# Get information about a public subreddit

`GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/{name}`

A community's description, member count, type, language, and whether it is NSFW or
quarantined. A community that does not exist is a 404; one that is private, banned,
quarantined, or otherwise not publicly readable is a 404 whose `details.reason` says which.

**Price:** 1 credit per call, plus 1 credit per subreddit returned. Failed and refused calls cost nothing.

**Rate limit:** Counts as 1 request against your per-minute rate limit.

**MCP tool:** `get_subreddit`, on every [MCP](/mcp) connection.

Requires an API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer <key>`.

## Request

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.weirapp.io/v1/reddit/subreddits/NAME \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $WEIR_API_KEY"
```

### Path parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | yes | Community name without the `r/` prefix: 3-21 letters, digits, or underscores starting with a letter or digit, or a two-letter language community such as `de`. · matches `^(?:[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,20}\|[A-Za-z]{2})$` |

## Response

Subreddit metadata, in Reddit's own field names.

### `200`

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `data` | object | yes |  |
| `data.id` | string | yes | Reddit's fullname for the community, `t5_` included. |
| `data.name` | string | yes | Community name without the `r/` prefix. |
| `data.title` | string | yes |  |
| `data.description` | string or null | yes | The short public description. Null if unset. |
| `data.url` | string | yes |  |
| `data.subscribers` | integer | yes | min 0 |
| `data.over18` | boolean | yes | The whole community is marked NSFW. |
| `data.createdUtc` | number | yes |  |
| `data.createdAt` | string (date-time) | yes |  |
| `data.subredditType` | string | yes | `public`, `restricted`, `private`, `archived`, `gold_restricted`, or `user`. |
| `data.submissionType` | string or null | yes | What may be posted: `any`, `link`, or `self`. |
| `data.lang` | string or null | yes | The community's declared language, such as `en`. |
| `data.quarantine` | boolean | yes | Quarantined by Reddit: hidden from search and listings. |
| `data.communityIcon` | string or null | yes | URL of the community icon. Null if unset. |
| `data.bannerImg` | string or null | yes | URL of the banner image. Null if unset. |
| `meta` | object | yes |  |
| `meta.requestId` | string | yes |  |
| `meta.nextCursor` | string or null | no |  |

## Errors

| Status | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `400` | The request failed validation. | The request was malformed. The `details` object names the field. |
| `401` | The API key is missing, malformed, expired, or revoked. | The key is missing, malformed, revoked, or expired. |
| `402` | The account is out of credit. Not retryable: this cannot clear until the billing period resets or the plan changes. | Out of credits. **Never retry.** Only a person can clear it, by adding credits at https://weirapp.io/dashboard/billing. Retrying never will. |
| `403` | The API key does not carry the scope this route requires. | The key is valid but lacks the scope this operation needs. |
| `404` | The requested resource does not exist. | No such resource, or it is not public. |
| `429` | The per-minute rate limit is exhausted. Retryable: wait for Retry-After and try again. | Rate limited. Retryable: wait for `Retry-After`, then try again. |
| `500` | An unexpected error occurred. | Something failed on our side. Retryable with backoff. |
| `503` | The source is temporarily unavailable. The request is safe to retry. | A source was unreachable. Retryable with backoff. |