Create Comment V2

Create a comment or reply. For top-level: pass post URL or t3_ID. For reply: pass comment URL or t1_ID. Supports Reddit markdown, inline images via URL, and GIF

POST /api/v2/comment/create

Create a comment or reply. For top-level: pass post URL or t3_ID. For reply: pass comment URL or t1_ID. Supports Reddit markdown, inline images via URL, and GIFs via URL. Requires bearer token.

Query parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`text`	string	Yes	Comment text — plain text or Reddit markdown both work. Required if no image_url/gif_url provided.
`post_id`	string	Yes	Post URL/t3_ID for top-level comment, OR comment URL/t1_ID for reply (e.g. t3_1sys4r2, t1_ogv9p8c, or full reddit.com URL)
`proxy`	string	No	Custom proxy (host:port:user:pass)
`bearer`	string	No	Bearer token (auto-resolves from Token Vault if stored)
`image_url`	string	No	Image URL to embed in comment (imgur, i.redd.it, etc.). Uploaded to Reddit automatically.
`gif_url`	string	No	GIF URL to embed in comment (giphy, tenor, etc.). Uploaded to Reddit automatically.

Authentication

Header	Value
`X-RapidAPI-Key`	Your RapidAPI key
`X-RapidAPI-Host`	`red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com`

Example request

cURL

curl -X POST "https://red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com/api/v2/comment/create?text=<text>&post_id=1sys4r2&proxy=<proxy>&bearer=<bearer>&image_url=<image_url>&gif_url=<gif_url>" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com"

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com/api/v2/comment/create?text=<text>&post_id=1sys4r2&proxy=<proxy>&bearer=<bearer>&image_url=<image_url>&gif_url=<gif_url>", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
      "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com"
    }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

url = "https://red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com/api/v2/comment/create?text=<text>&post_id=1sys4r2&proxy=<proxy>&bearer=<bearer>&image_url=<image_url>&gif_url=<gif_url>"
headers = {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com"
}
resp = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(resp.json())

Example response

HTTP 200 — captured from a live call to the gateway.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "success": true,
    "comment": {
      "createComment": {
        "commentInfo": {
          "id": "t1_oiwtf6f",
          "createdAt": "2026-04-29T10:04:14.059000+0000",
          "editedAt": null,
          "isAdminTakedown": false,
          "isRemoved": false,
          "parent": null,
          "postInfo": {
            "id": "t3_1sys93q",
            "title": "test gif",
            "isNsfw": false,
            "subreddit": {
              "id": "t5_2qh23",
              "name": "test",
              "prefixedName": "r/test",
              "allowedMediaInComments": [
                "EXPRESSION",
                "STATIC",
                "ANIMATED",
                "GIPHY"
              ],
              "isQuarantined": false,
              "styles": {
                "icon": null,
                "legacyIcon": null,
                "primaryColor": null,
                "legacyPrimaryColor": null
              }
            }
          },
          "isLocked": false,
          "isInitiallyCollapsed": false,
          "initiallyCollapsedReason": null,
          "content": {
            "markdown": "this is a comment\n\n![img](ajk1054es3yg1)",
            "html": null,
            "richtext": "{\"document\":[{\"c\":[{\"e\":\"text\",\"t\":\"this is a comment\"}],\"e\":\"par\"},{\"e\":\"img\",\"id\":\"ajk1054es3yg1\"}]}",
            "typeHint": "RTJSON",
            "preview": "this is a comment",
            "richtextMedia": [
              {
                "id": "ajk1054es3yg1",
                "userId": null,
                "mimetype": "image/jpeg",
                "width": null,
                "height": null,
                "status": "UNPROCESSED",
                "url": null,
                "small": null,
                "medium": null,
                "large": null,
                "xlarge": null,
                "xxlarge": null,
                "xxxlarge": null,
                "obfuscated_small": null,
                "obfuscated_medium": null,
                "obfuscated_large": null,
                "obfuscated_xlarge": null,
                "obfuscated_xxlarge": null,
                "obfuscated_xxxlarge": null
              }
            ],
            "translationInfo": {
              "isTranslated": false,
              "translatedLanguage": null
            }
          },
          "isTranslatable": false,
          "languageCode": null,
          "authorInfo": {
            "id": "t2_29onm7dc32",
            "name": "Motor_Tip8865",
            "isBlocked": false,
            "isCakeDayNow": false,
            "attributes": {},
            "newIcon": {
              "url": "https://www.redditstatic.com/avatars/defaults/v2/avatar_default_6.png",
              "dimensions": {
                "width": 256,
                "height": 256
              }
            },
            "iconSmall": {
              "url": "https://www.redditstatic.com/avatars/defaults/v2/avatar_default_6.png",
              "dimensions": {
                "width": 256,
                "height": 256
              }
            },
            "snoovatarIcon": null,
            "profile": {
              "isNsfw": false
            },
            "accountType": "USER"
          },
          "score": 1,
          "voteState": "UP",
          "authorFlair": null,
          "isSaved": false,
          "isStickied": false,
          "isScoreHidden": false,
          "awardings": [],
          "isArchived": false,
          "distinguishedAs": null,
          "permalink": "/r/test/comments/1sys93q/test_gif/oiwtf6f/",
          "moderationInfo": null,
          "isCommercialCommunication": false,
          "removedByCategory": null
        },
        "ok": true,
        "errors": null,
        "fieldErrors": null
      }
    }
  },
  "error": null,
  "meta": {
    "vault_expires_at": "2026-04-30T07:47:21.906002+00:00",
    "vault_remaining": "21h 43m"
  },
  "timestamp": "2026-04-29T10:04:14.344960+00:00"
}