I built a Reddit Data API after the May 2026 JSON endpoint shutdown

What happened in May 2026

On May 30, 2026, Reddit killed all unauthenticated .json
endpoints with zero warning. Thousands of tools, bots, and
scrapers broke overnight. The official Reddit API now costs
$12,000/year and requires approval most developers never get.

What I built

A simple REST API that gives developers access to Reddit
public data without needing Reddit OAuth or an approved app.

Endpoints

• GET /subreddit/{subreddit} — posts feed (hot/new/top)
• GET /search — keyword search across Reddit
• GET /post/comments — comments from any post URL
• GET /user/{username} — user profile info
• GET /user/{username}/posts — posts by a user
• GET /subreddit/{subreddit}/info — subreddit details
• GET /subreddit/{subreddit}/top — top posts by time period

How to use it

Available on RapidAPI with a free tier (100 calls/month).
No Reddit OAuth setup needed — just your RapidAPI key.

https://rapidapi.com/kadianritvik07/api/reddit-data3

Tech stack

• FastAPI (Python)
• Deployed on Railway
• Apify as scraping backend