Reddit · Authentication Profile

Reddit Authentication

Authentication

Reddit secures its APIs with oauth2 across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: oauth2 Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in:

Security Schemes

oauth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/reddit-ads-api-openapi.yml, openapi/reddit-data-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token
    scopes: 1
  description: Reddit Ads API uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication. Access tokens are obtained
    via the authorization code flow.
  sources:
  - openapi/reddit-ads-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/reddit-data-api-openapi.yml