reddit_get_subreddit 4 credits

Fetch one subreddit's profile: title, description, subscriber and active-user counts, age, NSFW flag, and topics. subreddit_name is the name without the r/ prefix, e.g. 'selfhosted'; a full reddit.com URL also works. Set include_settings to also get the community rules and moderator list for +2 credits (useful before posting or judging moderation culture). Costs 4 credits base. Subscriber counts here are the standard sizing signal for market research. This tool does not return posts: read the feed with reddit_get_subreddit_posts, and discover subreddits you don't know by name with reddit_search type=subreddits.

Part of the Reddit toolset: /docs/reddit.

Parameters#

Param	Required	Type	Description
`subreddit_name`	yes	`string`	Subreddit name without the r/ prefix, e.g. 'selfhosted'. Full URLs are accepted and cleaned.
`include_settings`	no	`boolean`	Also return rules and moderators for +2 credits.
`freshness`	no	`string`	recent (default) serves cached data from the last few hours when available; realtime forces a live fetch for +2 credits (refunded if we fall back to cached data). Trial keys are cached-only and reject realtime with TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED; paying upgrades this same key to unlock it.
`max_credits`	no	`integer`	Spend ceiling for this one call. The call is rejected (nothing charged) if its quote exceeds this. Only the quote is ever reserved, never this ceiling.

REST#

GET /v1/reddit/subreddits · auth: required · metered: true

Request

curl "https://api.veezee.io/v1/reddit/subreddits?subreddit_name=selfhosted" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEEZEE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)"

MCP#

tools/call

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "reddit_get_subreddit",
    "arguments": {
      "subreddit_name": "selfhosted"
    }
  }
}

Input examples#

Size up a community

{
  "subreddit_name": "selfhosted"
}

Rules and moderators before engaging

{
  "subreddit_name": "programming",
  "include_settings": true
}

Output#

Returns a subreddit envelope. Full field list: /docs/fields#subreddit.

Errors#

REST returns application/problem+json; MCP returns the same content as an error result. message is written as the next-turn instruction.

Code	HTTP status	Retriable	Meaning
`INVALID_INPUT`	400	no	A parameter failed validation. Check param and message for what to fix.
`NOT_FOUND`	404	no	Nothing matches the given identifier or URL.
`UNAUTHORIZED`	401	no	Invalid, revoked, or unusable API key.
`NOT_ENTITLED`	403	no	This account is not enabled for the platform you called.
`INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS`	402	no	Your balance can't cover this call's quote. Check get_usage or add credits.
`QUOTE_EXCEEDS_MAX_CREDITS`	402	no	The call's quote is higher than the max_credits you set. Nothing was charged.
`IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REQUIRED`	400	no	This is a metered call; send an Idempotency-Key header.
`IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED`	409	no	That Idempotency-Key was already used with different arguments. Use a new key for a new call.
`CONCURRENCY_LIMIT`	429	yes	Too many calls in flight for this key's plan. Wait for one to finish.
`RATE_LIMITED`	429	yes	Too many calls per minute for this key's plan. Back off and retry.
`TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED`	403	no	A trial-only limit was hit (concurrency, rate, search size, or realtime fetches).
`BUDGET_EXHAUSTED`	503	no	A configured spend budget has been used up.
`UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE`	502	yes	LinkedIn data wasn't reachable. Safe to retry.
`PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE`	413	no	The request or response exceeded the size limit.
`INTERNAL`	500	yes	Something failed on our side. Safe to retry.
`AUTH_REQUIRED`	401	no
`KEY_REQUIRED`	401	no	No API key was sent. Mint one free at POST /v1/keys/mint and retry.

Errors a payment can fix: the offer fields

Errors a payment can fix add fields to the base error shape. INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS, TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED, and BUDGET_EXHAUSTED carry upgrade_url (a link to hand to your human) and offer, its machine-readable twin. RATE_LIMITED and CONCURRENCY_LIMIT carry both on trial accounts only, where a paid plan raises the limit.

Fields inside offer:

offer_version: currently 1.
reason: the error code that produced the offer.
currency: "usd".
recommended: the pack to lead with, currently flex.
packs: each pack's pack, mode, price_usd_cents, credits or credits_per_month, and when, a short label for when that pack fits.
rails: currently stripe_checkout.
checkout_url: the same account-bound link as upgrade_url.
resume: how to continue after payment, per code (next paragraph).
refund_policy: the refund terms in plain text.

After payment, follow resume: INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS retries the same call with the same Idempotency-Key; TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED and BUDGET_EXHAUSTED retry with a fresh key; the two limit codes clear on their own with back-off, payment only raises the limit. INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS also sets credits_required: the credits the failed call needed. The failed attempt charged nothing.