Reddit is ending RSS feeds on November 13 and free public API access by March 2027, blaming AI scrapers. Here are the dates, who is affected, and how businesses that listen or market on Reddit should adapt.
Published October 6, 2026. Sources: TechCrunch, TechRepublic, The Next Web.
Yes. On September 30, 2026, Reddit announced in r/modnews and r/redditdev that RSS feeds will stop working on November 13, 2026, and free public API access will end by March 2027. Reddit says RSS has become a "common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse." Data access moves to its Developer Platform, where it will be paid only.
The Reddit thread: r/modnews: “Reddit's RSS and public API announcement” (September 30, 2026).
| Date | What changes |
|---|---|
| September 30, 2026 | Announcement in r/modnews and r/redditdev |
| October 31, 2026 | No new requests for public API access |
| November 13, 2026 | RSS feeds stop working |
| January 12, 2027 | Deadline for existing third-party apps and bots to register |
| March 2027 | Public API access ends; data access paid via Developer Platform |
Reddit's conversations are some of the most valuable training and retrieval data for AI, and AI assistants and answer engines cite Reddit constantly. Free RSS and API access let anyone collect that data at scale. Reddit already licenses data to AI companies, and TechCrunch notes its "other revenue," which includes data licensing, grew 24% year over year to $43 million. Closing free access pushes AI products, researchers and social-listening tools toward paid deals.
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| Moderators using RSS alerts | Reddit points them to the Discord Relay Devvit app |
| Feed reader users | Subreddit feeds stop; Reddit says there is no replacement outside moderation |
| Social listening and brand monitoring tools | Must move to paid access or lose Reddit coverage |
| Researchers | Free data collection ends |
| AI assistants and agents | Need licensed access to read Reddit programmatically |
| Regular users | Little change on the main site and apps |
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Reddit RSS feeds stop working on November 13, 2026, according to Reddit's September 30, 2026 announcement.
Free public API access ends by March 2027. New requests are not accepted after October 31, 2026, and existing apps and bots must register by January 12, 2027. Data access moves to Reddit's paid Developer Platform.
Reddit says RSS became a common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse, much of it from AI bots collecting Reddit content.
Use a monitoring tool with licensed Reddit access, Reddit's own Developer Platform, or moderators can use the Discord Relay Devvit app. Confirm your vendor's plan before March 2027.
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