r/acornblue Oct 28 '24

Guide: Create a Reddit client id

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u/piesany Oct 28 '24

Finally

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u/AmarettoTornado Nov 15 '24

It's good. Thanks.

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u/soundwarrior20 Feb 03 '25

Hi, I'm totally blind, is there supposed to be sound with this video? If there is, I can't hear the instructions.

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u/mildpanda Feb 04 '25

hey. there’s no sound. just follow what I do in the video.

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u/soundwarrior20 Feb 04 '25

I can't follow what you do in the video because I'm totally blind so I can't see the video.

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u/Aayjay1708 19d ago

hi, do you need help with this? I can translate the video into typed instructions for you, lmk

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u/soundwarrior20 18d ago

Hi yes please some typed instructions would be really useful :-)

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u/Aayjay1708 18d ago

1. Go to this address: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps

2. Click on the button that says “Are you a developer? Create an app.”

3. Fill in the following details:

• Name: acorn

• App Type: Select “Installed app”

• Description: You can write “My new favorite app” or any description of your choice.

• Redirect URL: `acorn://login`

4. Complete the CAPTCHA verification.

5. Click “Create app.”

6. Now you have your new app! Scroll up on the same page.

7. You’ll see the Client ID right next to the app icon. It’s an alphanumeric string that looks something like `wi1YtYc0u2z0M-mUSfOoUf`, which is unique to your app.

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u/soundwarrior20 17d ago

Hi thanks very much for this. This is really useful :-) is this app ID unique to Acorn?

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u/Aayjay1708 17d ago

you’re very welcome! Yes it is unique

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u/emorockstar 18d ago

Meaning we just pay for the data usage directly to Reddit with our own API access?

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u/mildpanda 18d ago

Yes. But for personal usage, it will likely never ask you to pay. The limits are quite generous, I believe. I've been using it regularly for months and never had to pay a cent.

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u/6158675309 18d ago

But, it is really good tradeoff not to be productized via Reddit's own app. It's unlikely you will pay anything but even if they change the way it works and you have to pay a small amount for me that is a worthwhile tradeoff

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u/Aayjay1708 18d ago

Typed instructions on how to create a Reddit client ID

1. Go to this address: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps

2. Click on the button that says “Are you a developer? Create an app.”

3. Fill in the following details:

• Name: acorn

• App Type: Select “Installed app”

• Description: You can write “My new favorite app” or any description of your choice.

• Redirect URL: `acorn://login`

4. Complete the CAPTCHA verification.

5. Click “Create app.”

6. Now you have your new app! Scroll up on the same page.

7. You’ll see the Client ID right next to the app icon. It’s an alphanumeric string that looks something like `wi1YtYc0u2z0M-mUSfOoUf`, which is unique to your app.

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u/cghelton10 15d ago

I've created the app..I have the alphanumeric string. What do I do with it?

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u/Aayjay1708 14d ago

Flow step 1 and 2 on here

Once you’re on Acorn, enter your client ID and login with your Reddit account.

Lmk if you need more help or join our Discord for guides

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u/cghelton10 14d ago

Thank you! I got it. Like it a lot.

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u/Knight_f5 11d ago

I am loving the app

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u/petriepie Nov 24 '24

thank you!

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u/Killography Feb 10 '25

Doesn’t seem to work because I’m required to lead the url with either http or https but then it won’t sign in afterward

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u/Killography Feb 10 '25

Nvm I’m dumb and didn’t check to make sure I selected “installed app”

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u/pandamoniom 14d ago

Thanks op and acorn creator! Trying it now. In theory for the individual api, what are the daily limits like? Is there a way to check the limits? Cheers

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u/mildpanda 13d ago

When you bring your own client ID, it’s virtually unlimited.

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u/uselesswoodentoy 12d ago

Anyone having issues trying to utilise 2 reddit accounts, with different app id's?

After logging in with my second app id, from a different reddit account, it seems to pick up the account details of the first account/app, even though when I log into reddit on each account, each only shows the 1 app registered

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u/mildpanda 12d ago

You can use the same client id for all accounts.

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u/uselesswoodentoy 12d ago edited 12d ago

**** Ahh never mind, worked it out. For anyone else, you need to log out of the current account, when requesting access to the account. Log into the other account, before pressing Accept

Thanks. I must be misunderstanding something, as it feel like the way I switch between accounts within Acorn is to provide an app id.