DEV Community API

Read DEV Community (dev.to) articles, comments, tags, users and organizations as clean JSON.

The API.SH DEV Community API turns public dev.to content into structured JSON. List articles by tag, author or organization as the feed, latest, top, fresh or rising, search articles by words, open one article with its reading time, reaction counts, tags and optional full body, and read its whole comment tree. You can also list popular tags and look up user and organization profiles with their GitHub and Twitter handles.

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7 endpoints
from $1 / 1,000 calls
1,000 free credits / month
failed calls free

DEV article search

GET https://api.api.sh/devto/v1/search

{ "success": true }

1 credit · $1 per 1,000 calls

What you can build with the DEV Community API

Developer content research

Pull the top or rising articles for a tag such as javascript or python to see which topics and formats get reactions and comments.

/articles /tags

Brand and product mentions

Search dev.to for your product or library name and read the comment threads to find questions, bugs and praise.

/search /comments

Developer relations reporting

Track your organization's posts and each article's reactions, comments and reading time, and list the members behind them.

/organization /articles /article

Author and community scouting

Find active writers on a tag, then read their profiles with location, website and GitHub handle before you reach out.

/articles /user

Content archives and RAG

Fetch article bodies in Markdown or HTML for your own posts or a reading list and feed them into a search index or an AI agent.

/article /search

DEV Community data you get

Field names from real responses. Numbers come parsed, URLs absolute, dates in ISO 8601.

DEV Community API endpoints and prices

Every DEV Community endpoint costs 1 credit per call: credits are $1 per 1,000 on a monthly plan, $2 pay-as-you-go. Pricing

Search and discovery1

DEV article search

/devto/v1/search

$1 · $2 PAYG

1 credit

Profiles and accounts2

DEV Community organization /devto/v1/organization	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
DEV Community user /devto/v1/user	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit

Comments and reviews1

DEV Community article comments

/devto/v1/comments

$1 · $2 PAYG

1 credit

More data3

DEV Community article /devto/v1/article	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
DEV Community articles /devto/v1/articles	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
DEV Community tags /devto/v1/tags	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit

Call the DEV Community API

DEV article search: GET https://api.api.sh/devto/v1/search

curl "https://api.api.sh/devto/v1/search?q=javascript" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APISH_KEY"

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.api.sh/devto/v1/search",
    params={"q": "javascript"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APISH_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json()

const url = new URL("https://api.api.sh/devto/v1/search");
url.searchParams.set("q", "javascript");

const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APISH_KEY } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const data = await res.json();

# Google Sheets (API.SH add-on)
=APISH("/devto/v1/search", "q", "javascript")

# Zapier, Make, n8n (verified node): pick the API.SH app,
# choose "DEV Community" and "DEV article search".

# AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor): add the
# API.SH MCP server https://api.sh/mcp

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Why API.SH for DEV Community data

Public data only: no DEV Community login, cookies or account needed
One key and one response shape for DEV Community and 482 other platforms
Built and maintained by API.SH, not third-party publishers
Pay per call; errors on our side cost nothing
Live status for every endpoint

API.SH vs the official DEV Community API

DEV runs on Forem and has its own public API, documented on dev.to, with API keys for writing and managing your own posts. API.SH is read-only and useful when you want dev.to data in the same JSON shape and with the same key you use for other platforms, without handling DEV keys yourself.

Rather than writing and maintaining your own dev.to scraper from a GitHub template, call API.SH: one key, fixed price per call and tidy JSON for articles, comments and profiles.

DEV Community API questions

What DEV Community data can I get?+

Article lists by tag, author or organization (/devto/v1/articles), article search (/devto/v1/search), one article with optional body and reaction counts (/devto/v1/article), comment trees (/devto/v1/comments), popular tags (/devto/v1/tags), user profiles (/devto/v1/user) and organizations with members (/devto/v1/organization).

How much does the DEV Community API cost?+

Every DEV Community endpoint costs 1 credit per call. On a monthly plan 1,000 credits cost $1 (Starter is $50/month for 50,000 credits). Pay-as-you-go is $2 per 1,000 credits, with top-ups from $15 that never expire.

Is there a free trial?+

Yes. Every account gets 1,000 free credits every month. That is 1,000 calls to /devto/v1/article at 1 credit each.

Is there an official DEV Community API?+

Yes. DEV (dev.to) has a public API with its own documentation, and a DEV API key is needed to create or update posts. API.SH only reads public content and returns it in the same format as every other API.SH platform.

Do I need a DEV account or API key?+

No. API.SH reads public dev.to pages only. You only need your API.SH key; no endpoint uses a DEV login or anyone's account.

Can I get the full article text?+

Yes. Call /devto/v1/article with include=body to get the body as Markdown and HTML. Add include=reactions for the count of each reaction type. Article lists and search return titles and summaries only.

Can I publish posts to dev.to with this API?+

No. API.SH is read-only. To publish, use DEV's own API with your DEV key; use API.SH to read articles, comments, tags and profiles.

How do I get started?+

1. Sign up at api.sh. 2. Copy your API key. 3. Call /devto/v1/articles with tag=javascript and sort=top. The docs at https://api.sh/docs list every parameter. You can also use the JS or Python SDK, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or the MCP server at https://api.sh/mcp.