How to Remove Reddit Authorized Apps

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Title: How to Remove Reddit Authorized Apps – On Any Device
Last Updated: January 12, 2025

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Email You Receive When Reddit App Authorization Occurs with Your Account

You will receive this email upon authorizing a new app in your Reddit account by signing in to a website or an application.

We suggest avoiding any links in the email if you haven’t recently logged in anywhere using Reddit. If you are certain of the email’s authenticity, you may proceed with the links to revoke app access.

It has been commonly reported that apps for browsing Reddit, such as Apollo, Relay for Reddit, Delay for Reddit, Reddit is fun, Boost for Reddit, etc., have been authorized without users’ awareness. The exact cause remains unclear, yet it is not attributed to the app or its developers.

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Removing Authorized Apps on Reddit

Changing your password alone is not enough to remove authorized apps from Reddit, as apps use access tokens to function from your account. Simply logging out of the app will not rescind Reddit app permissions. Here are three effective methods that stop a scheduled Reddit post with Social Rise from being submitted:

Change your password and deauthorize all apps – Go to settings, change your password, and select “Log me out everywhere,” especially if you suspect any unauthorized access to your account.
Deauthorize all apps without changing your password – Access your account activity and submit the “Log out of all other sessions” form.
Deauthorize a single Reddit app – Go to apps and click “revoke access” under the app’s name.

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2.1.
Restoring App Access

To reinstate permissions for an app, simply log into it again using Reddit.

3.
Viewing All Authorized Apps

To see all apps connected to your Reddit account, go to apps (this section is found in privacy settings).

Each app shows its permissions, description, and developers. Clicking an app will direct you to its corresponding website. These apps require the listed permissions to function according to your commands (they do not operate independently). Hover over any permission to learn more about its function.

Example

Visit the account activity page to verify which apps have accessed your Reddit account. You can also monitor usage history, including logins and locations.

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What if an app is missing?

If you revoke access from an app by any of the methods mentioned, it will no longer appear in the list. In case it is still absent, ensure that the email’s username matches the account you are currently logged into.

4.
Unable to deauthorize Reddit on mobile web

When trying to revoke access for authorized apps on Reddit, you may notice Reddit on mobile web (installed).

Reddit on mobile web is automatically authorized for every account.

This integrated app is part of Reddit and cannot be revoked as it is a first-party application created solely by Reddit.

Another instance of such an app is Reddit Ads, which also receives automatic authorization if you visit Reddit Ads while logged in.

Interestingly, Reddit on mobile web garners automatic authorization even without having accessed the mobile site. On creating a new account from a desktop, this app is already present.

For more queries regarding the mobile app, consider visiting r/redditmobile.