RedCrawler API
Subreddits V1

Autocomplete V1

Autocomplete community names as the user types. Fast prefix matching.

GET /api/v1/communities/autocomplete

Autocomplete community names as the user types. Fast prefix matching.

Query parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
qstringYesPrefix to autocomplete.
limitnumberNoNumber of results (1-25). Default: 10.
include_over_18booleanNoInclude NSFW communities. Default: false.

Authentication

HeaderValue
X-RapidAPI-KeyYour RapidAPI key
X-RapidAPI-Hostred-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com

Example request

cURL

curl -X GET "https://red-crawler1.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/communities/autocomplete?q=askreddit&limit=10&include_over_18=false" \
  -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/v1/communities/autocomplete?q=askreddit&limit=10&include_over_18=false", {
  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/v1/communities/autocomplete?q=askreddit&limit=10&include_over_18=false"
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": {
    "subreddits": [
      {
        "user_flair_background_color": null,
        "submit_text_html": "<!-- SC_OFF --><div class=\"md\"><p><strong>test is all about DISCUSSION. Your post needs to inspire discussion, ask an open-ended question that prompts redditors to share ideas or opinions.</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Questions need to be neutral and the question alone.</strong> Any opinion or answer must go as a reply to your question, this i\u2026",
        "restrict_posting": true,
        "user_is_banned": null,
        "wiki_enabled": true,
        "user_is_muted": null,
        "user_can_flair_in_sr": null,
        "display_name": "test",
        "header_img": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "title": "Ask Reddit...",
        "original_content_tag_enabled": false,
        "allow_galleries": false,
        "icon_size": [
          256,
          256
        ],
        "primary_color": "#d4eaff",
        "icon_img": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "display_name_prefixed": "r/test",
        "public_traffic": false,
        "subscribers": 58390581,
        "user_flair_richtext": [],
        "name": "t5_examples",
        "quarantine": false,
        "hide_ads": false,
        "prediction_leaderboard_entry_type": 2,
        "emojis_enabled": true,
        "advertiser_category": "Lifestyles",
        "public_description": "r/test is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions.",
        "comment_score_hide_mins": 60,
        "allow_predictions": false,
        "user_has_favorited": null,
        "user_flair_template_id": null,
        "community_icon": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "banner_background_image": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "header_title": "Ass Credit",
        "community_reviewed": true,
        "submit_text": "**test is all about DISCUSSION. Your post needs to inspire discussion, ask an open-ended question that prompts redditors to share ideas or opinions.**\n\n**Questions need to be neutral and the question alone.** Any opinion or answer must go as a reply to your question, this includes examples or any kind of story about you. This is so that all responses will be to your question, and there's noth\u2026",
        "description_html": "<!-- SC_OFF --><div class=\"md\"><h6><a href=\"http://www.reddit.com/r/test/submit?selftext=true&title=%5BSerious%5D\"> [ SERIOUS ] </a></h6>\n\n<h5><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/test/wiki/index#wiki_rules\">Rules</a>:</h5>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>You must post a clear and direct question in the title. The title may \u2026",
        "spoilers_enabled": true,
        "allow_talks": false,
        "header_size": [
          125,
          73
        ],
        "user_flair_position": "right",
        "all_original_content": false,
        "has_menu_widget": false,
        "is_enrolled_in_new_modmail": null,
        "key_color": "#222222",
        "can_assign_user_flair": false,
        "created": 1201233135.0,
        "show_media_preview": true,
        "submission_type": "self",
        "user_is_subscriber": null,
        "allowed_media_in_comments": [
          "video"
        ],
        "allow_videogifs": false,
        "should_archive_posts": true,
        "user_flair_type": "text",
        "allow_polls": false,
        "collapse_deleted_comments": true,
        "emojis_custom_size": null,
        "public_description_html": "<!-- SC_OFF --><div class=\"md\"><p><a href=\"/r/test\">r/test</a> is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions.</p>\n</div><!-- SC_ON -->",
        "allow_videos": false,
        "is_crosspostable_subreddit": false,
        "notification_level": "low",
        "should_show_media_in_comments_setting": true,
        "can_assign_link_flair": false,
        "allow_prediction_contributors": false,
        "submit_text_label": "Ask a question",
        "link_flair_position": "right",
        "user_sr_flair_enabled": null,
        "user_flair_enabled_in_sr": false,
        "allow_discovery": true,
        "accept_followers": true,
        "user_sr_theme_enabled": true,
        "link_flair_enabled": true,
        "subreddit_type": "public",
        "suggested_comment_sort": null,
        "banner_img": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "user_flair_text": null,
        "banner_background_color": "#d4eaff",
        "show_media": false,
        "id": "2qh1i",
        "user_is_moderator": null,
        "over18": false,
        "description": "###### [ [ SERIOUS ] ](http://www.reddit.com/r/test/submit?selftext=true&title=%5BSerious%5D)\n\n\n##### [Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/test/wiki/index#wiki_rules):\n1. You must post a clear and direct question in the title. The title may contain two, short, necessary context sentences.\nNo text is allowed in the textbox. Your thoughts/responses to the question can go in the comments se\u2026",
        "submit_link_label": "",
        "user_flair_text_color": null,
        "restrict_commenting": false,
        "user_flair_css_class": null,
        "allow_images": false,
        "lang": "es",
        "url": "/r/test/",
        "created_utc": 1201233135.0,
        "banner_size": [
          1280,
          384
        ],
        "mobile_banner_image": "",
        "user_is_contributor": null,
        "allow_predictions_tournament": false
      },
      {
        "user_flair_background_color": null,
        "submit_text_html": "<!-- SC_OFF --><div class=\"md\"><p>Gracias por postear en <a href=\"/r/AskRedditespanol\">/r/AskRedditespanol</a>, por favor tome un momento de leer las <a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/AskRedditespanol/about/rules/\">reglas</a> antes de compartir su pregunta</p>\n</div><!-- SC_ON -->",
        "restrict_posting": true,
        "user_is_banned": null,
        "wiki_enabled": true,
        "user_is_muted": null,
        "user_can_flair_in_sr": null,
        "display_name": "AskRedditespanol",
        "header_img": null,
        "title": "test Espa\u00f1ol",
        "original_content_tag_enabled": false,
        "allow_galleries": false,
        "icon_size": null,
        "primary_color": "#660012",
        "icon_img": "",
        "display_name_prefixed": "r/AskRedditespanol",
        "public_traffic": false,
        "subscribers": 214018,
        "user_flair_richtext": [],
        "name": "t5_examples",
        "quarantine": false,
        "hide_ads": false,
        "prediction_leaderboard_entry_type": 2,
        "emojis_enabled": true,
        "advertiser_category": "",
        "public_description": "\u00a1Bienvenido!\nSi est\u00e1s buscando un lugar donde intercambiar preguntas y respuestas, y adem\u00e1s eres hispanohablante, \nr/AskRedditespanol es el lugar ideal, ponte c\u00f3modo.",
        "comment_score_hide_mins": 10,
        "allow_predictions": false,
        "user_has_favorited": null,
        "user_flair_template_id": null,
        "community_icon": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "banner_background_image": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "header_title": "",
        "community_reviewed": true,
        "submit_text": "Gracias por postear en /r/AskRedditespanol, por favor tome un momento de leer las [reglas](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskRedditespanol/about/rules/) antes de compartir su pregunta",
        "description_html": null,
        "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": "#24a0ed",
        "can_assign_user_flair": true,
        "created": 1373822515.0,
        "show_media_preview": true,
        "submission_type": "self",
        "user_is_subscriber": null,
        "allowed_media_in_comments": [
          "giphy",
          "static",
          "\u2026 (3 more items)"
        ],
        "allow_videogifs": false,
        "should_archive_posts": true,
        "user_flair_type": "text",
        "allow_polls": true,
        "collapse_deleted_comments": true,
        "emojis_custom_size": null,
        "public_description_html": "<!-- SC_OFF --><div class=\"md\"><p>\u00a1Bienvenido!\nSi est\u00e1s buscando un lugar donde intercambiar preguntas y respuestas, y adem\u00e1s eres hispanohablante, \n<a href=\"/r/AskRedditespanol\">r/AskRedditespanol</a> es el lugar ideal, ponte c\u00f3modo.</p>\n</div><!-- SC_ON -->",
        "allow_videos": false,
        "is_crosspostable_subreddit": false,
        "notification_level": null,
        "should_show_media_in_comments_setting": true,
        "can_assign_link_flair": true,
        "allow_prediction_contributors": false,
        "submit_text_label": "",
        "link_flair_position": "right",
        "user_sr_flair_enabled": null,
        "user_flair_enabled_in_sr": false,
        "allow_discovery": true,
        "accept_followers": true,
        "user_sr_theme_enabled": true,
        "link_flair_enabled": true,
        "subreddit_type": "public",
        "suggested_comment_sort": "top",
        "banner_img": "",
        "user_flair_text": null,
        "banner_background_color": "#ea0027",
        "show_media": true,
        "id": "2xv6d",
        "user_is_moderator": null,
        "over18": false,
        "description": "",
        "submit_link_label": "",
        "user_flair_text_color": null,
        "restrict_commenting": false,
        "user_flair_css_class": null,
        "allow_images": false,
        "lang": "es",
        "url": "/r/AskRedditespanol/",
        "created_utc": 1373822515.0,
        "banner_size": null,
        "mobile_banner_image": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/1sys4r2/image_post/",
        "user_is_contributor": null,
        "allow_predictions_tournament": false
      },
      "\u2026 (8 more items)"
    ]
  },
  "error": null,
  "timestamp": "2026-04-29T08:58:57.020979+00:00"
}

Subreddit Info by Name V1

Get public community details: subscribers, description, creation date, type, rules count, and more.

Search Names V1

Search for community names. Returns exact and partial matches.

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