
How to Fetch Reddit User Profiles Programmatically with a Simple API
Building a tool that needs Reddit user data? Whether you're creating a social media dashboard, running community analytics, or building a moderation tool, pulling Reddit profile info shouldn't require wrestling with OAuth flows and rate limits. The Reddit User Profile API gives you a clean, fast endpoint to grab any public Reddit user's profile data — karma scores, account age, recent activity — with a single GET request. What You Get Pass in a Reddit username and the API returns structured JSON with: Profile details — display name, avatar, account creation date Karma breakdown — post karma, comment karma, total Recent activity — latest posts and comments from the user No Reddit app credentials needed. No OAuth token dance. Just call the endpoint. Quick Example Here's how to fetch a Reddit user's profile in JavaScript: const username = ' spez ' ; const response = await fetch ( `https://consolidated-reddit-user-profile-production.up.railway.app/api/reddit-user-profile/user?username= ${
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