r/redditapi

77 archived posts · Oct 2015 – Nov 2025

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At this point, most of you are aware of Reddit's upcoming API changes, and the general consensus is that it will end third-party app use completely.

However, there may be a loophole. Per an official post on r/modnews:

As of July 1, 2023, we will start enforcing two different rate limits for the free access tier:

  • If you are using OAuth for authentication: 100 queries per minute per OAuth client id
  • If you are not using OAuth for authentication: 10 queries per minute

So users are allowed to get free access to the Reddit API that is more than enough for one user's worth of Reddit

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Hey folks,
I’ve been trying to catch up on what’s going on with the Reddit API after all the pricing changes and app shutdowns last year, but honestly the whole situation still feels confusing.

From what I can tell, a lot of third-party apps haven’t returned, and the new API pricing still seems high enough that indie developers can’t really build anything meaningful without burning money. Even simple bots or analytics tools feel harder to maintain because of rate limits and the need for more complex workarounds.

For those of you building apps, bots, scrapers, or research tools—how are you dealing with the current API rules?
Are you sticking with the official API, switching to Pushshift

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