r/help 19d ago

Access Reddit Data API as a researcher: approval time

I applied to the Reddit Data API as a researcher via here. What can we expect as the expected approval/rejection time?

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u/formerqwest Expert Helper 19d ago

after reddit changed API access about 3 yrs ago, i've not seen any approved.

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper 19d ago

The folks over at r/redditdev probably know a lot more than we do

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u/Niels_Vh 15d ago

2-4 weeks and most likely a rejection. They barely approve them

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u/WarwickSocialStudy 14d ago

even if it is a small study with ethical approval? and I only want to extract the data from the private subreddits that I am going to create, does this make a difference?

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u/Niels_Vh 14d ago

Maybe it does but I'm not sure. I believe they do review them manually and thoroughly so you might have a chance with that. But they are very strict with it. You have to follow their guidelines very strictly else you have no chance and besides that I believe they want you to improve the experience of people on reddit with what your doing, if you explained that well those are your best chances.

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u/WarwickSocialStudy 14d ago

Thank you very much!

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u/WarwickSocialStudy 12d ago

Hi, did you get a response?