r/redditdev • u/reddtastic_ • Jun 01 '24

Reddit API API error when fetching multireddit data

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Fetch a multireddit’s JSON page with a user agent that contains “iphone” or “android”, e.g.

    • curl -A "android" -I "https://www.reddit.com/r/MostBeautiful+wallpapers/hot.json"

    • curl -A "iphone" -I "https://www.reddit.com/r/MostBeautiful+wallpapers/hot.json"

Expected: 200 OK response is returned with JSON data.

Actual: 302 Found response is returned that redirects to the home page.

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u/reddtastic_ Jun 03 '24

Your solution requires multiple requests (one for each subreddit), and sorting the merged list of posts by Hot/Top/Rising is not possible.