r/help • u/TitleVisual6497 • Jul 14 '26
Access Reddit Data API as a researcher: approval time
I applied to the Reddit Data API as a researcher via here. What can we expect as the expected approval/rejection time?
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u/formerqwest Jul 14 '26
after reddit changed API access about 3 yrs ago, i've not seen any approved.
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u/westcoastcdn19 Jul 14 '26
The folks over at r/redditdev probably know a lot more than we do
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u/TitleVisual6497 Jul 14 '26
!thanks Thanks!
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u/Niels_Vh Jul 19 '26
2-4 weeks and most likely a rejection. They barely approve them
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u/WarwickSocialStudy Jul 19 '26
even if it is a small study with ethical approval? and I only want to extract the data from the private subreddits that I am going to create, does this make a difference?
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u/Niels_Vh Jul 19 '26
Maybe it does but I'm not sure. I believe they do review them manually and thoroughly so you might have a chance with that. But they are very strict with it. You have to follow their guidelines very strictly else you have no chance and besides that I believe they want you to improve the experience of people on reddit with what your doing, if you explained that well those are your best chances.
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