Reddit video transcript API
The captions of a Reddit-hosted video post, with timestamps. A post without captions is not_found and costs nothing.
GEThttps://api.okdata.online/v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get
- Price
- $0.004
- per call · failed calls are free
- Returns
- One Transcript
- as data.item
- If a call fails
- Not charged
- When a data source fails, the next one is tried; errors and timeouts cost nothing.
- Status
- preview
- It may still change; any change is announced beforehand.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | The post ID, with or without the t3_ prefix. Give id or url. |
url | string | A share link or page URL; the ID is read from it. |
view | stringcompactstandardfull | How much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. |
fields | string[] | Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated. |
Give exactly one of id, url. cursor, view and fields work the same on every endpoint: how requests work.
Request
cURL
curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode 'id=t3_1nnrvkr'Python
import os
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.okdata.online/v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
params={"id": "t3_1nnrvkr"},
timeout=60,
)
body = resp.json()
if body["code"] != "ok":
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})")
row = body["data"]["item"]
print(row["text"][:200])
print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])TypeScript
const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get');
url.searchParams.set('id', "t3_1nnrvkr");
const res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OKDATA_API_KEY}`,
},
});
const body = await res.json();
if (body.code !== 'ok') throw new Error(`${body.code}: ${body.message}`);
const row = body.data.item;
console.log(row.text.slice(0, 200));
console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);MCPtools/call
{
"name": "call",
"arguments": {
"capability": "reddit.posts.transcript.get",
"id": "t3_1nnrvkr"
}
}Response
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
"data": {
"item": {
"video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"lang": "en",
"segments": [
{
"start": 0,
"end": 4.2,
"text": "Here is what I pack for a two-night trip."
}
],
"text": "Here is what I pack for a two-night trip."
}
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "reddit.posts.transcript.get",
"billing": {
"amount": "0.004",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.996"
},
"unavailable": {},
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z"
}
}Try it
This sends a real call to https://api.okdata.online and is billed as usual: at most $0.004. Failed calls are free. Your key goes only to that address and is never stored on this site.
Known limits
- Give exactly one of
id,url.
Returned fields
data.item is one Transcript.
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
video_id | string | compact | ID of the video. |
lang | string | compact | Language of this transcript. |
segments | Segment[] | standard | Timed segments in order. |
text | string | compact | All segments joined as plain text.Long text: view=compact may shorten it. |
The view column is the smallest view a field comes back in: compact returns only compact fields, standard adds the standard ones, full returns everything. The default is standard.
When it is charged
One call costs $0.004 and returns one transcript. 1,000 lookups cost $4.00. Failed calls are not charged.
Data comes back$0.004 per call
Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree
| When | Charge |
|---|---|
| Most one call costs | $0.004 |
| An empty answer | Free |
| Not found (the platform has no such item) | Free |
| Bad parameters, errors, timeouts | Free |
| A retry with the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hours | Charged once |
A failed call is free; an empty answer is free; not found is free.
Prices from price book 1b273c48fea9634e. Every price on this platform →
Common errors
Every error has the same shape and says whether it was charged. The ones this endpoint can return:
| HTTP | Code | Meaning | Charged |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_params | A parameter is missing, has the wrong type or value, or the method is wrong. problems lists each one; param names the first.Retry: after a fix | no |
| 401 | unauthorized | The key is missing, malformed, revoked, disabled or expired (reason says which when known).Retry: no | no |
| 402 | insufficient_balance | The balance (available) cannot cover the most this call could cost (required).Retry: after a fix | no |
| 404 | not_found | The post, account or page does not exist or is not public. Endpoints whose charge_when_not_found is above 0 charge this answer (the source billed us for it): the body then says charged: true and amount.Retry: no | no |
| 429 | rate_limited | The account sent too many requests this minute (reason: rate) or has too many calls running (reason: concurrency).Retry: yes | no |
| 500 | settlement_unknown | The data came back, but the charge could not be confirmed.Retry: with the same Idempotency-Key | unknown until looked up |
| 502 | upstream_failed | Every data source for this endpoint failed on this request.Retry: yes | no |
| 503 | capability_paused | This endpoint is paused right now; nothing ran.Retry: yes | no |
| 504 | timeout | The data did not come back in time. The hold was released, so nothing was charged.Retry: yes | no |
Questions
How much does the Reddit video transcript API cost?
One call costs $0.004 and returns one transcript. 1,000 lookups cost $4.00. Failed calls are not charged.
Can I pass a share link instead of an ID?
Yes. Put the link in url and okdata reads the ID from it. Short share links work too.
Do I need a Reddit account, cookies or a QR login?
No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from Reddit; nothing is fetched with your own Reddit account.
Am I charged when a call fails?
No. Every error response says charged: false, except a timeout, which says charged: null until the outcome is known. Resend with the same Idempotency-Key and you are never charged twice.
What if Reddit does not show a field?
The field is null, and meta.unavailable names it with the reason: platform (the platform never shows it) or capability (we cannot fetch it yet).
Use it in your AI
Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any agent that can open a web page. It reads this endpoint’s page and calls it with your key.
Read https://okdata.online/apis/reddit/posts/transcript/get.md, then call this endpoint for me through okdata; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable. Use Reddit video transcript and summarise what the video says in five bullet points.
With the MCP server connected, just ask: Use Reddit video transcript and summarise what the video says in five bullet points.
Same data on other platforms
The same kind of data from other platforms, in the same Transcript shape:
All 11 Reddit endpoints
Main Reddit endpoints
- Reddit post search$0.004/call
- Reddit post detail$0.002/call
- Reddit post comments$0.002/call
- Reddit Popular feed$0.002/call
- Reddit community posts$0.004/call
- Reddit community profile$0.002/call
- Reddit trending searches$0.002/call
- Reddit user profile$0.002/call
- Reddit user posts$0.002/call
- Reddit user active communities$0.002/call
Names and ID
- Name
- Reddit video transcript API
- Short name
- Reddit video transcript
- ID
reddit.posts.transcript.get- Endpoint
GET /v1/reddit/posts/transcript/get- Category
- Social media
- Data type
- Transcript API
- Returns
- Transcript: 4 fields