The following table shows data points available in a Reddit dataset as provided by Reddit API:
| Field | Description | Sample Submission | Sample Comment | Sample Reply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | Unique identifier for the post | q6x0lw | hgf14zp | hgkadlb |
| date | The date when the post was created/updated | 10/12/2021 | 10/12/2021 | 10/13/2021 |
| author | Poster’s unique username | 916farmer | _AskMyMom_ | None |
| title | Submission title | Saw this genius on the road today. Wouldn’t it be a shame if their email got overwhelmed with vax fax. | ||
| text | The main body of the post | Wait wait wait. So they don’t want a vaccine card or requirements because they don’t want the government “tracking them”: but will plaster personal information on their car windows? I mean, I watched Donald Duck and Bugs Bunny use reverse psychology on each other, is there any way we can do that with these guys? | [removed] | |
| comment_on | Unique identifier of the parent post; Note: only available for Comment- and Reply-type posts | q6x0lw | hgexsg3 | |
| type | Post type; Possible values are: Submission = a thread starting post, Comment = a reply to a submission, Reply = a reply to a comment or to another reply | Submission | Comment | Reply |
| score | The overall engagement score assigned to the post based on the total number of up & down votes | 119 | 34 | -2 |
| upvote_ratio | The ratio of upvotes out of all votes received by the post; Note: only provided for Submission-type posts | 0.94 | ||
| url | URL shared in the submission if applicable; Note: only provided for Submission-type posts | https://i.redd.it/sw3evc3sf3t71.jpg | ||
| permalink | A persistent URL to the post | https://www.reddit.com/r/… | https://www.reddit.com/r/… | https://www.reddit.com/r/… |
| user_flair | User’s subreddit-specific “flair” (tag or category); Note: Many subreddits/users don’t use this feature. Also in some subreddits, only their moderators can assign a flair to a user/post. | None | None | None |
| submission_flair | “Flair” (tag or category) assigned to the submission Note: In some subreddits, only their moderators can assign a flair to a post. | None |