Updated rate limits going into effect over the coming weeks

https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/14nbw6g/updated_rate_limits_going_into_effect_over_the/

created by pl00h on 30/06/2023 at 20:56 UTC

0 upvotes, 28 top-level comments (showing 25)

Hi Devs,

Over the last few months, we’ve shared updates[1] on our Data API Terms[2] and Developer Terms[3]. **Shortly, we will begin enforcing the** **previously announced**[4]**,** **updated API rate limits**[5]**.** Rate limits will go into effect for all apps with usage above the free limit in the coming weeks, and some changes will be noticeable over the next 24 hours.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/12qwagm/an_update_regarding_reddits_api/

2: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/data-api-terms

3: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/developer-terms

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/13wsiks/api_update_enterprise_level_tier_for_large_scale/

5: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/16160319875092-Reddit-Data-API-Wiki

As we have shared[6], this will not impact non-commercial bots operating within free rate limits or moderator tools.

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/141oqn8/api_updates_questions/

*Free API access rates are as follows**:

100 queries per minute per OAuth client id if you are using OAuth authentication
10 queries per minute if you are not using OAuth authentication

*The vast majority of third-party apps and bots fall into the free usage category and should not see any disruptions**. **Our free rates account for bursts in usage.**

For apps that exceed these limits, we have exempted select clients (for example, accessibility-focused apps like RedReader, Luna, and Dystopia), mod bots, and mod tools. **If your bot or tool is affected unexpectedly, please reach out** **here**[7]**.**

7: https://reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=14868593862164

Comments

Comment by [deleted] at 30/06/2023 at 23:03 UTC

13 upvotes, 2 direct replies

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Comment by SirensToGo at 30/06/2023 at 23:34 UTC

11 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I'm sure we'll see shortly, but what will NSFW content appear as? Is it just the same behavior as what happens today when a user has NSFW content disabled in their account prefs? Will NSFW posts just be silently removed from listings? Will comments made by users in NSFW subs be visible in their profile over the API? Or will accessing an NSFW sub return some sort of error?

Comment by TehVulpez at 02/07/2023 at 02:35 UTC

9 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Are requests outside of the oauth subdomain counted as part of your 100 per minute? For example when you use /api/v1/authorize or /api/v1/access_token, do those also count against your total API requests?

Comment by Watchful1 at 30/06/2023 at 21:04 UTC

12 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I don't remember exactly who it was that said it at the time, but I recall someone mentioning that the number of separate apps within a user would be limited at some point. Is that still the plan?

The docs say rate limits are per client id, which is different than per user. Can you confirm that's correct and multiple clients/app ids within one user continue to get separate rate limits (as long as they are doing distinct things and aren't used to intentionally bypass the rate limit).

Comment by ocelotsporn at 01/07/2023 at 00:25 UTC

15 upvotes, 1 direct replies

And with one push of code you’ve become digg

Comment by SoggyBagelBite at 04/07/2023 at 14:52 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Classic Reddit. Can't even fuck their own site up on schedule.

Comment by HelioDex at 30/06/2023 at 21:05 UTC*

22 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Thanks for the heads-up. The free usage categories are plenty for all of my current use cases.

Comment by 8sADPygOB7Jqwm7y at 02/07/2023 at 20:11 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

so I am not a big dev, just some uni student who uses PRAW to do some basic scraping.

Will PRAW be limited in any way? As far as I know it should enforce its rate limit on its own (tho lately before the update it often missed it) so I should be under 100/minute. I also noticed I seem to still be able to access NSFW content. Will this change?

Will there be any change to how I use praw/what I can request regarding NSFW?

Comment by OurFreeBird at 04/07/2023 at 19:37 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Yall considered fucking yourselves?

Comment by Terrh at 30/06/2023 at 22:00 UTC

10 upvotes, 1 direct replies

The vast majority of third-party apps and bots fall into the free usage category

Not by # of users I bet, lol.

Comment by justcool393 at 30/06/2023 at 20:59 UTC

6 upvotes, 2 direct replies

10 queries per minute if you are not using OAuth authentication

doesn't this cover most mod tools, in specific, toolbox, which doesn't use OAuth for most of it's functionality?

Comment by p337 at 30/06/2023 at 21:19 UTC

4 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Some mods employ tools or bots to automatically ban users based on their participation in other communities or based on keywords in their comment history. How, if at all, will this change impact these bots?

Comment by hunting_fatherhood at 02/07/2023 at 01:43 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I have what I think is a totally noob question: I want to scrape the selftext of a handful of users posts in a particular subreddit. I then want to parse the text for a particular structure, and if I find it, retain the selftext, title, username, and submission url in a database. I’ll be analyzing the selftext and tagging the post in my database for the purpose of pointing back to the post.

Is that an acceptable use of Reddit? Do I have to get permission? The availability of tools to do this makes me think I’m not doing anything wildly unscrupulous. I see rate limit discussion of 100 requests per minute. I’ll be in the ballpark of less than 100 requests per user.

TIA!

Comment by kystarrk at 05/07/2023 at 01:42 UTC

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Joey for reddit deserves an accessibility exemption. The text to speech and expansive font customization is incredible and extremely helpful.

Comment by weepinstringerbell at 01/07/2023 at 04:53 UTC

2 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Obviously the vast majority of apps won't be affected. They're mostly niche tools that don't use your API much. But the actual relevant mobile clients are all doomed with these changes.

Or am I wrong? Other than RES and mobile clients for browsing, what other third-party apps are out there that people genuinely care about?

Comment by [deleted] at 30/06/2023 at 22:03 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Ridiculous

Comment by [deleted] at 04/07/2023 at 16:55 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

ass

Comment by bluequail at 04/07/2023 at 21:11 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Hi there. I have some questions.

What constitutes a "query"?

Will RES be effected?

And a little more complicated one. A while back, I invited an AI bot to our sub, to dispense advice. It was giving out excellent advice, then was banned, I guess for being a bot.

I spoke with the person running the script, and they generously offered to run the script on their own personal account.

I would like to know if something like that would be at risk of falling into this whole pricing thing, and would it matter if the ran it on mobile or a computer. It was not commercial, there was no fee for it, and the only thing it ever said in regards to money was the cost of drawing that reply, and if you appreciated the answer, to donate dollar to your favorite charity.

Also, could we possibly get the original AI bot unbanned? I had invited it as a mod to one of my subs, and it really was incredibly precise in the advice that it gave.

Edit - one last question.

I see where people are saying that they can patch into various apps using their own API. Is that even something that can be done? Or does it go back to be billed to the app?

Comment by Shawnj2 at 04/07/2023 at 22:57 UTC

1 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Hello, with the discontinuation of legacy products, particularly i.reddit and /.compact how many more months will old.Reddit be supported before the site is deprecated in favor of new Reddit?

Comment by deSuspect at 05/07/2023 at 11:41 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Fucking pathetic lol Enjoy more traffic while 3rd party apps still work

Comment by TotesMessenger at 05/07/2023 at 14:05 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:

[/r/apicalypse] Some Reddit clients still work because Reddit hasn't started imposing the new API limitations yet.[1]

 *^(If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in the other threads.) ^(Info[2] ^/ ^Contact[3])*

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/APIcalypse/comments/14rbkll/some_reddit_clients_still_work_because_reddit/

2: /r/TotesMessenger

3: /message/compose?to=/r/TotesMessenger

Comment by spyd3rweb at 05/07/2023 at 18:16 UTC

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RIF (RIF Is Fun) is an accessibility client as well. As in I am unable and unwilling to access reddit on my phone without it.