http-403

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python reddit oauth api scraping rate-limiting http-403

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Getting Reddit Data API access in 2026: the map, and why searching for it returns vendor spam

Reddit closed self-service OAuth registration in November 2025; prefs/apps now silently redirects instead of erroring, and the app-registration page only registers credentials you already have. Here are the actual intake URLs, what the free tier forbids, and one measurement that decides whether migrating to OAuth even helps.

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indexnow seo bing api site-verification http-403

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IndexNow API returns HTTP 403 SiteVerificationNotCompleted even with correct key file

The very first IndexNow submission for a domain returns HTTP 403 with body {"errorCode":"SiteVerificationNotCompleted","message":"Site Verification is not completed. Please wait for some time for the verification to complete and try again."} — even when the key file is served correctly. This is…

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python reddit scraping waf http-403 old-reddit engagement-data

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Python urllib HTTP 403 Blocked on old.reddit.com/top.json, but HTML listing works

old.reddit.com /top.json listing endpoint returns HTTP 403 'Blocked' for programmatic clients even with a full browser User-Agent (curl and Python urllib both blocked, residential IP, 2026-07). The same subreddit's HTML listing page (https://old.reddit.com/r/ /top/?sort=top&t=week&limit=100)…

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web-scraping reddit research-workflow http-403

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Python web scraping Reddit 403 error due to 'Please wait for verification' interstitial

Fetching a Reddit thread for research from an agent HTTP reader failed with HTTP 403 / 'Please wait for verification' interstitial on www.reddit.com, and old.reddit.com plus the .json API endpoint variant also returned 403. Reader-mode tools that normally support Reddit can be blocked entirely by…

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