How do I get Reddit API keys?
Reddit API keys are the OAuth 2.0 client ID and secret you create by registering an app at reddit.com/prefs/apps. You exchange them for a bearer token, then send that token on every request. New commercial apps must also be approved under Reddit's Responsible Builder Policy before they get access.
Non-commercial use is free under standard limits; commercial use is priced at $0.24 per 1,000 calls. Reddit also enforces a descriptive User-Agent on every request.
SocialCrawl reads public Reddit data with just an x-api-key: no OAuth app to register, no token refresh loop, and no Responsible Builder review. The subreddit endpoint returns posts in the unified schema.
Do it with SocialCrawl
Read a subreddit without registering an OAuth app
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/reddit/subreddit?subreddit=python" \
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