Dev.to Articles Intelligence

Extract trending developer articles from Dev.to with AI-powered engagement scoring. Perfect for content discovery, competitive analysis, and developer research.

Features

• AI Engagement Scoring: Proprietary 0-100 scoring algorithm based on reactions, comments, reading time, and recency
• Comprehensive Filtering: Filter by tags, author, keywords, reactions, comments, and reading time
• Top Articles: Get top articles from specific time periods (today, week, month, year, all-time)
• Fresh & Rising Content: Discover new and trending articles
• Complete Metadata: Full article data including author info, tags, images, and engagement metrics
• Pay-Per-Result Pricing: Free for first 100 articles, then $0.02 per article

Use Cases

• Content Discovery: Find trending articles in your tech stack
• Competitive Analysis: Track what content performs well in your niche
• Developer Research: Analyze engagement patterns across topics
• Content Curation: Build curated lists of high-quality articles
• SEO Research: Identify popular topics and keywords
• Author Analytics: Track specific author performance

AI Engagement Score Algorithm

The engagement score (0-100) is calculated using four factors:

1. Reactions/Likes (40 points max)

• 500+ reactions: 40 points (Viral)
• 200-499: 35 points (Very popular)
• 100-199: 30 points (Popular)
• 50-99: 25 points (Good engagement)
• 20-49: 20 points (Moderate)
• 10-19: 15 points (Some traction)
• 5-9: 10 points (Early traction)
• <5: Minimal points

2. Comments (30 points max)

• 100+ comments: 30 points (Hot discussion)
• 50-99: 25 points (Active discussion)
• 20-49: 20 points (Good discussion)
• 10-19: 15 points (Some discussion)
• 5-9: 10 points (Early discussion)
• <5: Minimal points

3. Reading Time (20 points max)

• 16+ minutes: 20 points (Very long, comprehensive)
• 8-15 minutes: 15 points (Long, in-depth)
• 4-7 minutes: 10 points (Medium, good depth)
• 1-3 minutes: 5 points (Quick read)

4. Recency (10 points max)

• Today: 10 points
• Yesterday: 8 points
• 2-3 days: 6 points
• 4-7 days: 4 points
• 8-14 days: 2 points
• Older: 1 point

Input Parameters

Required

None - all parameters are optional

Optional

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
tags	array	Filter by tags (e.g., ["javascript", "python", "react"])	[]
username	string	Filter by author username	""
top	string	Top articles period: "1" (today), "7" (week), "30" (month), "365" (year), "infinity" (all-time)	""
state	string	Article state: "fresh" or "rising"	""
keywords	array	Keywords in title/description/tags (e.g., ["AI", "machine learning"])	[]
minReactions	integer	Minimum reactions/likes	0
minComments	integer	Minimum comments	0
minReadingTime	integer	Minimum reading time in minutes	0
maxResults	integer	Maximum articles to return (1-1000)	100
includeEngagementScore	boolean	Include AI engagement score	true

Output

Each article contains:

{
  "id": 123456,
  "title": "Building Scalable APIs with Node.js",
  "description": "Learn how to build production-ready APIs...",
  "url": "https://dev.to/username/building-scalable-apis-123",
  "canonical_url": "https://dev.to/username/building-scalable-apis-123",
  "slug": "building-scalable-apis-123",
  "path": "/username/building-scalable-apis-123",
  "published_at": "2025-11-17T10:00:00Z",
  "readable_publish_date": "Nov 17",
  "created_at": "2025-11-17T09:30:00Z",
  "edited_at": null,
  "last_comment_at": "2025-11-17T12:00:00Z",
  "reading_time_minutes": 8,
  "public_reactions_count": 245,
  "comments_count": 32,
  "tag_list": ["javascript", "nodejs", "api", "backend"],
  "tags": "javascript, nodejs, api, backend",
  "cover_image": "https://res.cloudinary.com/...",
  "social_image": "https://res.cloudinary.com/...",
  "language": "en",
  "author_name": "John Doe",
  "author_username": "johndoe",
  "author_profile_image": "https://res.cloudinary.com/...",
  "author_github": "johndoe",
  "author_twitter": "johndoe",
  "author_website": "https://johndoe.com",
  "engagement_score": 87
}

Example Inputs

Get Top JavaScript Articles This Week

{
  "tags": ["javascript"],
  "top": "7",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "includeEngagementScore": true
}

Find High-Engagement React Articles

{
  "tags": ["react"],
  "minReactions": 100,
  "minComments": 10,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Track Specific Author

{
  "username": "ben",
  "maxResults": 50
}

AI & Machine Learning Content

{
  "keywords": ["AI", "machine learning", "neural networks"],
  "minReadingTime": 5,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Rising Content for Trend Spotting

{
  "state": "rising",
  "tags": ["python", "webdev"],
  "maxResults": 50
}

Pricing

• Free Tier: First 100 articles per run
• Paid: $0.02 per article after 100

Examples:

• 100 articles: FREE
• 500 articles: $8.00
• 1000 articles: $18.00

Data Source

This actor uses the official Dev.to public API. No authentication required.

Rate Limits

The actor respects Dev.to API rate limits by:

• Fetching 30 articles per page
• Maximum 20 pages per run
• Proper User-Agent headers

Support

For issues or questions:

• Check the Dev.to API Documentation
• Review the actor source code
• Contact support via Apify platform

Legal

This actor uses Dev.to's public API in compliance with their terms of service. All data remains property of Dev.to and article authors.