Lemmy Comments API

Request parameters

Code samples

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "lemmy",
  "action": "comments",
  "params": {
    "community": "[email protected]"
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "lemmy",
  "action": "comments",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 1362670,
      "text": "The best time to switch to Firefox was 5 years ago. The second best is today.",
      "author_username": "（已隐去）",
      "author_url": "https://feddit.de/（已隐去）",
      "score": 386,
      "upvote_count": 390,
      "downvote_count": 4,
      "depth": 1,
      "is_deleted": false,
      "post_url": "https://lemmy.world/post/1611939",
      "post_title": "If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now",
      "community": "technology",
      "posted_at": "2023-07-17T03:48:33.161642+00:00",
      "platform": "lemmy"
    },
    {
      "id": 1363333,
      "text": "Most people aren’t concerned about privacy outside of places like here and Reddit. ",
      "author_username": "（已隐去）",
      "author_url": "https://lemmy.world/（已隐去）",
      "score": 211,
      "upvote_count": 223,
      "downvote_count": 12,
      "depth": 1,
      "is_deleted": false,
      "post_url": "https://lemmy.world/post/1611939",
      "post_title": "If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now",
      "community": "technology",
      "posted_at": "2023-07-17T04:18:40.724748+00:00",
      "platform": "lemmy"
    }
  ],
  "count": 500,
  "billing": { … },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the source does not provide are never made up.

Errors and billing

401

Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.

422

Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.

402

Insufficient balance. Top up first.

429

Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After and try again.

503

Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.

200 empty

The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

• Lemmy: Nested Comment Hierarchies and Limit Boundaries ↗

  Official documentation explains top-level comments, nested reply hierarchies, and score calculations (upvotes minus downvotes). EveryInfra per-post comment limits represent an independent contract, not official sorting options; hitting a limit does not guarantee complete inclusion of all parent and child nodes.

  Checked 2026-09-04