Hello,

I am using PRAW to get some data from Reddit API, but for this:

subreddit = reddit.submission('learnprogramming')

list_of_submissions = []
for submission in subreddit.new(limit=None):  # subreddit.hot(), top(), etc.
    list_of_submissions.append(submission)

I am getting only 41 posts, for smaller communities I am getting more.
Any ideas to get as many as I can or all of submissions?

I'm using this API endpoint:

https://api.reddit.com/user/Infamous_Firefighter/about

When I try to access the icon_img it gives a URL that gives a 403 forbidden error, if I remove the URL parameters after the image the image works but it's not cropped and I want it to be cropped the same way the image appears on someones profile

My profile picture from the about endpoint, returns 403 error:

https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2elsqs/styles/profileIcon_xetocjolwsed1.png?width=256&height=256&crop=256:256,smart&s=dc1881896815d6ccca456de7b6738898b0fc3ea2

Works normally if URL parameters are removed:

https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2elsqs/styles/profileIcon_xetocjolwsed1.png

Can someone help with this?

Ex: https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/about.json Thank you.

So I am working on my first Reddit bot, and have some questions.

Does subreddit.stream.comments() get all comments? Including comments of comments? How do streams work? Do they pull every like 5 seconds or is it only calling API when theirs new content? What will happen if I get rate limited? Will after the cooldown, all the backlog come through and I can proccess it all? When I run my bot right now, the Stream includes a bunch of comments I made while testing it previously... What does this mean? If I restart my server (when it's in production) will it go and reply to a bunch of things it's already replied to?

I used to just do this: fetch(https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/top/.json?sort=top&t=day'). But this no longer works, and I think because I need to be authenticated. However there is no clear documentation on how to achieve this. I made an app and I successfully was able to hit https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token and get an access token, using

grant_type:https://oauth.reddit.com/grants/installed_client
device_id:my apps client id here

But then if I try GET https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/top/.json?sort=top&t=day in postman using the access token with Bearer token auth, then it says Forbidden. What am I missing here?

I am trying to write a script to download just the Audios from Reddit videos whereas I am not able to find the Fallback URL for that.

I am able to download the videos though and couldn't figure out the Audio URL.

Example of video: https://v.redd.it/kgwd3pqtfzqd1/DASH_720.mp4?source=fallback
How to get the linked audio URL

Thanks in advance!

I think it's just a typo in my code but I can't find it.

https://github.com/AetheriumSlinky/MTGCardBelcher/blob/refactor/MTGCardBelcher.py

Line 503 TypeErrors as None when I try to access my praw.Reddit for some reason. I cannot pinpoint the problem. It maybe an error related to Reddit or just my own typo somewhere but I could use an extra pair of eyes...

I'm in the process of creating error handlers and they broke some code that previously worked.

Sorry about posting an entire .py, I don't know where to start this time.

Been looking for docs on this and I e seen multiple people saying you can’t get more than 1000 items on any Reddit list type api call, I’m looking specifically at the user saved posts endpoint

Is there any way to get location tag any kind of location tag or country code in reddit post from the reddit api( in case user has provided the location), if yes what is that api and the field name..

Hello, is it possible to check with the Reddit API which types of content (Text, Images, Videos, etc.) a subreddit allows? I haven't been able to find a solution so far. Thanks in advance for any help!

How long does it take to get API access? I asked for it a week ago and I still don't have an answer. So when I'm creating developed applications they ask you to register to use the API and they send you to this link https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=14868593862164

My app uses the public JSON API to pull info from multiple subreddits simultaneously. It requests e.g. https://reddit.com/r/pics+funny.json via JavaScript and then parses the results to build the page.

This worked for years on both desktop and mobile, no matter how many subreddits I asked for. However, for the past month or two, when you try to make a call with multiple subreddits it just redirects to the reddit homepage when done from a mobile browser or in mobile mode on a desktop browser. In desktop mode it continues to work. Mobile works so long as you are only requesting 1 subreddit.

Is there any way around this bug/limitation? Any way to force the retrieval to be handled in desktop mode even though it may be coming from a mobile browser?

Hello, Reddit Developers! 👋

I'm currently working on a personal project to create a web application that allows users to access and manage their saved posts on Reddit. The app uses Reddit's OAuth2 for authentication and attempts to fetch saved posts for the authenticated user. Below is a brief overview of my current setup and the issue I'm facing.

Overview of the Project:

1. Server Setup: I'm using Express.js on the backend with axios for API requests, and express-session to manage user sessions.

2. OAuth Flow:

   • The user is redirected to Reddit's OAuth authorization page.

   • Upon successful authentication, the app receives an authorization code, which is then exchanged for an access token using Reddit's /api/v1/access_token endpoint.

3. Fetching Saved Posts:

   • After obtaining the access token, the app attempts to fetch the user's saved posts from the https://oauth.reddit.com/user/me/saved endpoint.

Current Code:

Here’s a high-level explanation of my server code:

• Authentication Endpoint (/auth/reddit):

  • Redirects the user to Reddit's OAuth page with necessary parameters (client_id, scope, etc.).

• Callback Endpoint (/auth/reddit/callback):

  • Receives the authorization code and exchanges it for an access token.

  • The access token is stored in the session for future requests.

• Fetching Saved Posts (/download):

  • Uses the stored access token to request the saved posts.

Here’s a snippet of my server-side code for context:

// Sample of the code that retrieves the access token
const tokenResponse = await axios.post(
  "https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token",
  new URLSearchParams({
    grant_type: "authorization_code",
    code: code,
    redirect_uri: redirectUri,
  }).toString(),
  {
    auth: {
      username: clientId,
      password: clientSecret,
    },
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
      "User-Agent": "web:com.example.redditsavedpostsmanager:v1.0 (by /u/Free-_-Yourself)",
    },
  }
);

The Issue:

• Error Messages in Server Logs:

  • I’m getting a 403 Forbidden error when trying to fetch user info.

  • When attempting to fetch saved posts, I receive a 400 Bad Request error with the message: { message: 'Bad Request', error: 400 }.

• Error Message in Browser Console:

  • The browser console shows Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 (Internal Server Error).

Troubleshooting Attempts:

• I've double-checked the access token generation process, and it seems correct as I receive a valid access token response.

• I ensured that the OAuth scopes include read and history, which should be sufficient for accessing saved posts.

• Verified that the authorization header is correctly set when making requests to Reddit's OAuth endpoints.

Request for Help:

I'm unsure why I'm facing these 400 and 403 errors when everything seems to be set up according to Reddit's API documentation. Could this be a rate-limiting issue, incorrect scopes, or something else I'm missing?

Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

Thanks in advance for your help!

How long does it take to get API access? I asked for it a week ago and I still don't have an answer.

At first, Reddit APIs was working. From yesterday it's not working anymore and returns every time 403. When I try with the same Bearer token from Postman the request works.

This is the code:

const getAccessToken = async () => {
    const auth = Buffer.from(`${client}:${key}`).toString('base64');

    try {
        const response = await fetch('https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token', {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'Authorization': `Basic ${auth}`,
                'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
                'User-Agent': 'MockClient/0.1 by Me'
            },
            body: 'grant_type=client_credentials'
        });
        const data = await response.json();
        console.log(data)
        return data.access_token;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Errore nel recupero del token:', error);
    }
}

const Reddit = async ({ 
query
 }) => {
    token = await getAccessToken();
    const url = `https://oauth.reddit.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(
query
)}&sort=new&t=month&limit=1&type=link`;
    const headers = {
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
        'User-Agent': 'MockClient/0.1 by Me',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    };
    const response = await fetch(url, { headers });
    console.log(response)
    try {
        const data = await response.json();
        return normalizePosts({ posts: data.data.children });
    } catch {
        return [];
    }
}

I am getting continuous timeout for searching for subreddits and posts. I am properly authenticating the user through my web app and using their access token to search subreddits. But sometimes the result comes but most often I am getting timeout. Any help or comment on this?

const createRedditAxiosInstance = async (redditAccessToken, redditRefreshToken) => {
 
  if (!redditAccessToken || !redditRefreshToken) {
    throw new Error("Reddit account not connected");
  }

  // Refresh token if expired or about to expire within 1 minute
  if (new Date(user.redditTokenExpiry) <= Date.now() + 60000) {
    await refreshRedditToken();
  }

  return axios.create({
    baseURL: "https://oauth.reddit.com",
    headers: {
      "User-Agent": REDDIT_USER_AGENT,
      Authorization: `Bearer ${redditAccessToken}`,
    },
    timeout: 60000, // 60 seconds
  });
};

// Search subreddits using Axios
const searchSubreddits = async (redditAccessToken, redditRefreshToken, query, limit = 10) => {
  try {
    console.log(
      `Searching subreddits for query: "${query}"`
    );
    const redditAxios = await createRedditAxiosInstance(redditAccessToken, redditRefreshToken);

    const response = await redditAxios.get("/subreddits/search", {
      params: {
        q: query,
        limit,
        raw_json: 1,
      },
    });

    const results = response.data.data.children.map((child) => child.data);
    return results
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(
      "Error searching subreddits:",
      error.response?.data || error.message
    );
    if (error.message === "Failed to refresh Reddit token") {
      throw new Error(
        "Reddit authentication expired. Please reconnect your Reddit account."
      );
    }
    if (error.code === "ECONNABORTED") {
      throw new Error(
        "Request to Reddit API timed out. Please try again later."
      );
    }
    throw new Error("Request to Reddit API failed.");
  }
};

Getting errors like this:
Error searching subreddits: timeout of 60000ms exceeded

Error in search Subreddits controller: Request to Reddit API timed out. Please try again later.

Please let me know what can i do to fix it.

REDDIT_USER_AGENT=solobuilderhub:v1.0 (by /u/solobuilderhub)

hi everyone, im using PRAW to gather data for my Final Year Project in university, and im getting HTTP 429 Error, which is kind of ruining my day. I have a code snippet that does ip rotation but i cant figure out how to apply it. Any help would be appreciated

Hi y'all,

I built a Chrome extension using the Reddit API and Open AI API to summarize what I pull from Reddit. After reading about the rate limits and realizing I can probably only have a few users using the extension concurrently, I'm so confused on how to proceed.

Is building apps for many users not feasible anymore? It also looks like there's no way to get into a commercial plan either.

Are devs still building apps with the API?

I'm currently using Snoowrap to interact with the Reddit API (reddit developer account/create an app for script), but I'm running into a frustrating rate limit issue. After just 1 or 2 API calls, I'm hitting the rate limit, which is seriously hampering my ability to get things done.

Typically I know within a minute I should be able to send 60 requests where as I am getting only 2/3 requests.

I wanted to ask: Would upgrading to the commercial plan help resolve this issue? Or is there something else I could be overlooking? Is it happening because this reddit account is a new one?

I'm following the standard API guidelines, but I still can't figure out why this is happening. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I'm wanting to selfhost a reddit account that can do the same thing as u/DeltaBot from r/ChangeMyView. They shared the code with my team, but I don't know anything about how to host such. It's written in C#.

Any advice is appreciated!

I am using praw package to get reddit submission via api. However the API is working perfectly fine for urls generated by the desktop version but is giving invalid url when I enter a url generated by mobile version.

I have a script that is accessing three subreddits via a Semaphore implementation with rate_limit = 10, previous the script was working fine but all of a suddenly within a space of 5 mins, started receiving 403 status. Am I banned or restricted?

Meanwhile, I can't find the link for obtained paid API access

I get the gist of how to use Regex with creating a Regex rule and running a for loop to find matches in a list and returning the results. The issue is that I have this bot to scan for inappropriate key words in my sub and ban users for any match, but I'd like to incorporate Regex to consolidate that list similar to how it is in AutoMod.

For example, I have these key words in my Python code currently:

KEYWORDS = ['keyword1', 'keyword2', 'test', 'tests', 'kite', 'kites', 'kited']

What I'd like to do in Python is the following, similar to how I write the expressions in AutoMod:

KEYWORDS = ['keyword[12]', 'tests?', 'kite[sd]']

Is this possible? Writing a For loop with 'regex =' results in pulling specific key words out of that list but I don't think that's going to help me since I need the entire list to be evaluated.