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The archive is always newest-first.", "default": "new" }, "time": { "title": "Time filter (live source)", "enum": [ "hour", "day", "week", "month", "year", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Applies to top/controversial/relevance on the live source.", "default": "all" }, "postedAfter": { "title": "Posted after", "type": "string", "description": "ISO date, e.g. 2026-01-01. Works on both sources; on the archive it reaches past Reddit's 1,000-item listing cap." }, "postedBefore": { "title": "Posted before", "type": "string", "description": "ISO date, e.g. 2026-06-30." }, "includeNsfw": { "title": "Include NSFW", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include 18+ posts and comments.", "default": false }, "redditClientId": { "title": "Reddit app client ID (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Enables the OAuth live path if you have registered a Reddit app." }, "redditClientSecret": { "title": "Reddit app client secret (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Paired with the client ID." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Used for the live source. Reddit blocks Apify's datacenter and residential proxy pools outright -- the UNBLOCKER group (default here) genuinely reaches Reddit's JSON API, verified 2026-09-22. 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