---
title: "Lemmy API: Posts | Perceptlayer"
description: "Posts from Lemmy as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/lemmy/posts
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Lemmy](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/lemmy) / Posts

# Lemmy: Posts

Posts from Lemmy as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/lemmy/posts` Needs terms

Note 

This endpoint needs the [restricted-endpoint terms](https://perceptlayer.com/legal/restricted-endpoints), which you can accept in your dashboard.

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `community` | string | Required | Up to 200 characters |
| `sort` | string | Optional | Hot, Active, New, TopDay, TopWeek, TopMonth, TopYear, TopAll, MostComments, NewComments |
| `type_` | string | Optional | All, Local, Subscribed |
| `limit` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `page_cursor` | string | Optional | Up to 200 characters |
| `instance` | string | Optional | Up to 253 characters |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/lemmy/posts" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/lemmy?try=posts#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.