description.
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The search query string.
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/after'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/before'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Listing'
  /r/{subreddit}/search:
    get:
      operationId: search
      summary: Search Submissions
      description: Searches for submissions within a specific subreddit or across all of Reddit. Supports sorting and time filtering.
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/subreddit'
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The search query string.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: The sorting method for search results.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - relevance
          - hot
          - top
          - new
          - comments
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/t'
      - name: restrict_sr
        in: query
        description: Whether to restrict the search to the specified subreddit.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: true
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: The type of results to return.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - sr
          - link
          - user
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/after'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/before'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Listing'
components:
  schemas:
    Thing:
      type: object
      description: A Reddit thing is the base object type. All Reddit objects (comments, links, subreddits, etc.) are things with a kind and data payload.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: The kind identifier (t1 for comment, t2 for account, t3 for link, t4 for message, t5 for subreddit, t6 for award).
          enum:
          - t1
          - t2
          - t3
          - t4
          - t5
          - t6
        data:
          type: object
          description: The thing's data payload, varying by kind.
    Listing:
      type: object
      description: A Reddit listing is a paginated collection of things. Listings contain a data object with children and pagination information.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: The kind identifier, always "Listing".
          enum:
          - Listing
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            after:
              type: string
              nullable: true
              description: The fullname of the next item for forward pagination.
            before:
              type: string
              nullable: true
              description: The fullname of the previous item for backward pagination.
            dist:
              type: integer
              description: The number of items in this listing.
            modhash:
              type: string
              description: A modhash for CSRF protection.
            children:
              type: array
              description: The list of things in this listing.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Thing'
  parameters:
    after:
      name: after
      in: query
      description: The fullname of a thing used as an anchor for pagination. Returns results after this item.
      schema:
        type: string
    t:
      name: t
      in: query
      description: The time period for filtering results.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - hour
        - day
        - week
        - month
        - year
        - all
    count:
      name: count
      in: query
      description: A positive integer indicating the number of items already seen in this listing, used for pagination numbering.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
    before:
      name: before
      in: query
      description: The fullname of a thing used as an anchor for pagination. Returns results before this item.
      schema:
        type: string
    subreddit:
      name: subreddit
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The name of the subreddit.
      schema:
        type: string
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: The maximum number of items to return (default 25, max 100).
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 25
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Reddit Ads API uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication. Access tokens are obtained via the authorization code flow.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token
          scopes:
            ads: Access to ads management endpoints
externalDocs:
  description: Reddit Ads API Documentation
  url: https://ads-api.reddit.com/docs/