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Reddit Targeting API

Endpoints for retrieving available targeting options including interests, communities, locations, and devices.

Reddit Targeting API is one of 21 APIs that Reddit publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Targeting. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://ads-api.reddit.com/api/v3.

3 operations 3 paths 3 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3
Base URL
https://oauth.reddit.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Reddit Targeting API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth2 — Reddit Ads API uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication. Access tokens are obtained via the authorization code flow.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Targeting 3

Endpoints for retrieving available targeting options including interests, communities, locations, and devices.

GET
/targeting/interests
List Interest Targeting Options
listInterests → 200
GET
/targeting/communities
List Community Targeting Options
listTargetingCommunities 1 param → 200
GET
/targeting/locations
List Location Targeting Options
listLocations 1 param → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Location (4 properties), TargetingCommunity (3 properties), Interest (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Location
object
A geographic location available for ad targeting.
4 properties
Interest
object
An interest category available for ad targeting.
3 properties
TargetingCommunity
object
A Reddit community (subreddit) available for ad targeting.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

reddit-targeting-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Reddit publishes across the network.

Reddit Ads API
Reddit OAuth 2.0 Authorization
Reddit Account API
Reddit Accounts API
Reddit Ad Groups API
Reddit Campaigns API
Reddit Conversions API
Reddit Custom Audiences API
Reddit Flair API
Reddit Funding API
Reddit Links & Comments API
Reddit Listings API