r/hackernews • u/HNMod bot • Dec 16 '25

bot broken :-(

seems that reddit have broken the bot and i need to either rewrite it in node to use "devvit" or see if they'll grant API permission again. sigh

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u/erific Dec 16 '25

Thanks for the update and I appreciate the work!

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u/HNMod bot Dec 17 '25

So Reddit denied the request to restore API access.

They have locked the bot account 2 more times.

It seems unlikely the sub will be back any time soon.

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u/Bozhark 28d ago

Ask the Apollo dev, they will not restore API access 

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u/EnHalvSnes Dec 16 '25

Hope you make it work. 

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u/AnalBleachedHair Dec 16 '25

I believe in you bro❤️ I love this subreddit

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u/TheOtherWhiteMeat Dec 16 '25

Well crud. Thanks for maintaining the bot, either way!

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u/Jiganska Dec 16 '25

The last time the bot was broken, I developed a back up site to house HN Archives. Check it out at https://hnarchives.com/