# Dev.to Scraper: Trending Articles, Tags & Developer Leads (`authoritative_glen/devto-trending-articles-radar`) Actor

Extract trending tech articles, viral developer posts, tags, engagement metrics (reactions, comments), and author social profiles (GitHub, Twitter, website) from Dev.to.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/authoritative_glen/devto-trending-articles-radar.md
- **Developed by:** [Rahmad Rizki](https://apify.com/authoritative_glen) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Business, AI
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Dev.to Scraper: Trending Articles, Tags & Author Developer Leads (No Login)

Extract trending tech articles, viral developer posts, tags, engagement metrics (reactions, comments), and verified developer social profiles (GitHub, Twitter, website/portfolio) directly from Dev.to without login walls or session tokens.

Designed for AI Agents (MCP-compatible), developer advocates, recruiters, tech content curators, and competitive intelligence analysts.

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### Key Features

- **🚀 Multiple Discovery Feeds:** Scrape Top articles of the week (`top_week`), month (`top_month`), year (`top_year`), or real-time `latest` stream.
- **🏷️ Tag & Topic Filtering:** Deep-dive into specific tech stacks such as `#python`, `#ai`, `#webdev`, `#devops`, `#rust`, `#javascript`, or `#beginners`.
- **👤 Author & Creator Leads:** Extract direct developer contact links including GitHub handles, Twitter / X accounts, personal websites, and LinkedIn profiles.
- **📊 Engagement Analytics:** Capture public reaction counts, comment discussions, and reading times for viral content analysis.
- **⚡ Fast & Reliable (Zero Auth):** Uses official high-throughput endpoints with zero flaky browser dependencies and zero login requirements.
- **🤖 MCP & AI Agent Native:** Follows official Apify dataset schemas for 1-click integration with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Hermes Agent.

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### Use Cases

1. **Developer Talent Sourcing & Outreach:** Identify prolific developers writing on specific frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, Rust, LangChain) and extract their GitHub and Twitter handles for direct recruitment.
2. **AI Newsletters & Content Curators:** Automatically compile weekly roundups of top-performing tutorials, benchmarks, and community discussions.
3. **Competitive Tech Intelligence:** Track developer sentiment, trending libraries, and adoption curves of emerging developer tools and SDKs.
4. **Content Strategy & SEO Benchmarking:** Analyze top-ranking developer headlines, reaction counts, and reading time lengths to optimize your own engineering blog posts.

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### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | String | `"top_week"` | Feed stream: `top_week`, `top_month`, `top_year`, `latest`, `by_tag`, or `by_user`. |
| `tag` | String | `""` | Optional tag or topic filter (e.g., `python`, `ai`, `webdev`, `rust`). |
| `username` | String | `""` | Dev.to author username to extract specific author articles (e.g., `ben`). |
| `maxResults` | Integer | `20` | Total number of articles to extract (1 to 200). |

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### Output Dataset Schema

Each extracted item in your dataset provides rich developer and article metadata:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | Integer | Unique Dev.to article identifier |
| `title` | String | Article headline |
| `description` | String | Summary snippet of the post |
| `url` | String | Full canonical URL to the Dev.to article |
| `reactionsCount` | Integer | Total upvotes and positive reactions |
| `commentsCount` | Integer | Discussion comments count |
| `readingTimeMinutes` | Integer | Estimated reading duration in minutes |
| `tags` | Array | List of topic tags |
| `tagsString` | String | Comma-separated tag string |
| `publishedAt` | String | ISO 8601 publication timestamp |
| `coverImage` | String | Header / social thumbnail image URL |
| `authorName` | String | Author full display name |
| `authorUsername` | String | Dev.to handle |
| `authorProfileUrl` | String | Profile link on Dev.to |
| `twitterUsername` | String | Verified Twitter / X handle |
| `githubUsername` | String | Verified GitHub profile username |
| `websiteUrl` | String | Author portfolio, LinkedIn, or personal website |
| `authorAvatarUrl` | String | Author profile avatar photo URL |
| `category` | String | Extraction mode used for query |

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### Sample JSON Output

```json
[
  {
    "id": 4885759,
    "title": "How to Become a Tech Conference Speaker (And Why You Might Regret It)",
    "description": "So you want to be a conference speaker? Are you sure? Recently, a few people have asked me what...",
    "url": "https://dev.to/sylwia-lask/how-to-become-a-tech-conference-speaker-and-why-you-might-regret-it-2ink",
    "reactionsCount": 224,
    "commentsCount": 118,
    "readingTimeMinutes": 11,
    "tags": ["career", "speaking", "techtalks"],
    "tagsString": "career, speaking, techtalks",
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-21T08:05:30Z",
    "readablePublishDate": "Oct 21",
    "coverImage": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=420,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fg3ocqbjncfop52h2c6go.png",
    "authorName": "Sylwia Laskowska",
    "authorUsername": "sylwia-lask",
    "authorProfileUrl": "https://dev.to/sylwia-lask",
    "twitterUsername": "SylwiaLask8977",
    "githubUsername": "sylwia-lask",
    "websiteUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylwia-laskowska-5a8467131/",
    "authorAvatarUrl": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=640,height=640,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3535771%2Fe22860d5-274b-43c9-819b-56b162e5bd5a.jpeg",
    "category": "top_week"
  }
]
```

***

### Pricing

- **Actor Start:** $0.00008 per execution
- **Per Result:** $0.0034 per extracted article ($3.40 / 1,000 items)
- **Zero Hidden Infrastructure Fees:** Platform usage fees are disabled for maximum predictability.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Select the Dev.to feed stream or discovery mode.

## `tag` (type: `string`):

Optional tag name to filter articles (e.g. 'python', 'ai', 'javascript', 'webdev', 'devops', 'rust'). Used when mode is 'by_tag' or combined with top feeds.

## `username` (type: `string`):

Optional author username to extract specific creator articles (e.g. 'ben', 'thepracticaldev'). Required when mode is 'by_user'.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of articles to extract (1 to 200).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "top_week",
  "tag": "",
  "username": "",
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("authoritative_glen/devto-trending-articles-radar").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("authoritative_glen/devto-trending-articles-radar").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call authoritative_glen/devto-trending-articles-radar --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,authoritative_glen/devto-trending-articles-radar"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/N10NrKfRUGz2ZMkBn/builds/WwD8eGe2duuIhOAS8/openapi.json