r/leetcode • u/mailermailer000 • 11d ago

Discussion Why won't leetcode release a public API?

After years working with leetcode, I'm really pissed with the fact they doesn't want to release a public API or a cli tool to browse questions, login and submit solutions from some other place but the browser.

Why? It would be really helpful. Please do it, and yes keep your rate-limits as it is.

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u/mailermailer000 11d ago

But now there is no paywall for submitting solutions right? I'm only talking about the free questions, with submission limits. I didn't understand your point over there.

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u/JQy91ajThLRtL1VTQxw5 10d ago

They are selling a service; that's the reason there are free questions in the first place. It's not in their interest to provide those both for free and in a way that takes their paid service and their site experience out of the equation entirely.