# Reddit Community Highlights API

> Returns featured highlight content for a designated Reddit community, such as popular posts and announcements, by subreddit ID. Supports optional response data formatting.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/reddit/app/community-highlights
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/reddit/app/community-highlights/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Reddit
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/reddit/app/community-highlights`
- Price: $0.0015 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, reddit
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/reddit/app/community-highlights` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `subreddit_id` | string | yes |  |
| `need_format` | boolean | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Reddit Community Highlights API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/reddit/app/community-highlights with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Reddit Community Highlights API cost?

$0.0015 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Reddit Community Highlights API accept?

Required: subreddit_id (string). Optional: need_format (boolean). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Reddit Community Highlights API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Reddit developer account or API key?

No. Reddit Community Highlights runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Reddit API access separately.

## README

### Reddit Community Highlights API

Retrieve highlighted content and top announcements for a specific subreddit using `subreddit_id`. Optionally clean and format the output data via `need_format`.

#### Use cases

- Display pinned community announcements in custom Reddit dashboards.
- Monitor popular featured posts from designated subreddits.
- Feed curated subreddit highlight streams into moderation tools.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/reddit/app/community-highlights" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"subreddit_id": "t5_2qh0u"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `subreddit_id` | string | Yes | Subreddit ID starting with "t5_", can be obtained from fetch_subreddit_info endpoint |
| `need_format` | boolean | No | Whether to clean and format the data |

#### Notes

- `subreddit_id` must start with "t5_" and can be obtained from the subreddit info endpoint.
- Set `need_format` to true to clean and format the returned data.

#### Related APIs

- [Reddit Subreddit Mute Status](/model/reddit/app/check-subreddit-muted): Checks whether a specified Reddit subreddit is muted by the current account using its ID.
- [Reddit App Comment Replies](/model/reddit/app/comment-replies): Returns replies and nested sub-comments under a Reddit post comment using a continuation cursor.
- [Reddit Search](/model/reddit/app/dynamic-search): Search Reddit posts, communities, comments, media and users with the Reddit app search.