API & data access

The issues database as JSON. Returns { count, issues: [{ slug, title, date, year, summary, categories, url, sourceCount }] }. Returns all matching issues in one response — there is no pagination.

curl "https://redditwatch.org/api/issues?cats=moderation-power-abuse&from=2015&to=2020"

The same data and query params as /api/issues, returned as a CSV attachment — one row per issue, sources included.

curl -o reddit-issues.csv "https://redditwatch.org/api/issues/export?sort=oldest"

Per-dataset JSON export of the structured trackers and reference sections. Returns { dataset, count, data }; an unknown dataset returns 404 with the list of valid names.

curl "https://redditwatch.org/api/export/convictions"

RSS 2.0 feed of the 50 most recently added issues.

curl "https://redditwatch.org/feed.xml"

Reddit Watch data is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0): you are free to copy, redistribute, and adapt it — including commercially — provided you credit Reddit Watch (redditwatch.org) with a link.

Every entry cites its underlying sources; original reporting remains under its publishers' copyright — the license covers our compilation, summaries, and structured data. The internal /api/searchendpoint is rate-limited and subject to change; don't build on it.

Questions or bulk-data needs? Get in touch via the submission form. See also the data & charts page.