# Best Reddit OSINT Tools in 2026

Pushshift's shutdown and Reddit's 2023 API lockdown reshaped the toolbox. This is what still works, what died, and what each tool can and cannot see.

## What each tool can see (deleted-by-user / removed-by-mods / historical depth / API / cost)
- THINKPOL: yes / yes / 2005 to present / REST + MCP / free tools plus paid API. Private 30B+ archive including deleted and edited content, sub-300ms, EU-hosted, chain-of-custody. Built for professional and law-enforcement use (request access).
- Reveddit: no / yes / recent only / no / free. Shows moderator-removed comments; cannot show user-deleted content; degraded since 2023.
- PullPush: partial / partial / gaps after 2023 / yes / free. Community reimplementation of the Pushshift API; coverage gaps, rate limits, uncertain uptime.
- Removeddit / Unddit / Ceddit: discontinued in 2023 (they relied on Pushshift).
- Reddit native search: no / no / live only / official API (paid tiers) / free. 1,000-result cap, weak boolean, no deleted content.
- Wayback Machine / archive.today: URL snapshots only; preserves a thread only if someone captured that exact URL before deletion; no full-text or user-level search.

## Quick answers
- How can I see deleted Reddit posts? You need an archive that captured the content before deletion. THINKPOL searches a private archive since 2005 including user-deleted and mod-removed content; Reveddit shows mod removals only.
- Does Reveddit still work in 2026? Partially: real-time mod-removal view works for recent content; historical depth is gone.
- What replaced Pushshift? No free service fully replaced it; PullPush is the closest drop-in with caveats.

Source: https://think-pol.com/best-reddit-osint-tools