Free API access was dead. API still existed but every user needed their own key and it was IIRC paid, even for dev work.
Now it seems they’re just closing it down entirely.
Comment on Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
sepiroth154@feddit.nl 13 hours ago
I thought API access was already dead? Thats the reason a lot of us are here… (But not the reason we stayed ;) )
4am@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
LeighWeighTacoma@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I may not understand this correctly so take this with a grain of salt but I believe there was a few different APIs going on. The one that allowed all data to apps to function was killed and why we are all here. I believe this was more of a content reader, no interaction from the user.
eremophila@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
why we are all here
That isn’t why I am here
stsquad@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
RedReader still works with Reddit on the basis it’s providing accessibility features which was a carve out they got during the exodus.
Things like Stealth never used the API but did scraping which I think is dead now due to mandatory login.
Malica@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
They made it paid