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Over time, Reddit users may grant third-party tools, bots, or mobile apps permission to access their accounts. If a third-party application is compromised or no longer needed, it poses a lingering security risk.
How to Review and Revoke Connected Apps
To inspect apps that currently have access to your account:
- Open Reddit in a web browser and go to Preferences or User Settings.
- Navigate to the Apps tab (or visit
https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps). - Review the list of authorized apps under Authorized Applications.
- Click Revoke Access next to any application you no longer recognize or use.
Why Regular Audits Matter
Revoking unused tokens prevents malicious actors from hijacking stale authorization scopes to read private messages, cast votes, or submit posts on your behalf.
