Reddit Comment History

GET/v1/reddit/users/{name}/comments

MCPreddit_user_comments2 creditsLive

Updated Oct 7, 2026

Description

List a Reddit user's recent comments with full text, subreddit, score, the post each one replies to, and a link. Costs 2 credits per page of up to 25. Tip: if bodyTruncated is true the data came from a fallback that only has previews; retry later for full text.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`name`	path	string	yes		Reddit username, with or without u/, or a profile URL. 3-20 characters.
`sort`	query	enum	no	`new`	Order of the comment history. One of: `new`, `top`, `controversial`.
`limit`	query	integer	no	`25`	Max rows to return (1-100). Reddit pages hold about 25 rows; larger values still return one page. Range 1 to 100.
`cursor`	query	string	no		Opaque cursor from the previous response's page.nextCursor. Length 1 to 2048.

name path, string, required: Reddit username, with or without u/, or a profile URL. 3-20 characters.
sort query, enum: Order of the comment history. One of: new, top, controversial. Default new.
limit query, integer: Max rows to return (1-100). Reddit pages hold about 25 rows; larger values still return one page. Range 1 to 100. Default 25.
cursor query, string: Opaque cursor from the previous response's page.nextCursor. Length 1 to 2048.

Request examples

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/users/spez/comments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

Response

data is a list of RedditComment, with page.nextCursor and page.hasMore for the next page. Fields:

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
`id`	string	no	Platform id.
`fullname`	string	no	Reddit fullname (t3_ for posts, t1_ for comments). Dedupe on this.
`parentId`	string	yes	Fullname of the parent comment or post.
`postId`	string	yes	Id of the post this comment belongs to.
`postTitle`	string	yes	Title of that post.
`author`	string	yes	Author username, null when deleted.
`body`	string	no	Text body. Empty for link and media posts.
`bodyTruncated`	boolean	no	True when the text is a preview from a fallback source.
`score`	number	yes	Score (upvotes minus downvotes) as Reddit reports it.
`subreddit`	string	yes	Subreddit name without r/.
`permalink`	string	yes	Path on reddit.com.
`url`	string	yes	Full URL on the platform.
`createdAt`	string	no	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp.

response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "p1wosm9",
      "fullname": "t1_p1wosm9",
      "parentId": "p1wd2fi",
      "postId": "1vgbkge",
      "postTitle": "Modernizing Reddit’s infrastructure with you",
      "author": "spez",
      "body": "That was the thinking. Otherwise it would be easier to just replicate the UI. ",
      "bodyTruncated": false,
      "score": 16,
      "subreddit": "u_spez",
      "permalink": "/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1wosm9/",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1wosm9/",
      "createdAt": "2026-08-05T18:31:50.000Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "p1w9sot",
      "fullname": "t1_p1w9sot",
      "parentId": "p1w0aok",
      "postId": "1vgbkge",
      "postTitle": "Modernizing Reddit’s infrastructure with you",
      "author": "spez",
      "body": "If we replace every line of code but the output is the same, is it still old Reddit?",
      "bodyTruncated": false,
      "score": 22,
      "subreddit": "u_spez",
      "permalink": "/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1w9sot/",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1w9sot/",
      "createdAt": "2026-08-05T17:30:18.000Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "p1w9j2v",
      "fullname": "t1_p1w9j2v",
      "parentId": "p1vw05t",
      "postId": "1vgbkge",
      "postTitle": "Modernizing Reddit’s infrastructure with you",
      "author": "spez",
      "body": "Karma and Age gates are really blunt tools that, while we understand why they are used today, end up with a blast radius making the it hard for (good) new users finding a way to participate. That makes a bad experience. Our plan is to build tools so you no longer feel the need to rely on hammers like those. But we’ll make sure you can see it working better before proceeding.",
      "bodyTruncated": false,
      "score": 24,
      "subreddit": "u_spez",
      "permalink": "/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1w9j2v/",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/u_spez/comments/1vgbkge/modernizing_reddits_infrastructure_with_you/p1w9j2v/",
      "createdAt": "2026-08-05T17:29:13.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "nextCursor": "eyJ2IjoxLCJwIjoiY2l0ZXJvY2tldCIsImMiOiJ0MV9vcG1iM3ZrIiwibyI6MCwiaCI6ImU3MDdhOGZlMTA1ZiJ9",
    "hasMore": true
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2,
    "remaining": 24997
  },
  "requestId": "req_01JA7Q3V8K2N4P5R6S7T8V",
  "cached": false
}

Recorded live response captured 2026-10-07, truncated to 3 items. Credits and request id are illustrative.

Credits

2 credits per call. Failed calls cost 0. Cached responses cost the same. Test keys cost 0. Repeat calls with the same input within 30 minutes are served from cache.