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.

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).
`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

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

MCP

{
  "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	Missing, invalid, or revoked 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.

Errors a payment can fix add fields to this shape. INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS, TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED, and BUDGET_EXHAUSTED carry upgrade_url (give it 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. offer holds offer_version (1), reason (the error code), currency ("usd"), recommended (which pack to lead with, currently flex), packs (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, and refund_policy. Follow offer.resume after payment: 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.