Reddit RSS Feeds Shut Down November 13: What to Do Before Your Feeds Go Dead

Reddit RSS feeds stop working on November 13, 2026. If you follow subreddits through a feed reader, those feeds will go dead, and Reddit says there is no direct replacement for most readers. Public API access follows in March 2027.

Here are the key facts at a glance:

• RSS feeds end on November 13, 2026.
• New public API access requests close on October 31, 2026.
• Unregistered apps begin losing access on January 12, 2027.
• All remaining public API access closes in March 2027.
• Moderators and registered developers get a few workarounds.

Reddit announced the changes on September 30, according to PPC Land. The dates come in waves, so it helps to see which one affects you.

What happens to Reddit RSS feeds on November 13?

The RSS shutdown is the first hard cutoff most readers will notice. After it, the feed links you added to a reader will return nothing useful.

The timeline below shows every date reported so far. Only the RSS date is fixed to a single day.

That January date is not a sign-up deadline, as PPC Land points out. It is simply when cutoffs begin for apps that stayed silent.

Why Reddit says it is pulling the plug

Reddit calls RSS “a common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse,” per the reporting from PPC Land. It also says logged-out access to Old Reddit was the biggest source of abusive scraping.

The company wants trusted automation to run on Devvit, its own developer platform, where it can enforce its rules. Registered bots will also carry an App label so you can tell them from human accounts.

Reddit has not tied the change to its AI business. But Decrypt notes that Reddit licenses data to Google and OpenAI and has sued Anthropic and Perplexity. Closing free public access leaves AI companies needing a commercial deal, which is an observation from the press, not a Reddit statement.

Who loses the most

Regular readers who use a feed reader are the biggest group caught off guard. Decrypt reports that for people following content outside the communities they moderate, “there is no replacement.”

Three groups feel it most:

• Feed-reader users who track subreddits, users, or searches with RSS links.
• Bot and app developers running reminders, alerts, or moderation helpers on the public API.
• Moderators who use RSS for new-post alerts, though they get a workaround.

The pain is uneven. Moderators and registered developers have paths forward, while casual readers mostly do not.

What you can do before the deadline

If you rely on Reddit through RSS, act before November 13. A few steps will soften the blow.

Start with these:

1. List every Reddit feed in your reader so you know what you will lose.
2. Follow your key subreddits in the official Reddit app and turn on notifications for the ones you care about.
3. If you moderate, install Discord Relay, a Devvit app that sends mod alerts to Discord or Slack.
4. If you run a bot, register it now and look at the migration program.

Developers should note one catch. Devvit does not support Python, which many existing bots use, so Reddit points those authors to a PRAW migration guide instead.

Reddit is offering a $1 million App Migration Program. Eligible apps that apply by November 30 and migrate successfully can get a $1,000 payment and free hosting. More than 14,000 apps and bots have already registered, including RemindMeBot and DeltaBot, which have finished or nearly finished moving.

Old Reddit and automod are changing too

RSS is not the only quiet change in the announcement. Logged-in access to Old Reddit will later be limited to people who used it in the past six months, and moderators are exempt.

Automod also changes for new communities and those that never used it. Enforcement actions like Remove, Filter, and Approve will be disabled there, and Rules Hub and Automations become the default. Existing users keep automod, and Reddit says filtering is coming to Automations.

A bigger pattern across the open web

Reddit is not alone in closing doors that AI crawlers pushed on. Sites everywhere are tightening access as automated traffic grows.

We covered a related story in our look at the Wikimedia and OpenAI agent edits, where automated tools hit an open platform. The way AI agents prove who they are is also changing, as in our explainer on the Personal Agent Protocol from Meta and Sierra.

The trade-off is simple. Locking down feeds cuts abuse, but it also removes a free, privacy-friendly way for ordinary people to follow content without an account.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Reddit RSS feeds still work after November 13?

No. Reddit says RSS feed support ends on that date, so feed links stop returning content.

Is there an official replacement for Reddit RSS?

Not for general readers. Moderators can use the Discord Relay app for alerts, and developers can rebuild on Devvit.

When does the Reddit API shut down?

New requests close October 31, 2026. Unregistered apps lose access starting January 12, 2027, and the rest of the public API closes in March 2027. Partners with written agreements are exempt.

Do I need to do anything if I only browse Reddit?

Only if you read it through RSS. Browsing in the app or on the website is not affected by this announcement.

Our take: move now, not in March

Nobody should wait for the last date. If you read Reddit through RSS, switch to the app’s follow and notification tools this month, and if you run a bot, register before October 31. The shift is annoying, but the bounty and free hosting make migration cheaper than it looks, and the cutoffs are not moving.