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Reddit's recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue, said developer Christian Selig

Apollo shutting down due to Reddit's new API pricing

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	Reddit&#39;s most popular third-party app, Apollo, will be shutting down due to the company&#39;s new API pricing, which will make the app significantly more expensive to run, said developer Christian Selig.</div>
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	The app will shut down on June 30, he added.</div>
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	&quot;Reddit&#39;s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue,&quot; Selig wrote on Twitter.</div>
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			Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit&rsquo;s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/HOJaLMW8fx">https://t.co/HOJaLMW8fx</a></p>
		&mdash; Christian Selig (@ChristianSelig) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristianSelig/status/1666857672489189376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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	Selig went into more detail in a lengthy Reddit post. He reiterated that, based on Reddit&#39;s current API pricing plans, he would have to pay more than $20 million per year to operate the app.</div>
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	&quot;Going from a free API for eight years to suddenly incurring massive costs is not something I can feasibly make work with only 30 days,&quot; Selig wrote. &quot;That&#39;s a lot of users to migrate, plans to create, things to test, and to get through app review, and it&#39;s just not economically feasible. It&#39;s much cheaper for me to simply shut down.&quot;</div>
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	Selig also disputed Reddit&#39;s claim that Apollo is &quot;less efficient&quot; than other apps, claiming that Reddit is unfairly framing its data because Apollo only uses a fraction of Reddit&#39;s previously stated API rate limits.</div>
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	Many of Reddit&#39;s largest communities will &quot;go dark&quot; or block new posts on June 12 to protest the platform&#39;s API pricing changes.</div>
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	Following the news of the protest, Reddit announced that it would create a special exemption to its new API pricing for developers of accessibility apps, but it does not appear to have made any accommodations that will allow Apollo to survive.</div>

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