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How to get a Reddit post transcript

TL;DR
To get a Reddit post transcript, sign up for a free Captapi key, then send one GET request to /v1/reddit/post-transcript with your input. You get clean JSON back in seconds for ~20 credits (0.4/result) per call — no OAuth, scraping or platform SDKs. Get a Reddit post's discussion as readable text — title, body, and comments in one transcript-style payload.

How to get a Reddit post transcript (step by step)

  1. 1

    Get a free API key

    Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.

  2. 2

    Call the Reddit Post Transcript API

    Send an authenticated GET request to /v1/reddit/post-transcript with your input. No OAuth, no scraping setup.

  3. 3

    Read the JSON response

    Parse the clean JSON response. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.

Code example

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/reddit/post-transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fspace%2Fcomments%2F1umfd43%2Fradiation_exposure_may_become_the_biggest%2F" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

What the response looks like

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "reddit",
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1umfd43/radiation_exposure_may_become_the_biggest/",
    "post": {
      "platform": "reddit",
      "id": "1umfd43",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1umfd43/radiation_exposure_may_become_the_biggest/",
      "title": "Radiation exposure may become the biggest challenge for future Moon and Mars missions",
      "text": "[removed]",
      "subreddit": "space",
      "author": "Low-Mathematician137",
      "upvotes": 0,
      "comments": 65,
      "publishedAt": "1783087453.0",
      "flair": null,
      "nsfw": null,
      "thumbnail": null
    },
    "transcript": "Title: Radiation exposure may become the biggest challenge for future Moon and Mars missions\n\n[removed]\n\nEffingWasps: Insert that very recent but weirdly broadly applicable “this has been talked about extensively you’re just 21” meme\n\nb407driver: Become? It has always been the greatest (unsolved) challenge.\n\nWaarm: The current biggest challenge is funding.\n\nAdmirable_Site_8337: “…..seems to receive little public discussion……”\n\nSigh………………\n\n………….\n\n…………\n\nLioraB: Line the ships with astrophage.",
    "transcriptSegments": [
      {
        "speaker": "post",
        "text": "Radiation exposure may become the biggest challenge for future Moon and Mars missions",
        "start": 0,
        "duration": 0,
        "timestamp": "00:00"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "Low-Mathematician137",
        "text": "[removed]",
        "start": 0,
        "duration": 0,
        "timestamp": "00:00"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "EffingWasps",
        "text": "Insert that very recent but weirdly broadly applicable “this has been talked about extensively you’re just 21” meme",
        "start": 0,
        "duration": 0,
        "timestamp": "00:00"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "b407driver",
        "text": "Become? It has always been the greatest (unsolved) challenge.",
        "start": 0,
        "duration": 0,
        "timestamp": "00:00"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "Waarm",
        "text": "The current biggest challenge is funding.",
        "start": 0,
        "duration": 0,
        "timestamp": "00:00"
      }
    ],
    "wordCount": 67,
    "segments": 7,
    "commentsIncluded": 5
  }
}

Billing metadata (credits charged, cache hit/miss) is returned in the X-Captapi-Credits and X-Captapi-Cache response headers.

Request parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstring YesReddit post URL. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble.
limitintegerNoMax items to return (default 50, max 200). Billed per result.
cachebooleanNoSet true to serve from the 24h response cache. Default false — always fetch fresh data.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Reddit Post Transcript API do?

The Reddit Post Transcript API lets you extract the full, timestamped transcript from a public Reddit post using one GET request to /v1/reddit/post-transcript. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.

How many credits does the Reddit Post Transcript API cost?

At the default limit this endpoint costs 20 credits (0.4 per result). Billing scales with how many results you request. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Failed or empty results are never charged.

Do I need a Reddit API key or OAuth?

No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.

What if the Reddit post has no captions?

When no captions are available, Captapi transcribes the audio with AI (Whisper) automatically, so you still get a usable transcript.

Is the Reddit Post Transcript API suitable for production use?

Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.

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