Reddit Ends RSS Feeds and Public API Access to Curb AI Bot Abuse

Reddit said the RSS format, once a staple for blog readers, has turned into a "common surface for large‑scale scraping and automated abuse." The platform will stop serving RSS feeds on November 13, 2026, and will follow with a full shutdown of its public API by March 2027.

Why it matters for GPU / AI infrastructure

For AI developers, Reddit’s vast trove of user‑generated conversations has become a valuable training source. Losing free API access means teams will need to negotiate commercial data licences or turn to alternative sources, which can affect the cost and speed of GPU‑heavy model training pipelines.

Moderators who relied on RSS for alerts are being directed to the Discord Relay Devvit app, while general users lose a simple way to follow subreddits in news readers. The company says the moves are required to curb abusive scraping and protect the data that fuels its growing AI‑licensing revenue.

Reddit also noted it will limit access to its classic "Old Reddit" interface to logged‑in users who have visited in the last 90 days, and reminded developers to register approved bots and third‑party apps by January 12, 2027 to avoid disruption.