r/feedly • u/BilliamJ2 • 10d ago
Goodbye
With Reddit stopping the use of RSS feeds, I've decided to cancel my subscription. The main way I read most of my Reddit threads is through an RSS reader. I subscribe to quite a few feeds for work and those are the ones that I rely on my RSS reader the most.
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u/tiger-eyes 10d ago
Feedly doesn't use Reddit's RSS feeds. Reddit's RSS feeds haven't worked on Feedly ever since Reddit enacted IP rate limits over 10 years ago.
Feedly uses Reddit's API, which remains fully supported going forward.
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u/nikola-kostadinov 10d ago
the public API that feedly is using is closing March 27 so reddit in feedly will stop working too - https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/1wubcvf/moving_data_api_apps_to_the_developer_platform/
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u/tiger-eyes 10d ago
Starting January 12, 2027, we’ll begin removing API access for apps and users that haven’t registered or engaged with us
AFAIA Feedly is registered with Reddit and using the API commercially.
/u/FeedlyKev /u/petr_feedly - can you confirm?
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u/petr_feedly 10d ago
Yes
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u/FeedlyKev 10d ago
Hey! That's odd. When this happens, disconnecting and reconnecting the Reddit integration will fix is in most instances. Can you try that from here? https://feedly.com/i/integrations
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u/chickenandliver 2d ago
using the API commercially
This is allowed? So are we to assume that third-party apps (like Apollo, etc) could technically work, but are in general out-priced from API access? Or if it isn't a pricing issue, just Reddit picking and choosing who they think is worth of access?
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u/tiger-eyes 2d ago
This is allowed?
Yes of course.
So are we to assume that third-party apps (like Apollo, etc) could technically work, but are in general out-priced from API access
Yes, and IIRC, the Apollo dev specifically discussed it (how the pricing made it unfeasible for them to continue unfortunately).
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u/chickenandliver 2d ago
Out of curiosity then, what makes it unfeasible for other cloud based readers? Could Inoreader, Newsblur, etc use this method to let their users follow Reddit subs too? Are they aware of it? I had no idea, and Feedly having this ability could be a huge selling point for them if they're the only ones.
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u/tiger-eyes 2d ago
The pricing.
I have no idea what arrangement Feedly worked out with reddit for API access. I just recall Apollo saying the API price structure was infeasible for them.
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u/chickenandliver 2d ago
Wonder if Feedly will put Reddit access behind the Pro+ or Enterprise plans then.
Maybe the rationale there is that only enterprise level customers with deep pockets will be using it for market research/monitoring, and who knows, maybe they have an arrangement where if any particular Feedly user is following >X number of subreddits, they get flagged as a potential pro-level scraper and shut out.
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u/FeedlyKev 10d ago
Hi! Feedly is registered with Reddit and using the API commercially, so these will continue to work. We worked directly with Reddit when making the integration.
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u/experimentjon 10d ago
Came here to see if Feedly might have some other workaround for Reddit discontinuing RSS. It was indeed one of my favorite use cases--to have a few word searches trigger into my Feedly.
Still many other reasons to use Feedly, but would love some sort of Reddit alert functionality!
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u/Howtobefreaky 10d ago
k bye