Overview
- Reddit announced on Wednesday that it will stop supporting RSS feeds on November 13, 2026 and will phase out public API access with remaining public access ending by March 2027.
- The company will stop accepting new public API requests on October 31, 2026, close migration funding registrations on November 30, 2026, begin removing access for unregistered apps on January 12, 2027, and end public API access in March 2027.
- Access to Old Reddit will be limited to logged‑in users who have used Old Reddit within the past six months while moderators are exempt from the recent‑use rule, a change Reddit says targets accounts used for scraping.
- Reddit is steering developers and moderators to its managed Devvit platform, offering a $1 million App Migration Program and support for approved apps while acknowledging some capability gaps in migrated tools.
- The moves tighten a multi‑year push to curb unsanctioned scraping that has included blocking the Internet Archive, suing scraping firms, and striking licensing deals with major AI companies, raising new questions about researcher access and tool compatibility.