Reddit video post transcript by URL — captions
scrapecreators.x.v1-reddit-post-transcriptGets the transcript from a Reddit video post or direct v.redd.it URL when Reddit exposes a VTT caption file.
- Price
- $0.00188/callAt provider cost
- Success rate
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- Latency p50
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- Last verified
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GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-reddit-post-transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fyouseeingthisshit%2Fcomments%2F1oiu9xm%2Ffootball_nostalgiasaints_punter_head_coach_cant%2FPreview- Uses platform quota
- Synchronous response
- Reads public data
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Query parameters | ||||
url | string | Required | Reddit post URL or direct v.redd.it video URL | https://www.reddit.com/r/youseeingthisshit/comments/1oiu9xm/football_nostalgiasaints_punter_head_coach_cant/ |
language | string | Optional | 2 letter language code. Defaults to en. | en |
cache_max_age | string | Optional | If we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response (0 credits, with "cached": true and a "cached_at" timestamp). Otherwise, scrape a live result (1 credit). [See the Cac... | 7d |
- Query parameters
urlstringRequiredReddit post URL or direct v.redd.it video URL
Example:
https://www.reddit.com/r/youseeingthisshit/comments/1oiu9xm/football_nostalgiasaints_punter_head_coach_cant/languagestringOptional2 letter language code. Defaults to en.
Example:
encache_max_agestringOptionalIf we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response (0 credits, with "cached": true and a "cached_at" timestamp). Otherwise, scrape a live result (1 credit). [See the Cac...
Example:
7d
Code samples
Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.
curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-reddit-post-transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fyouseeingthisshit%2Fcomments%2F1oiu9xm%2Ffootball_nostalgiasaints_punter_head_coach_cant%2F' \
-H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"import os
import requests
response = requests.request(
"GET",
"https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-reddit-post-transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fyouseeingthisshit%2Fcomments%2F1oiu9xm%2Ffootball_nostalgiasaints_punter_head_coach_cant%2F",
headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-reddit-post-transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fyouseeingthisshit%2Fcomments%2F1oiu9xm%2Ffootball_nostalgiasaints_punter_head_coach_cant%2F", {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
},
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at $0.00188/call, including the service fee.