Redirect URI for boost app not working

[trykvi]

Question

Hello,
In Reddit-Client-ID-Guide.md, the URI for boost appears to not be working anymore as of today. Going to http://rubenmayayo.com just returns a HTTP 403 error.

Is any workaround for this issue possible? Does this mean the boost app cannot be used anymore?

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[FranchDressin]

I'm having the same issue

[KobeW50]

I have no control over this issue but I'll leave this thread open for people looking for answers.

The lead ReVanced dev said on Discord that it's a Reddit server issue. This aligns with the recent major spike on DownDetector:

Others have suggested that it is an issue with ReVanced's implementation of unique user agents. TBH this stuff is too technical for me. (See this)

[ty-porter]

FWIW Internet Archive doesn't have a working record of http://rubenmayayo.com going back to 2018, so that seems unrelated

[FelesNoctis]

Came here to check on this myself. It sounds like this is a "hurry up and wait" situation. Too many factors as of yet to have an idea of what's going on.

[Alto1772]

Mabye related: ReVanced/revanced-patches#4549

[FelesNoctis]

Yeah, doesn't feel like the ReVanced team is handling it very well.

oSumAtrIX

The patch was added because it didnt work without it. Now Reddit breaks its API again and now we have to remove it again, just to add it back later again when they break their API again. If you want, you can compile the patches without it and see if it helps.

So essentially: "we aren't going to do anything about it because Reddit's just going to change it again later". Excellent reasoning. Reddit likely changed the API with the intention of breaking ReVanced's method, so if the team doesn't change it, Reddit was successful. It doesn't make any sense.

[KobeW50]

oSumatrix created a fix.

https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/releases/tag/v5.14.0-dev.3

It just needs to be merged into the main branch now. Just be patient

[FelesNoctis]

That isn't going to solve the issue.

One, it still uses the random number gen for the platform, which has been noted to be something Reddit blocks. Two, it's as easy for them to blacklist "revanced" from user agents as it is for them to do "rubenmayayo".

Change your client's User-Agent string to something unique and descriptive, including the target platform, a unique application identifier, a version string, and your username as contact information, in the following format:
<platform>:<app ID>:<version string> (by /u/<reddit username>)

Reddit has made it clear what the policy is for the API. I don't know why oSumatrix is being so stubborn about it. By having the user's Reddit username in the string, it's unique to each person. It's not like a random number string obfuscates it from Reddit's detection.

[KobeW50]

oSumatrix created a fix.

https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/releases/tag/v5.14.0-dev.3

It just needs to be merged into the main branch now. Just be patient

The fix is out. All you need to do is repatch. You do not need to generate a new client ID (you can use the same one as before).