Get subreddit comments

What it does

Returns public comments from a subreddit. Supports hot, new, top, and controversial ordering, with optional time windows for top and controversial.

Tool details

Field	Value
Tool name	`reddit_get_subreddit_comments`
Platform	Reddit
REST endpoint	`GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/{subreddit}/comments`
Result type	Collection tool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`subreddit`	`string`	Yes	Subreddit name (with or without `r/` prefix)
`count`	`integer`	No	Number of comments to fetch (maximum: 100) Default: `25`.
`cursor`	`string`	No	Pagination cursor
`order`	`string`	No	Sort order: hot (default), new, top, or controversial Default: `hot`. Allowed values: `hot`, `new`, `top`, `controversial`.
`time`	`string`	No	Time window for top or controversial ordering: hour, day, week, month, year, or all (default) Allowed values: `hour`, `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`, `all`.
`projection_preset`	`string`	No	Defaults to `minimal`. Allowed values: `full`, `minimal`, `identity`, `engagement`, `content`.
`data_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds top-level keys from `data` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.
`item_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds keys from `data.orderedItems[]` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.

Example

{
  "name": "reddit_get_subreddit_comments",
  "arguments": {
    "subreddit": "programming",
    "count": 25,
    "projection_preset": "minimal",
    "data_fields": [
      "orderedItems",
      "nextCursor",
      "cursor",
      "itemCount"
    ],
    "item_fields": [
      "entityId",
      "published",
      "content",
      "url",
      "likeCount"
    ]
  }
}

Available data fields

@context
type
partOf
totalItems
cursor
nextCursor
next
itemCount
orderedItems

Available item fields

type
id
url
entityId
content
published
isPinned
isSponsored
hasReplies
likeCount
voteCount
attributedTo
inReplyTo
image
attachment

Response notes

Successful calls return a JSON object with a top-level data field and, when available, metadata.creditsUsed and metadata.creditsRemaining. See response format, pagination, and credits.

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