Endpoint Playground
Searches Arctic Shift's native subreddit directory by name prefix. Directory metadata is updated infrequently; subscriber counts are archived snapshots and retrieved_on indicates when the source captured the entry. The selectable fields are limited to the verified public directory fields.
25 Oct 2026: 20 subreddits; 6 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: created_utc: 2015-12-11 to 2026-09-07; retrieved_on: 1,739,566,084 to 1,791,746,063, median 1,739,604,637; over_18: true in 0 of 20.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/reddit/archive/subreddits/search?query=OpenAI&sort_by=created_utc&sort=asc' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | Yes | OpenAI | Subreddit name prefix, with or without r/ |
| min_subscribers | integer | No | Minimum archived subscriber count | |
| max_subscribers | integer | No | Maximum archived subscriber count | |
| over_18 | boolean | No | Filter by archived NSFW status | |
| sort_by | string | No | created_utc | Sort field |
| sort | string | No | asc | Sort direction |
| limit | integer | No | Maximum subreddits, defaults to 25 and clamps to 100 |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"query": "OpenAI",
"sort_by": "subscribers",
"sort": "desc",
"limit": 25,
"subreddits": [
{
"display_name": "OpenAI",
"id": "3b9u5",
"created_utc": 1449870564,
"retrieved_on": 1739566084,
"subscribers": 2239919,
"over_18": false
}
],
"source": {
"type": "arctic_shift",
"url": "https://arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com/api/subreddits/search?fields=created_utc%2Cdisplay_name%2Cid%2Cover18%2Cretrieved_on%2Csubscribers&limit=25&sort=desc&sort_type=subscribers&subreddit_prefix=OpenAI"
}
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.