Glossary

• Access Token: A temporary token to allow access to the Reddit API. Lasts for one hour.

• Fullname: The fullname of an object is the object’s type followed by an underscore and its base-36 id. An example would be t3_1h4f3, where the t3 signals that it is a Submission, and the submission ID is 1h4f3.

  Here is a list of the six different types of objects returned from Reddit:

  • t1 These objects represent Comments.

  • t2 These objects represent Redditors.

  • t3 These objects represent Submissions.

  • t4 These objects represent Messages.

  • t5 These objects represent Subreddits.

  • t6 These objects represent Trophys.

• Websocket: A special connection type that supports both a client and a server (the running program and Reddit respectively) sending multiple messages to each other. Reddit uses websockets to notify clients when an image or video submission is completed, as well as certain types of asset uploads, such as subreddit banners.