The Reddit User Profile API
Instantly query Reddit user profiles, karma breakdowns, account age, and public submission histories. Clean, reliable JSON without official developer approval.
Comprehensive Reddit user data
Everything you need to analyze, verify, or profile Reddit accounts.
Profile & Metadata
Access account creation date, bio description, avatar image URL, badges, and verification status in a single call.
Karma Breakdown
Inspect comment karma vs. post karma to verify user credibility, influence, and community reputation.
Submission Activity
Combine with /user-posts and /user-comments to review topical activity, frequented subreddits, and engagement patterns.
Fetch user details in 2 lines of code
Use our official TypeScript SDK or raw HTTP REST calls to query any username.
- Full TypeScript definitions for all user attributes
- Automated proxy rotation prevents IP throttling
- Dedicated endpoints for posts and comment history
import { SubScraperClient } from '@subscraper/sdk';
const client = new SubScraperClient({ apiKey: 'sk-your-api-key' });
// Fetch Reddit user profile and karma
const user = await client.getUserProfile({
username: 'spez'
});
console.log(user.totalKarma, user.accountAgeDays);
How it works
Profile any Reddit user in three straightforward steps.
Get API Key
Sign up in seconds to receive your unique authentication key.
Query User Profile
Call /user-profile with the target username.
Receive Data
Instant JSON payload with karma, account age, bio, and badges.
Who uses the Reddit User Profile API?
Fraud & Trust Teams
Detect burner accounts and sybil spam rings by checking account creation date and karma ratios.
Influencer Marketers
Find influential community leaders, power users, and moderators to partner with for organic outreach.
AI Agents
Allow autonomous agents to verify author credibility before citing Reddit feedback or recommendations.
Talent Recruiters
Discover prolific software developers and engineers by examining public technical comments.
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
Prepaid credit packs that never expire, or monthly Pro for production scale.
Hobby
Free forever for experimenting and personal projects.
- 30 free requests
- All 14 endpoints
- MCP server access
- No credit card required
Starter
One-time purchase. Credits never expire.
- 1,000 prepaid requests
- Credits stack & never expire
- All 14 endpoints
- MCP server access
Growth
One-time purchase. Credits never expire.
- 10,000 prepaid requests
- Credits stack & never expire
- All 14 endpoints
- MCP server access
Pro
Best ValueFor production apps needing a fixed monthly budget.
- 100,000 requests/mo
- Resets every month
- Premium residential proxies
- Priority support
Frequently Asked Questions
What data is included in a user profile response?
The /user-profile endpoint returns username, post karma, comment karma, total karma, account creation date (created_utc), avatar URL, bio description, verified status, and subreddit moderator status.
Can I fetch a user's full post and comment history?
Yes. In addition to /user-profile, we provide /user-posts and /user-comments endpoints to retrieve paginated historical submissions and comments for any public user.
Can I check if a Reddit account is active or suspended?
Yes, our API returns standard status indicators allowing you to determine if a username exists, is active, or has been shadowbanned/suspended.
Does this require Reddit API OAuth or user authorization?
No OAuth required. You only need your SubScraper API key to query public user profiles across Reddit.
Profile Reddit users with ease.
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