# btcnode.uk Reddit Hot Posts by Subreddit

> btcnode.uk Reddit Hot Posts by Subreddit is a paid API for AI agents from btcnode.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11, last successful call 2026-07-01).

Fetches the current hot posts from any specified subreddit, returning titles, scores, comment counts, authors, and URLs — no API key required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://btcnode.uk/api/reddit/hot/:subreddit?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Last successful call: 2026-07-01
- Success rate: 92% of calls made through Zero
- Activations on Zero: 13
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/btcnode-uk-efcc0c5c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_utJeeAT3r43xgbc9rJelg

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability btcnode-uk-efcc0c5c
```

Example prompt: What are the hot posts on r/investing right now? Give me the titles, scores, and comment counts.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need hot Reddit posts from a specific subreddit without managing Reddit API credentials or OAuth tokens. Ideal for agents that need quick community sentiment, trending topics, or popular discussions from a named community. Prefer this over the Reddit trending endpoint when you want subreddit-specific results rather than r/popular sitewide trends.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or nonexistent subreddit name returns empty results or error
- Subreddit that is private or banned may return an access error
- Reddit rate limiting or downtime causes upstream fetch failure
- Payment of 0.001 USDC not completed results in 402 response

## How this service works

Reddit hot posts from any subreddit — titles, scores, comments count, author, URL. No API key needed.

## Output

A list of current hot Reddit posts from the specified subreddit, each with the post title, upvote score, number of comments, author username, and direct URL to the post.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/btcnode-uk-efcc0c5c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from btcnode.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/btcnode.uk/llms.txt)