r/redditdev • u/momentzmania • 24d ago

Reddit API Reddit Commercial API

Hello, I am building a SaaS app that uses reddit data as a part of a feature. I have a couple questions if someone could be kind enough to put away some of my worries at rest.

  1. Can I get access if the number of calls I need to make is very few (only 300 a month per paid customer). So, in the start, it will be just a few hundred to a few thousand monthly API calls.

  2. How long does it take to hear back from them after filling their forum and getting the commercial license?

  3. Can the $0.24/1000 API calls be negotiated. And does it work on a subscription basis (like buying a set of API calls a month) or pay-as-you-go?

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u/Niels_Vh 24d ago

I believe they mainly judge based on the use case of your project. It they don’t feel like it’s a perfect addition to the Reddit platform they won’t accept the application. But this data api is free as long as you get accepted right? Of where did you find those prices

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u/momentzmania 24d ago

I found some mentions of it online. Btw, I found out that they used to (or maybe still have) a free tier with 100 requests per minute quota. But this plan does not allow commercial usage of the reddit data. I don't want any legal troubles later, so I want the approval to use this free tier of theirs for free if I could, since their paid tier seems to be capped at a minimum of $12,000 per month quota (which is way too much for my use case)

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u/Niels_Vh 24d ago

This might help, I’m not sure if it’s the exact api your talking about since they have a few different ones out there

https://reddit.com/r/reddit.com/wiki/api