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OAuth2 and Reddit API example using cURL
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get_access_token.bash
CLIENT_ID="****"
CLIENT_SECRET="****"
USER_NAME="****"
USER_PASSWORD="****"
curl -X POST -A "User agent" -d "grant_type=password&username=$USER_NAME&password=$USER_PASSWORD" --user "$CLIENT_ID:$CLIENT_SECRET" https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token
# output
# {"access_token": "****", "token_type": "bearer", "expires_in":3600, "scope": "*"}
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get_me.bash
ACCESS_TOKEN="****"
curl -H "Authorization: bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" -A "ChangeMeClient/0.1 by YourUsername" https://oauth.reddit.com/api/v1/me/
# output
#{"is_employee": *********
# ....
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