The Reddit SDK is a wrapper around the Reddit OAuth 2 API: http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth
Before making requests to any of the methods of the Reddit SDK, you first need to instantiate a new OAuth 2 session by using your client id and client secret. You may obtain these keys by creating a new app at https://ssl.reddit.com/prefs/apps and posting the key and secret into the appropriate sections in config.php.
require_once("reddit.php");
$reddit = new reddit();
Frequently within these SDK methods, you will see parameters that reference the fullname or id of a message, comment, account, etc (e.g. values like t4_1kuinv). The Reddit API uses identifiers that consist of a prefix to identify the type of the fullname (e.g. t3_ or t4_), and the identifier of that thing (e.g. 1kuinv). To build a fullname of a thing, you must take its id, and add the prefix to the front.
The following is a list of prefixes that the Reddit API uses, and the type of thing that they reference:
- t1_ : Comment
- t2_ : Account
- t3_ : Link
- t4_ : Message
- t5_ : Subreddit
- t6_ : Award
- t8_ : PromoCampaign
Once you are authenticated, you may then make requests to any of the methods in the SDK.
Needs CAPTCHA
Checks whether CAPTCHAs are needed for API endpoints
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_needs_captcha.json
$response = $reddit->getCaptchaReqs();
Get New CAPTCHA
Gets the iden of a new CAPTCHA, if the user cannot read the current one
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_new_captcha
$response = $reddit->getNewCaptcha(); $iden = $response->json->data->iden;
Get CAPTCHA Image
Fetches a new CAPTCHA image from a given iden value
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_captcha_{iden}
@param string $iden The iden value of a new CAPTCHA from getNewCaptcha method
$response = $reddit->getNewCaptcha();
$iden = $response->json->data->iden;
$image = $reddit->getCaptchaImg($iden);
$im = imagecreatefromstring($image);
if ($im !== false){
header('Content-Type: image/png');
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
} else {
echo 'An error occurred';
}
Creating a New Story
Creates a new story on a particular subreddit
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_submit
@param string $title The title of the story
@param string $link The link that the story should forward to
@param string $subreddit The subreddit where the story should be added
$title = "MakerBot Releases IPad App For Easy 3D Printing"; $link = "http://makezine.com/2014/07/01/makerbot-realeases-ipad-app-for-easy-3d-printing/"; $subreddit = "technology"; $response = $reddit->createStory($title, $link, $subreddit);
Get User Information
Get data for the current user
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api#GET_api_v1_me
$userData = $reddit->getUser();
Get User Preferences
Get preference data for the current user based on fields provided
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_v1_me_prefs
@param string $fields A comma separated list of pref data to return. Full list at
http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_v1_me_prefs.
$userPrefs = $reddit->getUserPrefs("num_comments,min_comment_score,private_feeds");
Get User Trophies
Get current user trophies
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_v1_me_trophies
$userTrophies = $reddit->getUserTrophies();
Get User Karma Information
Get breakdown of karma for the current user
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_v1_me_karma
$karma = $reddit->getKarma();
Get Friend Information
Get information about a specified friend
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_v1_me_friends_{username}
@param string $username The username of a friend to search for details on
$response = $reddit->getFriendInfo("jcleblanc");
Get Subreddit Relationship Information
Get relationship information for subreddits that user belongs to
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_subreddits_mine_{where}
@param string $where The subreddit relationship to search for. One of
subscriber, contributor, or moderator
@param int $limit The number of results to return. Default = 25, Max = 100.
@param string $after The fullname of a thing to return results after
@param string $before The fullname of a thing to return results before
$subRel = $reddit->getSubRel("subscriber", 15);
Get Messages (inbox / unread / sent)
Get messages (inbox / unread / sent) for the current user
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_message_inbox
@param string $where The message type to return. One of inbox, unread, or sent
$response = $reddit->getMessages("inbox"); //get inbox messages
$response = $reddit->getMessages("unread"); //get unread messages
$response = $reddit->getMessages("sent"); //get sent messages
Send a Message to Another User
Send a message to another user, from the current user
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_compose
@param string $to The name of a existing user to send the message to
@param string $subject The subject of the message, no longer than 100 characters
@param string $text The content of the message, in raw markdown
$response = $reddit->sendMessage("jcleblanc", "Look at this message!", "Hey!\n\n**[search!](http://www.google.com/)**");
Set the Read/Unread State of a Series of Messages
Sets the read and unread state of a comma separates list of messages
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_read_message
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_unread_message
@param string $state The state to set the messages to, either read or unread
@param string $subject A comma separated list of message fullnames (t4_ and the message id – e.g. t4_1kuinv).
$response = $reddit->setMessageState("read", "t4_1kuinv,t4_1kriyc");
$response = $reddit->setMessageState("unread", "t4_1kuinv,t4_1kriyc");
Block Content via Inbox
Sets a given piece of content to a blocked state via the inbox
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_block
@param string $id The full name of the content to block (e.g. t4_ and the message id – t4_1kuinv).
$response = $reddit->setContentBlock("t4_1kuinv");
Delete Link or Comment
Deletes a given link or comment created by the user
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_del
@param string $id The fullname of the link or comment to delete (e.g. t3_1kuinv for link, t1_1kuinv for comment).
$response = $reddit->deleteContent("t1_1kuinv"); //comment
$response = $reddit->deleteContent("t3_1kuinv"); //link
Edit Comment or Self Post
Edits the content of a self post or comment created by the user
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_editusertext
@param string $id The fullname of the link or comment to delete (e.g. t3_1kuinv for link, t1_1kuinv for comment).
@param string $text The raw markdown text to replace the content with.
$response = $reddit->editContent("t1_cj9qdna", "test\n\n**[test link](http://www.google.com/)**");
Set Link Reply State
Enable or disable inbox replies for a link
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_sendreplies
@param string $id The fullname of the link to set the inbox reply state for.
@param bool $state The state to set the link to. true = enable inbox replies, false = disable inbox replies.
$response = $reddit->setReplyState("t3_2bxop3", true);
Get User Subscriptions
Get the subscriptions that the user is subscribed to, has contributed to, or is moderator of
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api#GET_subreddits_mine_contributor
@param string $where The subscription content to obtain. One of subscriber, contributor, or moderator
$subscriptions = $reddit->getSubscriptions();
Get Page Information
Get information on a URLs submission on Reddit
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api#GET_api_info
@param string $url The URL to get information for
$pageInfo = $reddit->getPageInfo("http://i.imgur.com/QxdCd.jpg");
Get Subreddit Text
Get the submission text for a given subreddit
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_submit_text.json
@param string $sr The subreddit to get submission text for
$subText = $reddit->getSubText("politics");
Save Story
Save a post to your account. Save feeds:
http://www.reddit.com/saved/.xml
http://www.reddit.com/saved/.json
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api#POST_api_save
@param string $name the full name of the post to save (name parameter
in the getSubscriptions() return value)
@param string $category the categorty to save the post to (Reddit gold only)
$response = $reddit->savePost("t3_n6ocq");
Unsave Story
Unsave a saved post from your account
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api#POST_api_unsave
@param string $name the full name of the post to unsave (name parameter
in the getSubscriptions() return value)
$response = $reddit->unsavePost("t3_n6ocq");
Get Saved Categories (Reddit gold only)
Get a list of categories in which things are currently saved
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_saved_categories.json
$savedCats = $reddit->getSavedCats();
Hide, Unhide, or Report Post
Hide or unhide a post on your account
Hide, unhide, or report a post on your account
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_hide
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_unhide
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_report
@param string $state The state to set the post to, either hide, unhide, or report
@param string $name The fullname of the post to hide, unhide, or report (name
parameter in the getSubscriptions() return value)
$response = $reddit->setPostReportState("hide", "t3_n6ocq");
$response = $reddit->setPostReportState("unhide", "t3_n6ocq");
$response = $reddit->setPostReportState("report", "t3_n6ocq");
Get Posts
Get the listing of submissions from a subreddit
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api#GET_listing
@param string $sr The subreddit name. Ex: technology, limit (integer): The number of posts to gather
@param int $limit The number of listings to return
$response = $reddit->getListing("technology", 5);
Get Historic User Data
Get the historical data of a user
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#scope_history
@param string $username the desired user. Must be already authenticated.
@param string $where the data to retrieve. One of overview,submitted,comments,liked,disliked,hidden,saved,gilded
$response = $reddit->getHistory("USERNAME", "liked");
Get Raw JSON
Get Raw JSON for a reddit permalink
@param string $permalink permalink to get raw JSON for
$response = $reddit->getRawJSON("/r/funny/comments/12ma0a/this_guy_showed_up_at_our_party_last_night_didnt/");
//get the JSON for the top technology post
$response1 = $reddit->getListing("technology", 1);
$response2 = $reddit->getRawJSON($response1->data->children[0)]->data->permalink);
Search Content Within Subreddit
Get the listing of submissions from a subreddit
@link https://www.reddit.com/dev/api#GET_search
@param string $query The query to search for
@param int $count The number of results to return
@param string $t The timeframe of results to return, one of (hour, day, week, month, year, all)
@param string $after The fullname of a thing to search for results after
@param string $before The fullname of a thing to search for results before
$response = $reddit->search("cat", "pics", 20);
Search Subreddits
Get the listing of subreddit from a search
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_subreddits_search
@param string $query The query to search for
@param int $count The number of results to return
@param string $after The fullname of a thing to search for results after
@param string $before The fullname of a thing to search for results before
$response = $reddit->search_sr("penguins", 20);
Get All Subreddits
Get results for all subreddits combined, sorted by new / popular
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_subreddits_{where}
@param string $where The fetch method, either new or popular
@param int $limit The number of results to return (max 100)
@param string $after The fullname of a post which results should be returned after
@param string $before The fullname of a post which results should be returned before
$response = $reddit->getAllSubs("new", 5);
$response = $reddit->getAllSubs("popular", 45);
Add Comment
Add a new comment to a story
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_comment
@param string $name The full name of the post to comment (name parameter
in the getSubscriptions() return value)
@param string $text The comment markup
$response = $reddit->addComment("t3_jp2k7", "Hey!\n\n**[search!](http://www.google.com/)**");
Add Vote
Adds a vote (up / down / neutral) on a story
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_vote
@param string $name The full name of the post to vote on (name parameter
in the getSubscriptions() return value)
@param int $vote The vote to be made (1 = upvote, 0 = no vote,
-1 = downvote)
$response = $reddit->addVote("t3_n6ocq", 1);
Set or Clear a User’s Flair in a Subreddit
Set or clear a user’s flair in a subreddit
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_flair
@param string $subreddit The subreddit to use
@param string $user The name of the user
@param string $text Flair text to assign
@param string $cssClass CSS class to assign to the flair text
$response = $reddit->setFlair("motorcycles", "jcleblanc", "ZZR600", "kawasaki");
Download the Flair Assignments of a Subreddit
Download the flair assignments of a subreddit
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#GET_api_flairlist
@param string $subreddit The subreddit to use
@param int $limit The maximum number of items to return (max 1000)
@param string $after Return entries starting after this user
@param string $before Return entries starting before this user
$response = $reddit->getFlairList("motorcycles", 100, "t2_39qab", "t2_39qab");
Post a CSV File of Flair Settings to a Subreddit
Post a CSV file of flair settings to a subreddit
@link http://www.reddit.com/dev/api/oauth#POST_api_flaircsv
@param string $subreddit The subreddit to use
@param string $flairCSV CSV file contents, up to 100 lines
$response = $reddit->setFlairCSV("motorcycles", "jcleblanc,ZZR600,kawasaki\n...");
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