Comment Detail by ID V2

Fetch full details for a single comment: score, author, flair, awards, content, vote state, permalink, and moderation info. Unlike Comment and Replies, returns

GET /api/v2/comment-detail

Fetch full details for a single comment: score, author, flair, awards, content, vote state, permalink, and moderation info. Unlike Comment and Replies, returns only the comment itself with no children.

Query parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`comment_id`	string	Yes	Comment URL, t1_ID, or raw ID (e.g. ocls9cs, t1_ocls9cs, reddit.com/.../comment/ocls9cs/)

Authentication

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

Example request

cURL

curl -X GET "https://red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com/api/v2/comment-detail?comment_id=xyz789" \
  -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-detail?comment_id=xyz789", {
  method: "GET",
  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-detail?comment_id=xyz789"
headers = {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com"
}
resp = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(resp.json())

Example response

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

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "success": true,
    "comment": {
      "id": "t1_oiy6wsi",
      "createdAt": "2026-04-29T14:49:55.949000+0000",
      "editedAt": null,
      "isAdminTakedown": false,
      "isRemoved": false,
      "parent": null,
      "postInfo": {
        "id": "t3_1sz0n4g",
        "title": "the final boss of the mountain has arrived",
        "isNsfw": false,
        "subreddit": {
          "id": "t5_2qhta",
          "name": "cats",
          "prefixedName": "r/cats",
          "allowedMediaInComments": [
            "GIPHY",
            "STATIC",
            "ANIMATED",
            "EXPRESSION"
          ],
          "isQuarantined": false,
          "styles": {
            "icon": "https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2qhta/styles/communityIcon_2fsd7ji8awg91.png?width=64&height=64&frame=1&auto=webp&crop=64:64,smart&s=1f847a667b56b3df70201fedca5db1b439371d7b",
            "legacyIcon": {
              "url": "https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/tAT1hlAs4s7wGyszOHRrTVGNOnyZZWazTv6QEtlUHiQ.png",
              "dimensions": {
                "width": 256,
                "height": 256
              }
            },
            "primaryColor": "#FE3F00",
            "legacyPrimaryColor": "#DDBD37"
          }
        }
      },
      "isLocked": false,
      "isInitiallyCollapsed": false,
      "initiallyCollapsedReason": null,
      "content": {
        "markdown": "She looks fancy ",
        "preview": "She looks fancy",
        "richtext": "{\"document\":[{\"c\":[{\"e\":\"text\",\"t\":\"She looks fancy\"}],\"e\":\"par\"}]}",
        "typeHint": "TEXT",
        "richtextMedia": [],
        "translationInfo": {
          "isTranslated": false,
          "translatedLanguage": null
        }
      },
      "isTranslatable": false,
      "languageCode": "en",
      "authorInfo": {
        "id": "t2_1wu4aye27v",
        "name": "Wide-Ice-6247",
        "isBlocked": false,
        "isCakeDayNow": false,
        "attributes": {},
        "newIcon": {
          "url": "https://www.redditstatic.com/avatars/defaults/v2/avatar_default_3.png",
          "dimensions": {
            "width": 256,
            "height": 256
          }
        },
        "iconSmall": {
          "url": "https://www.redditstatic.com/avatars/defaults/v2/avatar_default_3.png",
          "dimensions": {
            "width": 256,
            "height": 256
          }
        },
        "snoovatarIcon": null,
        "profile": {
          "isNsfw": false
        },
        "accountType": "USER"
      },
      "score": 17,
      "voteState": "NONE",
      "authorFlair": null,
      "isSaved": false,
      "isStickied": false,
      "isScoreHidden": false,
      "isArchived": false,
      "distinguishedAs": null,
      "permalink": "/r/cats/comments/1sz0n4g/the_final_boss_of_the_mountain_has_arrived/oiy6wsi/",
      "moderationInfo": null,
      "isCommercialCommunication": false,
      "removedByCategory": null
    }
  },
  "error": null,
  "timestamp": "2026-04-29T19:07:46.888854+00:00"
}