Developing
Developers move to Devvit, which supports TypeScript only.
In 60 seconds
- Reddit's schedule: new public API requests stop October 31, 2026; RSS support ends November 13; unregistered apps start losing access January 12, 2027; the public Data API shuts completely in March 2027.
- More than 14,000 apps and bots have registered for migration to Devvit.
- Incentives include a $1 million migration programme and $1,000 per eligible migrated app.
- Reddit's Q2 2026 "other revenue", mostly licensing, was $43 million, up 24% year on year.
Impact Layer
- What changed
- Third-party tools that read Reddit through its public API have a fixed end date.
- Why it matters
- Social listening, research and monitoring tools built on Reddit data will need a licensed route or a Devvit rewrite.
- Who is affected
- Developers, moderators using bots, and marketing and research teams that monitor Reddit.
- Martech stack area
- Analytics, Data
- Stack impact
- List any dashboards or tools that depend on Reddit's public API and ask each vendor how it will keep working after January 2027.
- Business impact
- Moderate Based on PPC Land's account of Reddit's announcement. The licensing revenue comparisons and the Cloudflare CEO's remark come from secondary sources cited there.
- Related technologies
- What to watch
- Which monitoring vendors announce licensed access, and what moderators lose.
Reddit announced on September 30, 2026 that its public Data API will close in March 2027, according to PPC Land’s October 6 newsletter.
The timeline
- October 31, 2026: new public API requests stop being accepted.
- November 13: RSS feed support ends.
- November 30: migration bounty registration closes.
- January 12, 2027: access begins closing for unregistered apps.
- March 2027: the public Data API shuts down completely.
The migration
More than 14,000 apps and bots have registered for migration to Devvit, Reddit’s developer platform. Reddit’s incentives total a $1 million migration programme, $1,000 per eligible migrated app and up to $167,000 per app through Reddit Developer Funds. Devvit supports TypeScript only; a Reddit administrator said Python is not on the roadmap.
Context
In Q2 2026 Reddit reported other revenue (mostly licensing) of $43 million, up 24% year on year, against $762 million from advertising. A moderator cited in the newsletter reported 551,703 moderation actions over six months.
Our read
If a tool you use scrapes or reads Reddit through the public API, ask the vendor now how it will keep working and at what price. Licensed access is the likely route for large buyers, and smaller teams may lose coverage.
Sources
- PPC Land: Reddit to halt public Data API access in March 2027 as 14,000 apps register (opens in a new tab)
Linked from PPC Land's October 6 newsletter, which summarised it; we read that summary, not this page.
- PPC Land: DOJ wants AdX open to Prebid in six months, Google asks for twelve (opens in a new tab)
The newsletter section that gives the timeline, registration numbers, incentives and Q2 revenue.