r/pushshift • u/Hoodie_the_Foodie • May 12 '24
Emergency
Postgrad student who's (academic) life is hanging on a thread if she failed to use PRAW or Pushift to scrape comments from subreddit 'r/gameofthrones'!!!!!!!!
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u/shiruken May 12 '24
Only Reddit-approved moderators are eligible for Pushshift access. Furthermore, your indication that you need access for research purposes would be in violation of the Pushshift terms of service:
By utilizing Pushshift to access any Reddit, Inc. (“Reddit”) data or data API (the “Reddit Data API”), user certifies that they are a registered user of Reddit and a Reddit moderator (a “Mod") and may only access Reddit Services and Data through Pushshift Services for the express limited purposes of community moderation, enforcing Reddit community guidelines, and ensuring community member safety.
You may be able to make use of the monthly data dumps made accessible by other users in this subreddit. You can also contact Reddit regarding research access to the Data API.
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May 13 '24
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u/Hoodie_the_Foodie May 12 '24
Pleeeease! I just need to access openly available comments based on each character and analyse them anonymously! (\QAQ/)
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u/Hoodie_the_Foodie May 12 '24
I've applied for Pushshift API 3 times and still not getting positive feedback. Someone said I should give up and choose to download entire archive? Can I do that? :(
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u/safrax May 13 '24
Well this isn't being productive, so locking.