I absolutely love the token spoofing and hope more developers pursue that solution. The more unpaid API access, the better.
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2024
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I don't understand, there are hosted instances? How do they deal with the API restrictions?
I run a personal API client and it stopped working from my vps unless I log it in. It does work when I run it from home. It's a very low volume thing though.
Quickly skimming the readme, it states:
- OAuth token spoofing: To circumvent rate limits imposed by Reddit, OAuth token spoofing is used to mimick the most common iOS and Android clients. While spoofing both iOS and Android clients was explored, only the Android client was chosen due to content restrictions when using an anonymous iOS client.
- Token refreshing: The authentication token is refreshed every 24 hours, emulating the behavior of the official Android app.
- HTTP header mimicking: Efforts are made to send along as many of the official app's headers as possible to reduce the likelihood of Reddit's crackdown on Redlib's requests.
It's a lifesaver for when the only useful search result leads to reddit.
I hated being forced to use Reddit. If we consider the situation of search engines today we need Reddit's results in some areas. Addons like LibRedirect and projects like this are really needed. Thank you!