When i put the link into the browser i am getting results, just not when im making a call from my app. I first assumed this was something by reddit but if so then why would i be able to see the data from the browser. Below are two example links, One works and one doesnt - the only difference is one is from a NSFW sub.
axios.get('https://www.reddit.com/r/nsfw/search.json?q=example&restrict_sr=true')
axios.get('https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/search.json?q=cat&limit=1&sort=top&restrict_sr=true&after=null')
You would need to include the include_over_18 parameter.
Try axios.get('https://www.reddit.com/r/nsfw/search.json?q=example&restrict_sr=true&include_over_18=on')