Does Reddit actually delete my old saved posts?

No. Reddit does not delete your saves when you exceed 1,000. The posts remain saved in Reddit's database and you can verify this by visiting an old saved post directly. The problem is that Reddit's API only returns the most recent 1,000 items in your saved list, so anything older becomes invisible in the interface even though it still technically exists.

Is the limit exactly 1,000 posts or is it unlimited?

The limit is exactly 1,000 items as returned by Reddit's listing API. This includes both saved posts and saved comments combined. There is no way to increase this limit on Reddit's side. The only workaround is to use a tool like Readdit Later that syncs continuously so new saves are captured before they push older ones past the 1,000-item window.

Can I recover saves that already fell past the 1,000 limit?

Unfortunately, once a save has fallen past the 1,000-item window in Reddit's API, it cannot be retrieved through normal means. You can try requesting your Reddit data archive through the GDPR data request feature, which may include a list of saved post IDs. However, the best course of action is to install Readdit Later now so that all future saves are captured and preserved automatically.

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Reddit's 1,000 Save LimitExplained & Fixed

Your older saved posts are not gone forever. Here is what is happening and how to get them all back.

7 min readJune 29, 2026

The Limit Nobody Warns You About

If you have been using Reddit for a few years, you have probably noticed something frustrating: scroll far enough in your saved posts and the list just stops. It does not matter if you have saved 2,000 or 20,000 posts over the years. Reddit's interface and API will only return your most recent 1,000 saved items. This is not a bug or a temporary glitch. It is a hard constraint built into the Reddit API that has existed for years and affects every user, whether you are on Old Reddit, New Reddit, or a third-party app. The limit applies to your combined saves, meaning both saved posts and saved comments count toward the 1,000 cap.

Why Does the Limit Exist?

Reddit's listing endpoints, the API calls that power the saved posts page, are designed to return a maximum of 1,000 items per listing type. This is a performance decision: allowing unlimited pagination over potentially millions of saves across hundreds of millions of users would place enormous load on Reddit's servers. The limit applies not just to saved posts but also to upvoted posts, downvoted posts, hidden posts, and comment histories. It is a platform-wide architectural constraint, not something Reddit is likely to change any time soon. For most casual users, 1,000 saves is more than enough. But for power users, researchers, and anyone who treats Reddit as a learning tool, it becomes a serious problem once older saves start disappearing from view.

Here is the good news: **Reddit does not delete your saved posts when you exceed 1,000.** The saves still exist in Reddit's database. You can verify this by visiting the direct URL of a post you saved long ago and checking whether the save button still shows it as saved. The problem is purely one of retrieval. The API endpoint that lists your saved items only returns the most recent 1,000, so anything older than that becomes invisible in every interface that relies on that endpoint, which is all of them. This is an important distinction because it means your older saves can still be captured if you have a tool that syncs continuously before they fall past the 1,000 mark.

How Readdit Later Bypasses the Limit

Readdit Later works around the 1,000 save limit by syncing your saved posts continuously rather than trying to fetch them all at once. When you first install the extension, it pulls your most recent 1,000 saves and stores them locally. From that point forward, every new save you make is captured during the next sync cycle. Because the extension is always pulling in new saves before they have a chance to fall past the 1,000-item window, you never lose access to anything. Over time, your Readdit Later library grows to contain your complete save history, even as Reddit's own interface forgets about your older items. This approach is fundamentally different from a one-time scraper that can only ever see the most recent 1,000.

How to Fix the Limit Right Now

Install the Readdit Later Extension

Go to the Chrome Web Store and install Readdit Later at https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/jdceogapnjfcfdklbpnllbmnjbfmfejk. The extension is available for Chrome, Brave, Edge, and Arc. Installation takes a few seconds and requires no special permissions beyond access to Reddit.

Run Your Initial Sync

Open the Readdit Later dashboard and connect your Reddit account. The extension will immediately begin syncing your most recent 1,000 saved posts. This initial sync captures everything Reddit's API currently makes available. Watch the sync progress indicator to see your posts being imported.

If you have been saving posts for years and suspect you have more than 1,000, the posts beyond that window are unfortunately not retrievable through the API. The key is to start syncing now so you never lose another save going forward.

Enable Background Sync

In the extension settings, make sure Background Sync is turned on. This tells Readdit Later to periodically check for new saves even when you do not have the dashboard open. Background sync is what prevents future saves from falling past the 1,000-item window. It runs quietly in the background and uses minimal resources.

Let the Extension Build Your Full Archive

From this point forward, every post you save on Reddit will be captured by Readdit Later during the next sync cycle. After a few weeks of regular saving, your Readdit Later library will contain more posts than Reddit's own saved section shows you. After a few months, the difference can be dramatic. Your complete save history lives in the extension, fully searchable and exportable.

Export as a Backup

For extra safety, periodically export your saves using one of the available formats: Notion, CSV, JSON, Markdown, HTML, or others. This gives you an independent backup that does not depend on either Reddit or the extension. Even if Reddit changes its API or you switch browsers, your saves are preserved.

Set a monthly reminder to export your saves. CSV or JSON are the most portable formats for long-term archival.

What Happens to Saves You Already Lost

If you have been on Reddit for years and only just learned about the 1,000 save limit, there is a chance that some of your oldest saves are no longer retrievable through the API. Reddit's saved-posts endpoint does not offer a way to page beyond the 1,000th item, so no tool, not even Readdit Later, can go back and recover saves that have already fallen past that window. However, there are a few things you can try. First, if you ever exported your Reddit data through Reddit's official GDPR data request (available at https://www.reddit.com/settings/data-request), that archive includes a list of all your saved post IDs, which you could cross-reference. Second, if you saved posts in a specific subreddit, you can sometimes find them by searching that subreddit for keywords you remember. The most important step, though, is to start syncing now so that the saves you make from today forward are permanently captured.

The Bigger Picture: Why This Matters

The 1,000 save limit is one of several ways Reddit's built-in tools fall short for power users. Reddit does not offer search within saved posts, does not let you tag or categorize saves, and does not provide any kind of export feature. If you treat Reddit as a source of learning and research, which millions of people do, you need a secondary system to manage the content you collect there. Readdit Later fills that gap by acting as a persistent, searchable, exportable archive of everything you save. It turns Reddit's ephemeral save button into a reliable knowledge management tool.