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Reddit video transcript API

The captions of a Reddit-hosted video post, with timestamps. A post without captions is not_found and costs nothing.

Canonical page: https://okdata.online/apis/reddit/posts/transcript/get/

  • Endpoint: GET /v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get
  • ID: reddit.posts.transcript.get
  • Price: $0.004 per call
  • Returns: one Transcript object (data.item)
  • Status: preview
  • Good for: Transcripts, Content research

Price

One call costs $0.004 and returns one transcript. 1,000 lookups cost $4.00. Failed calls are not charged.

Parameters

Name Type Required Default Description
id string no The post ID, with or without the t3_ prefix. Give id or url. (e.g. t3_1nnrvkr)
url string no A share link or page URL; the ID is read from it. (e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/comments/1nnrvkr/)
view string: compact / standard / full no standard How much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext.
fields string[] no Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated.

Give id or url; one of the two is enough. cursor, view and fields work as described in Requests.

Returned fields

Each item is a Transcript.

Field Type Description
video_id string ID of the video.
lang string Language of this transcript.
segments Segment[] Timed segments in order.
text string All segments joined as plain text.

Request examples

cURL

curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'id=t3_1nnrvkr'

Python

import os
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.okdata.online/v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
    params={"id": "t3_1nnrvkr"},
    timeout=60,
)
body = resp.json()
if body["code"] != "ok":
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})")

row = body["data"]["item"]
print(row["text"][:200])
print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])

TypeScript

const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get');
url.searchParams.set('id', "t3_1nnrvkr");

const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OKDATA_API_KEY}`,
  },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (body.code !== 'ok') throw new Error(`${body.code}: ${body.message}`);

const row = body.data.item;
console.log(row.text.slice(0, 200));
console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);

MCP

{
  "name": "call",
  "arguments": {
    "capability": "reddit.posts.transcript.get",
    "id": "t3_1nnrvkr"
  }
}

Or ask an agent that has the MCP server connected:

Use Reddit video transcript and summarise what the video says in five bullet points.

Response example

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
  "data": {
    "item": {
      "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
      "lang": "en",
      "segments": [
        {
          "start": 0,
          "end": 4.2,
          "text": "Here is what I pack for a two-night trip."
        }
      ],
      "text": "Here is what I pack for a two-night trip."
    }
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "reddit.posts.transcript.get",
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.004",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.996"
    },
    "unavailable": {},
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z"
  }
}

Errors

Errors share one shape: code, request_id, message and message_zh (a fixed sentence per code), charged, retry, retry_after_seconds, param and docs_url, with the specifics in problems. They are not charged; only settlement_unknown is unknown until looked up. The full table: https://okdata.online/docs/errors/

Questions

How much does the Reddit video transcript API cost?

One call costs $0.004 and returns one transcript. 1,000 lookups cost $4.00. Failed calls are not charged.

Can I pass a share link instead of an ID?

Yes. Put the link in url and okdata reads the ID from it. Short share links work too.

Do I need a Reddit account, cookies or a QR login?

No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from Reddit; nothing is fetched with your own Reddit account.

Am I charged when a call fails?

No. Every error response says charged: false, except a timeout, which says charged: null until the outcome is known. Resend with the same Idempotency-Key and you are never charged twice.

What if Reddit does not show a field?

The field is null, and meta.unavailable names it with the reason: platform (the platform never shows it) or capability (we cannot fetch it yet).

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