This is an SSE stream that you can connect to using a browser or other programs to get a live feed of near real-time Reddit data (couple seconds delayed).
There is a caveat however -- SSE streams currently only work via http (no SSL). However, it does support compression! I highly encourage you to connect using compression headers to conserve bandwidth if you use the full feed.
curl --verbose --compressed 'http://stream.pushshift.io/?type=comments'
| Parameter | Description | Possible Values |
|---|---|---|
| type | Restrict feed to a particular event type. Leave out to receive all event types. | comments,submissions |
| author | Restrict to certain authors. Separate multiple authors with a comma. | String |
| domain } Restrict submissions to a domain or group of domains (Comma-delimited) | String | |
| submission | Restrict to certain subreddits. Separate multiple subreddits with a comma. | String |
| submission_backfill | Starts stream X submissions ago (up to 25,000 submissions) | INT (1-100000) |
| comment_backfill | Starts stream X comments ago (up to 100,000 submissions) | INT (1-100000) |
| submission_start_id | Starts stream at specific submission ID (Used for continuation if the stream is broken | INT |
| comment_start_id | Starts stream at specific comment ID (Used for continuation if the stream is broken) | INT |
| over_18 | Restrict submissions in stream to NSFW or SFW content | Boolean (true or false) |
| is_self | Restrict submissions in stream to self posts or linked posts | Boolean (true or false) |
| filter | Restrict the returned JSON object to specific keys (comma-delimited for multiple values) | String |
Get only submissions from news and politics:
curl --verbose --compressed 'http://stream.pushshift.io/?type=submissions&subreddit=politics,news'
Get only comments from automoderator:
curl --verbose --compressed 'http://stream.pushshift.io/?type=comments&author=automoderator'
Notice: When connecting with compression. It generally takes a little bit of time before it gets started. Also, only one connection per IP is supported. If you need additional streams, please contact me.
| Event | Description | Currently Implemented |
|---|---|---|
| rc | A new Reddit comment in json format | Yes |
| rs | A new Reddit submission in json format | Yes |
| rr | A new Reddit subreddit in json format | No |
| keepalive | A keepalive message (every 30 seconds) | Yes |
Currently, a keepalive event is sent to the client every 30 seconds regardless if previous data was sent. The keepalive event has the following information:
| Key | Value Description |
|---|---|
| tcs | Total Comments Sent |
| tss | Total Submissions Sent |
| tbs | Total bytes sent (uncompressed) |
pip install sseclient (From this wonderful github: https://github.com/btubbs/sseclient)
Take a look at the consumer_example.py file that shows how to interact with the stream using Python and sseclient.