Sylvia API

Sylvia API Discovery API

The Discovery API from Sylvia API — 3 operation(s) for discovery.

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Operations 3

GET /reddit/subreddits/{category} Browse subreddits #

GET /reddit/subreddits/search Search subreddits #

GET /reddit/subreddit_autocomplete Autocomplete subreddit names #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Sylvia Discovery API
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: Sylvia API
    url: https://sylvia-api.com
    email: support@sylvia-api.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://sylvia-api.com/terms
  x-agentic-access:
    intent: read-only
    authenticated: true
    idempotent: true
    rateLimits:
      headers:
      - X-RateLimit-Limit
      - X-RateLimit-Remaining
      - X-RateLimit-Reset
      - Retry-After
      statusCode: 429
    mcpServer: https://api.sylvia-api.com/mcp
    llmsTxt: https://sylvia-api.com/llms.txt
  description: 'Operations tagged Discovery across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: sylvia-api-openapi-2026-08-18.json, sylvia-api-openapi-2026-08-20.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.sylvia-api.com/v1
  description: Production API server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Discovery
paths:
  /reddit/subreddits/{category}:
    get:
      summary: Browse subreddits
      description: 'Returns subreddit listings by category: popular, default, new, or premium.'
      operationId: browseSubreddits
      parameters:
      - name: category
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - popular
          - default
          - new
          - premium
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Items per page (1-100, default 25)
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 25
        example: 25
      - name: after
        in: query
        description: Pagination token from previous response
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response format. 'reddit' (default) is raw JSON. 'markdown' is available on all tiers; 'minimal' and 'csv' require Strela; 'ndjson' requires Svetka; 'custom(name)' applies a saved template.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - reddit
          - minimal
          - ndjson
          - csv
          - markdown
          default: reddit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subreddit listing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  subreddits:
                  - name: Python
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Tier:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Tier'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
            Retry-After:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Retry-After'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      tags:
      - Discovery
    servers:
    - url: https://api.sylvia-api.com/v1
      description: Production API server
  /reddit/subreddits/search:
    get:
      summary: Search subreddits
      description: Search subreddits by name or description.
      operationId: searchSubreddits
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Search query for subreddit name/description
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Items per page (1-100, default 25)
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 25
        example: 25
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response format. 'reddit' (default) is raw JSON. 'markdown' is available on all tiers; 'minimal' and 'csv' require Strela; 'ndjson' requires Svetka; 'custom(name)' applies a saved template.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - reddit
          - minimal
          - ndjson
          - csv
          - markdown
          default: reddit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching subreddits
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  subreddits:
                  - name: Python
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Tier:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Tier'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
            Retry-After:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Retry-After'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      tags:
      - Discovery
    servers:
    - url: https://api.sylvia-api.com/v1
      description: Production API server
  /reddit/subreddit_autocomplete:
    get:
      summary: Autocomplete subreddit names
      description: Autocompletes subreddit names by partial query.
      operationId: autocompleteSubreddit
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Partial subreddit name prefix
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Items per page (1-100, default 25)
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 25
        example: 25
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response format. 'reddit' (default) is raw JSON. 'markdown' is available on all tiers; 'minimal' and 'csv' require Strela; 'ndjson' requires Svetka; 'custom(name)' applies a saved template.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - reddit
          - minimal
          - ndjson
          - csv
          - markdown
          default: reddit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subreddit suggestions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  subreddits:
                  - name: Python
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Tier:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Tier'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
            Retry-After:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Retry-After'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      tags:
      - Discovery
    servers:
    - url: https://api.sylvia-api.com/v1
      description: Production API server
components:
  headers:
    X-RateLimit-Tier:
      description: 'Rate limit tier: free | strela | svetka | enterprise.'
      schema:
        type: string
    Retry-After:
      description: Seconds until retry is allowed, present on 429.
      schema:
        type: integer
    X-RateLimit-Reset:
      description: Epoch milliseconds when the window resets.
      schema:
        type: integer
    X-RateLimit-Remaining:
      description: Remaining requests in the current window.
      schema:
        type: integer
    X-RateLimit-Limit:
      description: Requests per second for the tier.
      schema:
        type: integer
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        code:
          type: string
        request_id:
          type: string
    Envelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        message:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        error:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        request_id:
          type: string
    GenericResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: object
    ErrorResponse_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
          - BAD_REQUEST
          - UNAUTHORIZED
          - FORBIDDEN
          - NOT_FOUND
          - LOW_BALANCE
          - RATE_LIMITED
          - FEATURE_LOCKED
          - TIER_EXPIRED
          - REQUEST_FAILED
        request_id:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: API key for authentication. Get yours at https://sylvia-api.com
    AccountTokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-sylvia-auth
      description: Account token (SV_...) for account management endpoints. Sign in at https://sylvia-api.com to get yours.
x-refined-from:
- sylvia-api-openapi-2026-08-18.json
- sylvia-api-openapi-2026-08-20.json