`get_post`

Pack: reddit · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp

Get a Reddit post and its comments by post ID. Returns the post (title, author, body, permalink) and the comment threads (author, body, date). Vote scores aren’t available via Reddit RSS.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`post_id`	string	yes	Reddit post ID (alphanumeric, e.g. “abc123”).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "post_id": "abc123def456"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_post","arguments":{"post_id":"abc123def456"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_post', {
  "post_id": "abc123def456"
});

Response shape

Always returns: ok, post, comments

Field	Type	Description
`ok`	boolean
`post`	object
`comment_count`	number
`comments`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A single post with its comment thread, served from Reddit RSS.",
  "properties": {
    "ok": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "post": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "author": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "subreddit": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "permalink": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "body": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Post self-text, separated from the comments"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "id",
        "title",
        "author",
        "permalink"
      ]
    },
    "comment_count": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "comments": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "author": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "body": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "permalink": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO-8601 timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "author",
          "body"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ok",
    "post",
    "comments"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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