Get Subreddit

reddit.get_subreddit

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Calls the Reddit API with the connection's credentials.

Read a subreddit's own record: title, description and counts.

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Connection

Required: Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type: OAuth 2.0
Providers: Reddit
Secret shape: {"client_id": "…", "client_secret": "…", "refresh_token": "…"}
Config it needs: user_agent, subreddit
Resolved by: config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

1 field, none required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Example
subreddit Subreddit to act on, with or without the 'r/' prefix. Falls back to the connection's default subreddit when left blank.	string	No	—	—	python

Example configuration

Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.

{
  "subreddit": "python"
}

Output

One shape.

result

Field	Type	Example
id Subreddit id, without its 't5_' prefix.	string	—
name Fullname of the subreddit, such as 't5_2qh0u'.	string	—
display_name Subreddit name as written in a URL.	string	—
title Subreddit title.	string	—
public_description The short public description.	string	—
subscribers How many accounts subscribe to it.	number	—
over18 Whether the subreddit is marked NSFW.	boolean	—
created_utc Creation time, as a UTC epoch second.	number	—

{
  "created_utc": 0,
  "display_name": "",
  "id": "",
  "name": "",
  "over18": false,
  "public_description": "",
  "subscribers": 0,
  "title": ""
}

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