Bulk Subreddits by ID V1

Bulk fetch subreddits. Accepts any mix of URLs, names, or t5_ prefixed IDs. Up to 1500 per call.

POST /api/v1/batch/communities

Bulk fetch subreddits. Accepts any mix of URLs, names, or t5_ prefixed IDs. Up to 1500 per call.

Body parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`ids`	string	Yes	Comma-separated subreddit identifiers. Accepts: full URLs (https://reddit.com/r/SpaceX/), names (SpaceX), or t5_ prefixed (t5_2srow). Up to 1500.

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/v1/batch/communities" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"ids": "t3_1sys4r2,t3_1sys51u,t3_1sys5kz"}'

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/batch/communities", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
      "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
  "ids": "t3_1sys4r2,t3_1sys51u,t3_1sys5kz"
})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

url = "https://red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/batch/communities"
headers = {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
  "ids": "t3_1sys4r2,t3_1sys51u,t3_1sys5kz"
}
resp = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
print(resp.json())

Example response

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

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  "success": true,
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        "submit_text_html": null,
        "restrict_posting": true,
        "user_is_banned": null,
        "wiki_enabled": true,
        "user_is_muted": null,
        "user_can_flair_in_sr": null,
        "display_name": "reddit.com",
        "header_img": null,
        "title": "reddit.com",
        "original_content_tag_enabled": false,
        "allow_galleries": false,
        "icon_size": null,
        "primary_color": "#0079d3",
        "icon_img": "",
        "display_name_prefixed": "r/reddit.com",
        "public_traffic": false,
        "subscribers": 1053764,
        "user_flair_richtext": [],
        "videostream_links_count": 0,
        "name": "t5_6",
        "quarantine": false,
        "hide_ads": false,
        "prediction_leaderboard_entry_type": 1,
        "emojis_enabled": false,
        "advertiser_category": "",
        "public_description": "The original subreddit, now archived.",
        "comment_score_hide_mins": 0,
        "allow_predictions": false,
        "user_has_favorited": null,
        "user_flair_template_id": null,
        "community_icon": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_6/styles/communityIcon_a8uzjit9bwr21.png?width=256&s=d28ea66f16da5a6c2ccae0d069cc4d42322d69a9",
        "banner_background_image": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_6/styles/bannerBackgroundImage_yddlxq1m39r21.jpg?width=4000&s=f91d1be5c5a1ea6e492818ecb8a846ea4978563c",
        "header_title": "",
        "community_reviewed": true,
        "submit_text": "",
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        "spoilers_enabled": true,
        "allow_talks": false,
        "header_size": null,
        "user_flair_position": "right",
        "all_original_content": false,
        "has_menu_widget": false,
        "is_enrolled_in_new_modmail": null,
        "key_color": "",
        "can_assign_user_flair": false,
        "created": 1137537905,
        "show_media_preview": true,
        "submission_type": "any",
        "user_is_subscriber": null,
        "allowed_media_in_comments": [
          "video"
        ],
        "allow_videogifs": true,
        "should_archive_posts": true,
        "user_flair_type": "text",
        "allow_polls": true,
        "collapse_deleted_comments": false,
        "emojis_custom_size": null,
        "public_description_html": "<!-- SC_OFF --><div class=\"md\"><p>The original subreddit, now archived.</p>\n</div><!-- SC_ON -->",
        "allow_videos": true,
        "is_crosspostable_subreddit": false,
        "suggested_comment_sort": null,
        "should_show_media_in_comments_setting": true,
        "can_assign_link_flair": false,
        "allow_prediction_contributors": false,
        "submit_text_label": "",
        "link_flair_position": "",
        "user_sr_flair_enabled": null,
        "user_flair_enabled_in_sr": false,
        "allow_discovery": true,
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        "link_flair_enabled": false,
        "subreddit_type": "archived",
        "notification_level": null,
        "banner_img": "",
        "user_flair_text": null,
        "banner_background_color": "#0dd3bb",
        "show_media": false,
        "id": "6",
        "user_is_contributor": null,
        "over18": false,
        "description": "To report a site-wide rule violation to the Reddit Admins, please use our [report forms](https://www.reddit.com/report) or message [/r/reddit.com modmail](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Freddit.com).\n\nThis subreddit is [archived and no longer accepting submissions.](https://redditblog.com/2011/10/18/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-and-revising-the-default-subreddits/)",
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        "user_flair_text_color": null,
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  "error": null,
  "timestamp": "2026-04-29T16:27:44.938258+00:00"
}