Sylvia Reddit API

The fastest way to access Reddit data at scale. No OAuth. No rate limit headaches. No browser automation. Just an API key.

pip install sylvia-api

Quickstart

from sylvia import Sylvia

# Sign up at https://sylvia-api.com to get your key
sylvia = Sylvia(api_key="syl_...")

# Subreddit info
python_sub = sylvia.subreddit("python")
print(f"r/{python_sub['name']}: {python_sub['members']:,} members")

# Get top posts
for post in sylvia.subreddit_posts("programming", sort="hot", limit=5):
    print(f"🔥 {post['score']} — {post['title']}")

# User profile
spez = sylvia.user("spez")
print(f"u/spez: {spez['comment_karma']:,} comment karma")

# Global search (not available in Reddit's own API!)
results = sylvia.search("llama 4 model", limit=10)
for post in results:
    print(f"r/{post['subreddit']} — {post['title']}")

# Live comment firehose
for comment in sylvia.live_comments(limit=10):
    print(f"u/{comment['author']}: {comment['body'][:100]}")

# Thread with ALL nested comments expanded
thread = sylvia.thread("1tlh5aj")

How It Works

Sylvia operates a fleet of real residential proxy engines that fetch Reddit data through actual browsers. This means:

• No OAuth needed — just an API key
• 480 req/min free (with free tier API key)
• Global search across all of Reddit
• Live comment firehose in real-time
• Automatic IP rotation — Reddit never blocks you

Pricing

Per-request billing: $0.0005/request ($0.50 per 1,000 requests). Failed requests are not charged.

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License

MIT