Social — entry 025 of 39
Reddit's Data API exposes the same read/write surface — posts, comments, votes, subreddits — that powers reddit.com and its official apps, authenticated with OAuth2 against oauth.reddit.com. Since Reddit's 2023 pricing overhaul, a free tier still covers low-volume, non-commercial use, but any commercial product or higher request volume now needs a paid Enterprise agreement instead of the historically open access this entry describes.
AuthenticationOAuthRequires an OAuth flow; expect app registration.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSUnknownNot documented — test from the browser before relying on it.
PricingFreemiumA usable free tier exists, with paid plans for more volume.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score54
Authentication8/25OAuth flow required
Pricing17/20Freemium tier available
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/reddit/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/reddit.svg" alt="Scored 54 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Register an app / run the OAuth flow to obtain a bearer token.
- Send it as an Authorization header
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.