GitHub - anoncoder1337/UnofficialRedditAPI: an unofficial REST API for Reddit that mimics the official Reddit API by scraping data from Reddit. This project aims to provide an alternative way to access Reddit data without incurring high API costs.
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an unofficial REST API for Reddit that mimics the official Reddit API by scraping data from Reddit. This project aims to provide an alternative way to access Reddit data without incurring high API ...

I am making a Unofficial Reddit API, which mimics the official one.

Its early days, but I would like to have a discussion here about it since my post was blocked on reddit(of course).

Let me know what you think of the project, if you have any input, let me know.

  • SabataEnglish
    9•4 months ago

    It’s the straw that broke the camels back. They been fucking users over for years before they did the API change.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•4 months ago

      Yup, I had been looking for alternatives for years, but none seemed “ready.” When the API change was announced, my definition of “ready” suddenly changed and I came to Lemmy. It’s good enough, but I’ll bail as soon as something better comes along.

      • SabataEnglish
        1•4 months ago

        I been quite cozy on Lemmy, it would really have to go down hill for me to find a replacement.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•4 months ago

          I think it’s fine, but the emotional downvotes really bother me (i.e. people seem to prefer consensus over quality of discuss, just look at any post criticizing Biden). That’s not different from Reddit, it’s just not better.

          But there’s plenty of good discussion, so I’m happy for the time being. But I’m not really loyal to lemmy and don’t see much point in the fediverse/activitypub, so the only thing holding me here is the lack of a better alternative.