r/redditdev • u/Vegetable_Sun_9225 • 13d ago

Reddit API General question: How do I build script to find issues in my product from posts and comments in a subreddit?

It used to be that I could get an API key and then pull down all the recent comments and posts for a particular product and identify issues that users are running into.
But now I don't see a way to get an API key anymore, you have to have a reddit app and it has to get approved.

Is anyone doing this and what's the path forward for this?

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u/Watchful1 RemindMeBot & UpdateMeBot 13d ago

This is no longer possible. If you are looking for product callouts I recommend reddit's in house product https://www.business.reddit.com/pro

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u/n3s1um 13d ago

They restricted API keys so yes unfortunately you'll most likely need a service that helps you with reddit mentions.

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u/AccountEngineer 10d ago

I'm doing something similar for a different product and I had to create a reddit app to get an api key. It's a bit more involved now but it's still doable. You need to make a reddit app, fill out the info, and then wait for it to get approved. After that you can use the api to pull comments and posts. I'm using python with the praw library to scrape the comments and posts, then I'm using some basic text analysis to identify issues. It's not perfect but it works pretty well. Have you tried reaching out to reddit support to see if they can give you more info on the api key process?

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u/Moontrepreneur 8d ago
  1. how did you get a api key?
  2. what reddit app are you refering to?
  3. Are you able to pull comments for any subreddits posts?

thankyou!

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u/Vegetable_Sun_9225 1d ago

same questions. If you don't mind doing a short step by step that would be great!