A developer says Reddit could charge him $20 million a year to keep his app working

Reddit logo shown in layers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Apollo, the popular Reddit app for iOS, could face millions of dollars in fees as a result of Reddit’s new paid API model. According to an update posted by developer Christian Selig, Reddit could charge Apollo roughly $20 million per year if it continues operating at its current scale.

Reddit announced changes to its API policy in April, which allows the platform to put limits on the number of API requests made by a third-party client like Apollo. But now, we have more details on what exactly this means: Selig says Reddit plans on charging about $12,000 per 50 million requests.

Continue reading…



from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/vx1DZde

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise"

0 Response to "A developer says Reddit could charge him $20 million a year to keep his app working"

Post a Comment

ad

Search Your Job