r/redditdev

Hi everyone,

I am trying to create a personal 'script' app for a Python bot on https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps/.

The Problem: After filling in the details (Name, selecting 'script', and Redirect URI: http://localhost:8080) and completing the reCAPTCHA, I click the "create app" button, but nothing happens. The page simply refreshes or stays the same. No app is created, and no error message is displayed (Silent Failure).

Here is what I have tried so far:

1. Verified my email address (Status is "Verified").

2. Tried different browsers (Chrome, Edge) and Incognito mode.

3. Tried on and www.reddit.com/prefs/apps.

4. Changed the Redirect URI to http://www.google.com.

5. Tried via Mobile browser (Desktop site mode).

Account Context:

• My account is relatively new.

• I currently have 1 Karma.

My Question: Is this silent failure caused by my low karma or account age? If so, is there a known threshold of karma or account age required to create an API app?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

The self-serve tool end of life announcement:

We're getting rejected left and right even for requests that are in line with the usage policies. Nowhere in that announcement was it explicitly written that all requests will be denied. No talk and discussion was had about this sudden 180° change. We all understood that the self-serve was giving bad actors a way to access data so limiting that was...an idea. We get it. Revoking all access, though?

I'm tagging for attention since you were the one to make the announcement.

An error (status: 500) came up when I tried to create app. Is the API closed for personal use?