Building tools and products that create simpler, richer, and more relevant experiences for redditors has always been at the forefront of everything we do. And, we know redditors want unique and customizable ways of using Reddit to engage with communities. While our team is hard at work creating and bettering our own tools, we know that there are developers who may just want to create their own tools, like u/tweet_poster which detects Twitter links and comments with the contents of the tweet, or u/RemindMeBot which sends a direct message to remind you about a particular event. Moderators, in particular, have developed numerous tools and bots to lighten their load and help subreddits function better.
That is why today we are opening up a waitlist for our developer platform - a suite of developer tools and resources that will enable and empower developers whose contributions will support millions of users and over 100,000 active communities on Reddit.
Currently, third-party developers on Reddit operate primarily as siloed resources for the communities they care about, utilizing limited resources and ad-hoc support. The Reddit Developer Platform will change all this. The platform will serve as an avenue for third-party developers to build meaningful Reddit extensions that our users will love. The Developer Platform team is focused on creating offerings that improve support, flexibility, and performance for our third-party developers. We are excited to work with our community to build apps that improve the Reddit experience and ensure those extensions are discoverable and trustworthy.
As we continue to grow and scale Reddit, we want to provide and maintain alignment with those who are building tools around Reddit’s guiding principles and broader values. With the initial rollout of our developer platform, we can provide an easy way for all to find resources and tools, participate in our beta, and get the best answers to their questions, quickly. As noted earlier this year by our Chief Product Officer, Pali Bhat, supporting and working with developers will only make Reddit more extensible and make using Reddit better for everyone.
Those interested in being part of our beta program and learning more along the way can sign up for the waitlist here.