The latest articles on DEV Community by kadianritvik07-lang (@kadianritvik07lang). https://dev.to/kadianritvik07lang https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4021877%2F1ec2d6c2-de1c-4491-8480-519d30c70e0b.png https://dev.to/kadianritvik07lang en kadianritvik07-lang Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:58:57 +0000 https://dev.to/kadianritvik07lang/i-built-a-reddit-data-api-after-the-may-2026-json-endpoint-shutdown-127l https://dev.to/kadianritvik07lang/i-built-a-reddit-data-api-after-the-may-2026-json-endpoint-shutdown-127l <h2> What happened in May 2026 </h2> <p>On May 30, 2026, Reddit killed all unauthenticated .json <br> endpoints with zero warning. Thousands of tools, bots, and <br> scrapers broke overnight. The official Reddit API now costs <br> $12,000/year and requires approval most developers never get.</p> <h2> What I built </h2> <p>A simple REST API that gives developers access to Reddit <br> public data without needing Reddit OAuth or an approved app.</p> <h2> Endpoints </h2> <ul> <li>GET /subreddit/{subreddit} — posts feed (hot/new/top)</li> <li>GET /search — keyword search across Reddit</li> <li>GET /post/comments — comments from any post URL</li> <li>GET /user/{username} — user profile info</li> <li>GET /user/{username}/posts — posts by a user</li> <li>GET /subreddit/{subreddit}/info — subreddit details</li> <li>GET /subreddit/{subreddit}/top — top posts by time period</li> </ul> <h2> How to use it </h2> <p>Available on RapidAPI with a free tier (100 calls/month).<br> No Reddit OAuth setup needed — just your RapidAPI key.</p> <p><a href="https://rapidapi.com/kadianritvik07/api/reddit-data3" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://rapidapi.com/kadianritvik07/api/reddit-data3</a></p> <h2> Tech stack </h2> <ul> <li>FastAPI (Python)</li> <li>Deployed on Railway</li> <li>Apify as scraping backend</li> </ul> api webdev python opensource kadianritvik07-lang Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:14:23 +0000 https://dev.to/kadianritvik07lang/reddit-data-api-7ac https://dev.to/kadianritvik07lang/reddit-data-api-7ac <p>Built a Reddit Data API after the May JSON endpoint shutdown. <br> Returns posts, comments, search, user data — clean JSON, no OAuth needed.<br> Free tier available on RapidAPI.<br> </p> <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__body flex items-center justify-between"> <a href="https://rapidapi.com/kadianritvik07/api/reddit-data3" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link fw-bold flex items-center"> <span class="mr-2">rapidapi.com</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <h1> buildinpublic #API #webdev </h1>