--- title: "Reddit API Pricing & Changes: 2026–27 Dates · SocialToAI" canonical: https://socialtoai.com/data/reddit-api-changes/ published: 2026-10-29 updated: 2026-11-05 --- # Reddit API changes: the dates and what they break On 2026-09-30 Reddit announced that RSS feeds stop on 2026-11-13, that apps not registered by 2027-01-12 lose API access and that public access to its Data API ends by March 2027. Below, each date with what it breaks and its source, then how to keep reading public Reddit posts and comments: through Reddit first, or with SocialToAI. - Page: https://socialtoai.com/data/reddit-api-changes/ - Published: 2026-10-29 - Last updated: 2026-11-05 ## The timeline Each row names its source and the day it was read; the sources are listed in full at the end. For the end of public access Reddit gave a month, not a day. | When | What changes | What it breaks | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-09-30 | Reddit posts its migration dates: RSS feeds stop, apps and bots move to its Developer Platform, and public access to its Data API closes. | Nothing stops yet; it starts the clock on the dates below. | [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/1wubcvf/moving_data_api_apps_to_the_developer_platform/), read 2026-11-05 | | 2026-09-30 | TechCrunch reports that AI products and assistants will need commercial deals with Reddit for its data. | AI tools that read Reddit without an agreement. | [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access-because-of-ai-bots/), read 2026-10-29 | | 2026-10-31 | New requests for public API access are no longer accepted. | Anyone asking for public API access for the first time. | [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/1wubcvf/moving_data_api_apps_to_the_developer_platform/), read 2026-11-05 | | 2026-11-13 | RSS feeds stop. | Feed readers, alerts and scripts that poll Reddit's RSS feeds. For moderators' alerts Reddit recommends its Discord Relay app on the Developer Platform; for feeds outside a community you moderate, it says there is no replacement. | [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1wubgvt/continuing_our_infrastructure_updates_whats/), read 2026-11-05 | | 2026-11-30 | Registration closes for the migration bounty program ($1,000 for eligible apps that successfully migrate). | Nothing stops; developers who want that funding apply through the app registration form by this day. | [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/1wubcvf/moving_data_api_apps_to_the_developer_platform/), read 2026-11-05 | | 2027-01-12 | The deadline for registering apps and bots with Reddit. From this day it begins removing API access for apps and users that have not registered or responded to its outreach. | Scripts, bots and apps that call the Data API without a registered app. | [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/1wubcvf/moving_data_api_apps_to_the_developer_platform/), read 2026-11-05 | | March 2027 | Public access closes for all remaining apps and users (Reddit gave March 2027, without a day). | Research and social-listening tools that read Reddit conversations through the public API. | [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/1wubcvf/moving_data_api_apps_to_the_developer_platform/), read 2026-11-05 | ## What the Data API Terms already say Reddit offers official Data APIs under its Data API Terms. Using them for commercial purposes, for research beyond the rate limits, or for anything the terms do not expressly permit needs a separate agreement with Reddit, and deriving revenue from them needs Reddit's express written approval. Source: [Reddit's Data API Terms](https://redditinc.com/policies/data-api-terms), checked 2026-10-30. ## What Reddit's API costs Reddit's Data API Terms state no price. Reddit reserves the right to charge fees for future use of or access to the Data APIs, at rates it sets at its sole discretion, and commercial use, research beyond the rate limits or any use the terms do not expressly permit needs a separate agreement with Reddit. Source: [Reddit's Data API Terms, section 3.1](https://redditinc.com/policies/data-api-terms), checked 2026-10-30. Reddit's help centre says it offers both free and paid access: reasonable use of Reddit Embeds is free, bulk export of Reddit data is significantly limited by default, and select developers who need broader access may be charged fees to lift those limits. Any commercial use needs Reddit's permission and a contract. Source: [Reddit Help: Developer Platform & Accessing Reddit Data](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/14945211791892-Developer-Platform-Accessing-Reddit-Data), checked 2026-10-30. Neither page lists a price: what commercial access costs is agreed with Reddit, deal by deal. ## Keep reading through Reddit itself - **Register your app** before 2027-01-12: unregistered developers lose API access after the deadline. - **For commercial use, an AI product or research beyond the rate limits**, agree terms with Reddit, as the Data API Terms require. - **For moderators' alerts that ran on RSS**, Reddit points to its Discord Relay app on the Developer Platform. - **To move an app to the Developer Platform**, follow Reddit's [migration guide](https://developers.reddit.com/docs/guides/migrate/public-api). Its $1M App Migration Program pays $1,000 to eligible apps that migrate; apply through the [registration form](https://developers.reddit.com/app-registration) by 2026-11-30. ## Or read public Reddit posts and comments with SocialToAI SocialToAI reads what is publicly visible on Reddit, with no Reddit app or account on your side: one key over HTTP, or one MCP address for your AI client. Calls cost from 2 credits (≈ $0.004–$0.0067); failed calls are free and commenters are anonymised. Commercial use of Reddit content stays subject to Reddit's own terms. | Call | Credits | | --- | --- | | [Search](https://socialtoai.com/reddit-search-api.md) | 2 | | [Community posts](https://socialtoai.com/reddit-subreddit-posts-api.md) | 2 | | [Comments](https://socialtoai.com/reddit-comments-api.md) | 2 | | [Detail](https://socialtoai.com/reddit-detail-api.md) | 2 | | [User Posts](https://socialtoai.com/reddit-user-posts-api.md) | 2 | | [Trending](https://socialtoai.com/reddit-trending-api.md) | 2 | **One call: Search** ``` curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "reddit", "query": "saturn rings" }' ``` ## Sources - [Reddit's r/redditdev post of 2026-09-30, “Moving Data API Apps to the Developer Platform”](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/1wubcvf/moving_data_api_apps_to_the_developer_platform/), read 2026-11-05 - [TechCrunch's report of Reddit's announcement, 2026-09-30](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access-because-of-ai-bots/), read 2026-10-29 - [Reddit's r/modnews post of 2026-09-30, “Continuing our infrastructure updates”](https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1wubgvt/continuing_our_infrastructure_updates_whats/), read 2026-11-05 - [Reddit Data API Terms](https://redditinc.com/policies/data-api-terms), checked 2026-10-30 - [Reddit Help: Developer Platform & Accessing Reddit Data](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/14945211791892-Developer-Platform-Accessing-Reddit-Data), checked 2026-10-30 - [Reddit RSS stops on November 13: what to use instead](https://socialtoai.com/reddit-rss-alternative.md): Swap a subreddit's .rss address for a daily watch's private feed. - [Reddit API](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/reddit.md): Every call on Reddit and its credits. - [Does Reddit have an API?](https://socialtoai.com/does-reddit-have-an-api.md): What its own API allows, with sources. - [Fields by platform](https://socialtoai.com/data/platform-fields.md): Every field each platform returns.