Reddit shuts down RSS due to AI crawlers and will end public API in March 2027
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According to TechCrunch on October 1, 2026, Reddit announced it will curtail public access to its content in response to large-scale scraping and automated abuse: RSS subscription support will end on November 13, and public API access will be terminated by March 2027. Developers of affected third-party apps and bots must complete registration by January 12, 2027. In addition, Old Reddit will be restricted, accessible only to logged-in moderators and users who have used it within the past 6 months. Going forward, products such as AI assistants that want to access Reddit content will need to reach commercial data agreements with Reddit. The situation is currently at the stage where Reddit has published its timeline but none of the measures have yet taken effect.
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- TechCrunch · AIReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
Reddit announced it will end RSS support on November 13 and shut down public API access by March 2027, citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse. Third-party app and bot developers must register by January 12, 2027; Old Reddit will be restricted to logged-in moderators and users who have used it in the past 6 months; AI assistants and others will need commercial data agreements with Reddit to access its content going forward.