# Reddit undelete: there is no button, only copies

Reddit has no undelete function and no support request restores a deleted post. Deleting overwrites the body with "[deleted]" in the database that serves both the site and the API. Every method that works finds a copy something else made while the content was still public.

## Removed and deleted are different problems
"[removed]" means a moderator or Reddit's filters acted, and the author's text often still exists on Reddit's side, which is why live tools like Reveddit can surface it. "[deleted]" means the author acted and the text is overwritten everywhere, so only an archive copy returns it.

## The undelete tools people look for
- Unddit and Removeddit: both were Pushshift front-ends and died when Reddit cut the Pushshift feed in 2023. Removeddit's old domain now serves unrelated spam.
- PullPush: reimplements the Pushshift API, genuinely works, uneven coverage after 2023 and tight rate limits.
- Wayback Machine: only holds a page if someone archived that exact URL before deletion, but gives a timestamped capture when it hits.
- THINKPOL: 30 billion posts and comments collected since 2005, deleted content retained, full-text search in under 300 milliseconds, free browser tools with no signup.

## Order of operations
1. Read the placeholder: "[removed]" points to a live tool, "[deleted]" points to an archive.
2. Search by username rather than by thread URL: an account lookup returns captures from threads you did not know about.
3. Search distinctive phrasing, then read surviving replies, which often quote the deleted text.
4. Capture what you recover: a timestamped screenshot or a Wayback push while the URL still resolves.

## Deleted or banned accounts
A suspended, renamed or deleted account returns nothing from the live API, so every real-time tool goes dark at once. Archives index by author at the moment of capture, so that account's history stays queryable after the profile is gone.

Source: https://think-pol.com/reddit-undelete