Do I need a Reddit developer account?

No. There is no Reddit app, OAuth flow or app review. One InsightSocial API key works for this endpoint and every other platform, and your first 10 calls priced at 100 credits or less are free.

How do I get every result, not just the first page?

This endpoint pages. Each response carries pagination.next_cursor and pagination.has_more. Send next_cursor back unchanged as the cursor parameter and stop when has_more is false. Every page is a separate call and is charged as one.

What happens if the account is private or nothing is found?

You get an error or an empty result, and it costs 0 credits. The API reads public Reddit data only, so private accounts and deleted content come back as not found rather than as partial data.

Can I call the Reddit Omni Search API from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Add the hosted MCP server at https://api.insightsocial.app/mcp to your AI app and sign in. The assistant finds this endpoint by name, shows its price and calls it with your credits.

GET /v1/reddit/omni-searchbeta

Reddit Omni Search API

Returns threads from across Reddit for one keyword with their top comments inline at top_comments, plus a roll-up of which subreddits are talking, their weekly active users and tone.

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50–90 credits, metered · cursor pagination · failed calls free · 10 free calls to start

curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/reddit/omni-search?query=best+mechanical+keyboard" \
-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"

200 OKJSON

{
"success": true,
"platform": "reddit",
"endpoint": "/v1/reddit/omni-search",
"schema_version": "2",
"data": {
"<field>": "<value>"
},
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "<string | null>",
"has_more": "<boolean>"
},
"unavailable": [],
"credits_used": "<integer>"
}

When to use it

Use it for a customer-listening sweep in one call rather than running search then post/comments per thread; it is slow and relevance is loose.

Parameters

Query parameters for GET /v1/reddit/omni-search. Send your key in the x-api-key header.

Name	Required	Description
query	Yes	Keyword or phrase to sweep across Reddit.
threads	No	How many top threads to expand comments for (1-8, default 8).
sort	No	Search sort order (relevance \| new \| top \| comment_count).
timeframe	No	Time window for the search (all \| day \| week \| month \| year).
subreddit	No	Scope the sweep to one subreddit (bare name, no r/ prefix).
cursor	No	Opaque cursor from a prior response's next_cursor to page deeper.
include	No	CSV subset of subreddits,comments (default both). The comments block is returned as threads[].top_comments.

Response

This endpoint returns the platform's own fields in data, in snake_case, rather than a unified post or profile. The reference page lists them.

Every field, error and example is in the Reddit Omni Search API reference.

How much does the Reddit Omni Search API cost?

Metered: 50–90 credits a call. The ceiling is reserved when the call starts and you are charged what it actually read.

Failed calls are free
A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits.
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