2026-10-25 10:45 UTC
Any workaround to redlib’s “Failed to parse page JSON data” error?
OS: Debian 13.7. I use redlib, a reddit frontend, to read content on reddit but since last week I can only load communities, not the posts themselves. Example: I can load redlib.catsarch.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/new, but I cannot load any of the posts shown there. As output on the browser I get:
Failed to parse page JSON data: expected value at line 1 column 1 | /r/texts%2Fcomments/1xeaxvt/first_screenshot_is_my_dad_next_two_are_my_mom_i/.json?&sort=confidence&raw_json=1
Is reddit tinkering again with the code to force everyone that wants to access content to sign up with them?
Any workaround so far?
Replies (6)
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@HelloRoot@lemy.lol 2026-10-25 10:48
Use an up to date instance like lr.ptr.moe
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@halm@leminal.space 2026-10-25 11:40
This issue on redlib’s Github repo addresses it. The only suggested workaround I can see for us end users is to use an age verification extension. Haven’t tried it myself, though.
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@shadowtofu@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-10-25 11:55
I am running the nachtalb fork (currently commit 082605c from this morning), which is actively implementing countermeasures, including HTML scraping. Right now, I can open posts.
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@Toga77@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 12:25
Reddit is trying to kill itself. Never been a better time to remind your friends about Lemmy 🤷♂️
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@darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-25 12:53
This fork is still working for now. github.com/polak14/redlib
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@TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 13:26
The workaround is to leave that cancer