Reddit to end RSS feeds and shut down its public API by March 2027

In short: Reddit says it will end RSS feeds on November 13 and shut down its public API by March 2027, pointing to scraping and automated abuse.

What happened

Reddit announced it is ending support for RSS feeds, with a shutdown date of November 13. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a simple way to “subscribe” to updates from a website, like getting new posts delivered to a news inbox.

Reddit said RSS has become a common way for large-scale scraping and automated abuse. Scraping is when software copies lots of content from a site automatically, like someone using a robot to photocopy an entire library.

Reddit also said it will end public access to its API by March 2027. An API is a set of rules that lets other apps talk to a service, like a standardized plug that helps different tools connect. Reddit said developers building approved third-party apps and bots should register them before January 12, 2027, or risk losing access.

For moderators who used RSS to get alerts, Reddit is recommending a shift to its Discord Relay app. Reddit noted there is no direct replacement for people using RSS to follow feeds outside a specific moderator community.

Why it matters

These changes can affect everyday users who follow Reddit through RSS reader apps, and moderators who rely on simple alerts to manage communities. They also matter for researchers and AI tools that have used Reddit’s public API to study or summarize conversations. Going forward, some companies may need paid deals with Reddit to access the same data.

Source: TechCrunch AI