reddit-api

name	reddit-api
description	Reddit Search — Search posts, comments, users, and subreddits across 100M+ indexed Reddit entries. Find discussions, track topics, discover communities, and analyze engagement. No Reddit API key needed — works through Xpoz MCP with natural language queries.
homepage	https://xpoz.ai
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tags	["reddit","reddit-search","reddit-api","subreddit","reddit-comments","reddit-posts","community","discussion","social-media","mcp","xpoz","research"]

Reddit Search

Search 100M+ Reddit posts and comments without a Reddit API key.

Find discussions, discover subreddits, look up users, and export results — all through Xpoz MCP. No Reddit API credentials needed, no rate limit headaches, no OAuth setup with Reddit.

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⚡ Setup

👉 Follow xpoz-setup — handles auth automatically. User just clicks "Authorize" once.

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Setup

Run xpoz-setup skill. Verify: mcporter call xpoz.checkAccessKeyStatus

What You Can Search

Tool	What It Does
getRedditPostsByKeywords	Search posts by topic
getRedditCommentsByKeywords	Search comments (where deep expertise lives)
getRedditUsersByKeywords	Find users discussing a topic
getRedditSubredditsByKeywords	Discover relevant communities
getRedditPostsByAuthor	Get a user's post history
getRedditUser	Look up a specific profile
searchRedditUsers	Find users by name

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Quick Examples

Search Posts

mcporter call xpoz.getRedditPostsByKeywords \
  query="self hosting AND docker" \
  startDate=2026-01-01 \
  limit=100

# Always poll for results:
mcporter call xpoz.checkOperationStatus operationId=op_abc123

Search Comments

Comments often contain the deepest expertise — practitioners sharing real experience:

mcporter call xpoz.getRedditCommentsByKeywords \
  query="kubernetes networking troubleshoot" \
  fields='["id","text","authorUsername","subredditName","score","createdAtDate"]'

Find Subreddits

mcporter call xpoz.getRedditSubredditsByKeywords \
  query="machine learning" \
  limit=30

Look Up a User

mcporter call xpoz.getRedditUser \
  identifier=spez \
  identifierType=username

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Boolean Queries

• AND, OR, NOT (uppercase)
• "exact phrase" for precise matching
• () for grouping

mcporter call xpoz.getRedditPostsByKeywords \
  query="(python OR rust) AND \"web scraping\" NOT selenium"

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CSV Export

Every search returns a dataDumpExportOperationId. Poll it to get a download URL with the full dataset (up to 64K rows):

mcporter call xpoz.checkOperationStatus operationId=op_datadump_xyz
# → result.url = S3 download link

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Why Not Use the Reddit API Directly?

	Reddit API	Xpoz Reddit Search
Auth	OAuth + client ID + secret	One-click Xpoz auth
Rate limits	100 requests/min	Handled automatically
Search quality	Reddit's search is notoriously poor	Full-text indexed, boolean operators
Comments	No keyword search for comments	✅ Full comment search
Export	Manual pagination	One-click CSV (64K rows)
Historical	Limited	Back to 2019

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Related Skills

• xpoz-social-search — Cross-platform search (Twitter + Instagram + Reddit)
• expert-finder — Find domain experts from social data
• social-sentiment — Brand sentiment analysis

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Website: xpoz.ai • Free tier available • No Reddit API key needed

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