The Reddit API Access Wall Is Rebuilding Developer Trust From Scratch

The developer who wanted to build an iOS app for just themselves and their partner ^[2] received the same rejection as every other applicant. That a use case with zero commercial intent and a single user was blocked reveals the scope of Reddit's access policy: it does not distinguish between a scraper that could harm the platform and a private app with no external users. The rejection is the policy's most honest statement — Reddit's API is reserved for partners with negotiated agreements, not for the community that built its…