Reddit API Capability

List User Comments

List comments publicly visible on a Reddit user's comments feed, newest first, with cursor pagination.

Capability ID reddit.user.comments.list

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 30 seconds

# List User Comments

List comments publicly visible on a Reddit user's comments feed, newest first, with cursor pagination.

- Platform: [Reddit](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/reddit)
- Capability ID: `reddit.user.comments.list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 30 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "limit": 25,
    "username": "reddit"
  },
  "capability": "reddit.user.comments.list"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `after` | `string` | No | Opaque cursor from a previous result's next field. |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Page size (default 50). |
| `username` | `string` | Yes | Public Reddit username, optionally prefixed with u/. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "limit": 25,
  "username": "reddit"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "author": "reddit",
      "body": "Thanks! I've sent you the first message here: https://www.reddit.com/message/messages/2y4wpa2 In order for me to send you the rest of the message I'll need you to reply there when you have a chance. To your questions: unfortunately, a lot our tooling doesn't work with modteams of this size, but - no promises here as I don't know what this would take - I will see if there's anything we can do for y…",
      "created_utc": 1749669575,
      "id": "t1_mx9407o",
      "nsfw": false,
      "parent_permalink": null,
      "parent_title": "ACTION NEEDED: PLEASE READ",
      "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/modlimit/comments/1l8ejw1/action_needed_please_read/mx9407o/",
      "score": 0,
      "subreddit": "modlimit",
      "type": "comment"
    },
    {
      "author": "reddit",
      "body": "It's real, I'm real! Totally appreciate you checking though, thanks in advance if you participate in the study!",
      "created_utc": 1722557733,
      "id": "t1_lg2az5a",
      "nsfw": false,
      "parent_permalink": null,
      "parent_title": "Is this a legitimate DM from Reddit, or is this a phishing scam against Reddit mods?",
      "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1ehvn4d/is_this_a_legitimate_dm_from_reddit_or_is_this_a/lg2az5a/",
      "score": 0,
      "subreddit": "ModSupport",
      "type": "comment"
    },
    {
      "author": "reddit",
      "body": "legit",
      "created_utc": 1722557557,
      "id": "t1_lg2ai5m",
      "nsfw": false,
      "parent_permalink": null,
      "parent_title": "Is this a legitimate DM from Reddit, or is this a phishing scam against Reddit mods?",
      "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1ehvn4d/is_this_a_legitimate_dm_from_reddit_or_is_this_a/lg2ai5m/",
      "score": 0,
      "subreddit": "ModSupport",
      "type": "comment"
    }
  ],
  "next": "t1_hngqva3"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `next` | `string` | t1_hngqva3 |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

after string optional

Opaque cursor from a previous result's next field.

limit integer optional

Page size (default 50).

Example 25

username string required

Public Reddit username, optionally prefixed with u/.

Example reddit

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`items`	`array`	3 items
`items`	`array`	3 items
`next`	`string`	t1_hngqva3

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "limit": 25, "username": "reddit" }, "capability": "reddit.user.comments.list" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "limit": 25, "username": "reddit" }, "capability": "reddit.user.comments.list" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "items": [ { "author": "reddit", "body": "Thanks! I've sent you the first message here: https://www.reddit.com/message/messages/2y4wpa2 In order for me to send you the rest of the message I'll need you to reply there when you have a chance. To your questions: unfortunately, a lot our tooling doesn't work with modteams of this size, but - no promises here as I don't know what this would take - I will see if there's anything we can do for y…", "created_utc": 1749669575, "id": "t1_mx9407o", "nsfw": false, "parent_permalink": null, "parent_title": "ACTION NEEDED: PLEASE READ", "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/modlimit/comments/1l8ejw1/action_needed_please_read/mx9407o/", "score": 0, "subreddit": "modlimit", "type": "comment" }, { "author": "reddit", "body": "It's real, I'm real! Totally appreciate you checking though, thanks in advance if you participate in the study!", "created_utc": 1722557733, "id": "t1_lg2az5a", "nsfw": false, "parent_permalink": null, "parent_title": "Is this a legitimate DM from Reddit, or is this a phishing scam against Reddit mods?", "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1ehvn4d/is_this_a_legitimate_dm_from_reddit_or_is_this_a/lg2az5a/", "score": 0, "subreddit": "ModSupport", "type": "comment" }, { "author": "reddit", "body": "legit", "created_utc": 1722557557, "id": "t1_lg2ai5m", "nsfw": false, "parent_permalink": null, "parent_title": "Is this a legitimate DM from Reddit, or is this a phishing scam against Reddit mods?", "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1ehvn4d/is_this_a_legitimate_dm_from_reddit_or_is_this_a/lg2ai5m/", "score": 0, "subreddit": "ModSupport", "type": "comment" } ], "next": "t1_hngqva3" }