eliteaccess
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- May 17, 2026
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How is it still possible to get Reddit API Access in 2026. All ways I tried didn't work. I didn't get an answer from Reddit on my request. I also couldn't buy such an account. How to proceed?
How to get Reddit API Access
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CTRWizard7
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- Jun 9, 2026
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Still possible, just not the old “create app and scrape half the site” way. For normal OAuth apps/scripts you can still get keys, but if your use case smells like bulk data, automation, AI training, monitoring, etc they either ignore it or push you toward paid/enterprise. Buying an account is usually a waste anyway, most of those are just old dev apps with limits and can get killed fast.
Best chance is make the request boring and specific: what app does, exact endpoints, expected volume, user-auth flow, no resale/data hoarding wording. If you need scale, use Pushshift-like mirrors where available or a SERP/data provider, because Reddit direct is painful now.
Best chance is make the request boring and specific: what app does, exact endpoints, expected volume, user-auth flow, no resale/data hoarding wording. If you need scale, use Pushshift-like mirrors where available or a SERP/data provider, because Reddit direct is painful now.
eliteaccess
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- May 17, 2026
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What SERP/data provider do you think about here?
The WP Nerd
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- Jun 7, 2026
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Apify is probably the easiest route right now if you dont want to deal with reddit blocking your ips. they have a few pre-made scrapers where you just pay for the platform run time and bring your own residential proxies.
if you actually need search results specifically @eliteaccess, serpapi or scale serp with site:reddit.com queries works, but you only get what google indexes obviously. i ran a campaign last year scraping niche subreddits and ended up just using a custom python script with playwright and a pool of residential proxies, was way cheaper than trying to get official api approval anyway.
if you actually need search results specifically @eliteaccess, serpapi or scale serp with site:reddit.com queries works, but you only get what google indexes obviously. i ran a campaign last year scraping niche subreddits and ended up just using a custom python script with playwright and a pool of residential proxies, was way cheaper than trying to get official api approval anyway.
Houcinovic
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- Aug 7, 2014
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reddit started focusing on tightening its access to its API lately, and it's getting harder to automate or scrape
but you can search on Apify or RapidAPI, and you'll find tons of actors and api providers that still work.
most of them offer the same general post or comments searching/scraping endpoints, but if you dig enough, you'll find ones (very few) that offer 100+ reddit endpoints that even include posting, voting or commenting...etc for dirt cheap
but you can search on Apify or RapidAPI, and you'll find tons of actors and api providers that still work.
most of them offer the same general post or comments searching/scraping endpoints, but if you dig enough, you'll find ones (very few) that offer 100+ reddit endpoints that even include posting, voting or commenting...etc for dirt cheap
eliteaccess
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- May 17, 2026
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Can you tell me the actors you mean, I couldn't find them.
Can you share the script?
streamsreddit
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- Jun 19, 2026
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For SERP/data I’d look at DataForSEO first, then SerpApi if you want less messing around. Scale SERP is cheaper but I had more random gaps with it, especially older reddit threads not showing the same way Google shows in browser.
For Apify, don’t chase the ones claiming posting/voting/commenting etc... most of that stuff is just account automation wrapped in a nice UI and it dies when reddit sneezes. Search for reddit scraper + check last run dates and reviews, then test with 20-50 URLs before buying anything bigger. A lot of actors look alive but return half empty data.
Official API still works for small user-auth apps, but if your request sounds like “I need reddit data at scale” they just ignore you now. For collecting posts/comments, SERP + cached pages + selective scraping is usually less headache.
For Apify, don’t chase the ones claiming posting/voting/commenting etc... most of that stuff is just account automation wrapped in a nice UI and it dies when reddit sneezes. Search for reddit scraper + check last run dates and reviews, then test with 20-50 URLs before buying anything bigger. A lot of actors look alive but return half empty data.
Official API still works for small user-auth apps, but if your request sounds like “I need reddit data at scale” they just ignore you now. For collecting posts/comments, SERP + cached pages + selective scraping is usually less headache.