Validate

Check subreddit existence

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Temporarily unavailable: Reddit has blocked third-party apps from its API, so this endpoint returns 503 PLATFORM_DISABLED until Reddit restores access. Reddit Ads is not affected.

Check if a subreddit exists and return basic info (title, subscriber count, NSFW status, post types allowed).

When accountId is provided, uses authenticated Reddit OAuth API with automatic token refresh (recommended). Falls back to Reddit's public JSON API, which may be unreliable from server IPs. Returns exists: false for private, banned, or nonexistent subreddits.

get/v1/tools/validate/subreddit

Request

  • Base URL: https://zernio.com/api
  • URL: https://zernio.com/api/v1/tools/validate/subreddit
  • Auth: HTTP bearer

Query parameters

namestring required
Example:programming

Subreddit name (with or without "r/" prefix)

accountIdstring

Reddit account ID for authenticated lookup (recommended for reliable results)

Response

Subreddit lookup result

OR

Example response

{
  "subreddit": {
    "name": "programming",
    "title": "programming",
    "description": "Computer Programming",
    "subscribers": 6844284,
    "type": "public"
  }
}

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