The controversial decision by Reddit to charge for API access has led to significant consequences. The developer of Apollo, a popular third-party Reddit application, announced that the application will be shutting down. However, they mentioned that it will remain available until the end of this month. Here are the details!
Apollo will be available until June 30th
Christian Selig, the developer of Apollo, announced today that the popular third-party Reddit application Apollo will be shutting down. According to the announcement, the application will remain available until June 30th and will be discontinued thereafter. This news comes after Reddit decided to require developers to pay an unreasonable fee for accessing their API.
Selig, the developer, mentioned that in late May, Reddit demanded $12,000 for 50 million requests. Considering the number of people using Apollo, Selig said that this would result in an unaffordable fee of $20 million per year.
Despite objections from many users and moderators, Reddit did not compromise on its pricing plan. Regarding this, Selig wrote, “To suddenly face significant costs from a previously free API after eight years is not something I can sustain in just 30 days.”
Apollo stands as the most popular third-party Reddit application, particularly appreciated for its regular addition of new features and updates. In general, it appears that Reddit is maintaining its own application, but it doesn’t offer the same options as Apollo. Consequently, it is expected that users who rely on the Apollo application will be disappointed by this situation.
According to allegations, Selig tried to reach an agreement with Reddit. However, it is said that Reddit does not have plans to offer a more reasonable API pricing. Reddit, on the other hand, claimed that Selig was attempting to forcibly extract money from the company and running Apollo inefficiently.
According to allegations, Selig tried to reach an agreement with Reddit. However, it is said that Reddit does not have plans to offer a more reasonable API pricing. Reddit, on the other hand, claimed that Selig was attempting to forcibly extract money from the company and running Apollo inefficiently.
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