Browse communities grouped by topic
Explore subreddits organized by topic/category. Returns a curated list of communities across different interests.
/explore Discover https://api.fetchlayer.dev/reddit/explore Headers
Authorization string required Bearer token — your FetchLayer API key.
Parameters
topic string | null optional Optional Reddit explore topic filter.
Response Fields
explore
Browse communities grouped by topic
blocked boolean Whether Reddit returned a block or verification page.
blockReason string | null Machine-readable block reason when blocked is true; otherwise omitted.
blockedBodyText string | null Diagnostic block-page text when blocked is true; otherwise omitted.
pageTitle string Title of the scraped Reddit page.
requestedUrl string Reddit URL requested by the scraper.
fetchUrl string Normalized Reddit URL fetched by the scraper.
finalUrl string Final URL after redirects.
responseStatus number | null HTTP status returned by Reddit, or null when unavailable.
listingType string Always explore for a successful response.
sections[].heading string Explore section heading.
sections[].items[].subreddit string | null Subreddit name without the r/ prefix.
sections[].items[].subredditPrefixed string | null Subreddit name with the r/ prefix.
sections[].items[].subredditId string | null Reddit subreddit ID.
sections[].items[].title string | null Community title.
sections[].items[].descriptionText string Plain-text community description.
sections[].items[].iconUrl string | null Community icon URL.
sections[].items[].url string | null Absolute subreddit URL.
sections[].items[].weeklyVisitorsText string | null Weekly visitors text displayed by Reddit.
allItems[].subreddit string | null Subreddit name without the r/ prefix.
allItems[].subredditPrefixed string | null Subreddit name with the r/ prefix.
allItems[].subredditId string | null Reddit subreddit ID.
allItems[].title string | null Community title.
allItems[].descriptionText string Plain-text community description.
allItems[].iconUrl string | null Community icon URL.
allItems[].url string | null Absolute subreddit URL.
allItems[].weeklyVisitorsText string | null Weekly visitors text displayed by Reddit.
totalItemCount number Total number of communities in allItems.
topics[] string Available explore topic filters.
scrapedAt string ISO 8601 timestamp for the scrape.
transport string Reddit page transport used for extraction.
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.fetchlayer.dev/reddit/explore" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ss-your-key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"topic":"technology"}'Response
{
"blocked": false,
"listingType": "explore",
"sections": [
{
"heading": "Technology",
"items": [
{
"subreddit": "programming",
"subredditPrefixed": "r/programming",
"subredditId": "t5_2fwo",
"title": "Programming",
"descriptionText": "Computer Programming",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/"
}
]
}
],
"allItems": [],
"totalItemCount": 1,
"topics": [
"Technology"
],
"transport": "new-reddit-html"
}