Dev.to API

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Overview

The Dev.to (Forem) API lets you read and interact with articles, comments, tags, and user profiles from the Dev.to developer community. You can fetch published articles, search by tag, or post content programmatically. An API key is required for write operations but many read endpoints are open.

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Beginner Tip

You can list public articles without an API key using GET /api/articles. When you need your key, generate one under Settings > Account on Dev.to and pass it as the api-key header.

Available Data

article title and content

publication source

published date

article URL

image URL

Example Response

JSON Response

{
  "totalArticles": 100,
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "Tech Industry Sees Record Growth",
      "source": {
        "name": "TechNews",
        "url": "https://technews.com"
      },
      "publishedAt": "2025-01-15T08:00:00Z",
      "description": "The technology sector reported unprecedented growth...",
      "image": "https://example.com/article-image.jpg",
      "url": "https://technews.com/article/123"
    }
  ]
}

Field Reference

id Unique identifier for the article.

title The article title as displayed on Dev.to.

url Full URL to the article on Dev.to.

tag_list List of tags associated with the article, e.g. ["javascript", "webdev"].

positive_reactions_count Total number of positive reactions (likes/hearts) the article has received.

published_at ISO 8601 timestamp of when the article was published.

Implementation Example

// ⚠️ Note: This URL may be a documentation page. Check official docs for actual API endpoint.
const url = "https://developers.forem.com/api";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);