Can I monitor keywords site-wide?

No. Monitors are subreddit-scoped for new/updated public posts—not keyword or brand alerts.

How is this different from RSS?

You get a JSON API with checks, events, and post records designed for automation—not an RSS reader product.

What about historical backfill?

Monitors are not a full historical archive. Use posts/search reads for point-in-time pulls within public availability.

Where do I see pricing?

Monitor check and post-record meters are on Pricing—this page does not hard-code unit prices.

Subreddit monitors

Reddit Monitor API

Follow one subreddit for new and updated public posts—checks, events, and observed posts over JSON. Built for automation, not brand-listening SaaS.

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Reddit data hub · Official Reddit API docs ↗

Monitor lifecycle

Create a subreddit monitor, run checks, then read events and collected posts.

Create monitor

Point a monitor at one public subreddit (sort and interval per docs).

Check / events

Trigger checks and inspect event history for new or updated posts.

Observed posts

List posts the monitor has recorded for your automation.

List / get free meters

Documented list/get routes use free meters when billing is active; checks and post records bill per Pricing.

Not keyword alerts

Monitors follow one subreddit—not global brand mentions.

Not full history

Monitors are forward-looking collection helpers, not archives.

How monitors work

Create a monitor for one subreddit via POST /v1/reddit/monitors.
Run checks on your schedule; inspect events and posts.
Use list/get routes for status; confirm check and post-record meters on Pricing.

POST /v1/reddit/monitors

$ curl -sS -X POST "$SPIDER_BASE_URL/v1/reddit/monitors" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPIDER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"subreddit":"datascience","sort":"new"}'

Not a brand-mention product

If you need keyword listening or a brand inbox across Reddit, expectations will not match. This API tracks new/updated posts inside one subreddit you choose.

Is this the right fit?

Choose this path for managed public Reddit JSON. Do not expect:

Full historical Reddit archive or deleted-content recovery
Keyword or brand-mention monitoring inbox
Private, quarantined, or logged-in-only content
Official Reddit API approval bypass or write/mod OAuth replacement
Hard-coded credit unit prices on this page—see Pricing for meters
Cross-subreddit brand mention or listening inbox

Credits & billing

Public reads and successful deliveries use Plan Credits. Exact meters and rates follow Pricing; failed requests on our side are not charged when billing is active. Confirm live meters in Pricing and the Reddit API docs before publishing numbers.