DEV.to Tech Articles and Author Leads Scraper
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DEV.to Tech Articles and Author Leads Scraper
Extract technical authors and programming articles from DEV.to. Discover author GitHub, Twitter, and website links for technical recruitment and DevRel.
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DEV.to Articles and Author Profile Scraper
Extract technical articles, publication tags, and author profiles from DEV.to with direct links to author GitHub accounts, websites, and social profiles.
Features
- Scrapes articles across programming tags, including javascript, python, webdev, and devops.
- Filters by top articles across different time windows (week, month, year, or all-time).
- Extracts author names, usernames, and profile links.
- Pulls author GitHub usernames, Twitter handles, and personal websites.
- Collects reaction counts, comment counts, and reading times.
- Uses public DEV.to endpoints without requiring browser rendering.
Input parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
tag | String | "javascript" | Tag to scrape (e.g. ai, python, rust, react, devops). Leave blank for all. |
timeframe | String | "7" | "latest", "7", "30", "365", or "all". |
maxItems | Number | 50 | Maximum number of articles/leads to scrape (up to 1,000). |
minReactions | Number | 0 | Minimum reaction/like threshold for quality filtering. |
username | String | "" | Optional specific DEV.to username to scrape. |
Output format
json { "id": 4846656, "title": "Your Browser Can Do WHAT?! 5 AI Features That Actually Work", "description": "Are AI models running directly in the browser finally good enough to use in production?", "url": "https://dev.to/sylwia-lask/your-browser-can-do-what-5-ai-features-that-actually-work-1blb", "canonicalUrl": "https://dev.to/sylwia-lask/your-browser-can-do-what-5-ai-features-that-actually-work-1blb", "readingTimeMinutes": 12, "reactionsCount": 201, "positiveReactionsCount": 201, "commentsCount": 127, "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T07:05:48Z", "tags": ["ai", "react", "javascript", "webdev"], "author": { "name": "Sylwia Laskowska", "username": "sylwia-lask", "devtoProfile": "https://dev.to/sylwia-lask", "githubUsername": "sylwia-lask", "githubUrl": "https://github.com/sylwia-lask", "twitterUsername": "SylwiaLask8977", "twitterUrl": "https://x.com/SylwiaLask8977", "websiteUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylwia-laskowska-5a8467131/", "profileImage": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=640..." }, "scrapedAt": "2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z" }Use cases
- Developer relations: Identify active technical writers and open-source contributors.
- Technical recruitment: Source engineering talent through published technical writing.
- Content research: Discover popular topics and discussion themes in software development.
- Community outreach: Connect with developers for open-source project feedback.
Pricing and efficiency
- Typical runtime: 2 to 4 seconds per execution.
- Zero proxy costs: Runs over public REST and RSS endpoints without residential proxy pools.
- Suitable for scheduled runs and continuous monitoring under standard platform limits.
