Dollar Hunter - Dev.to Articles & Tags Scraper
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Dollar Hunter - Dev.to Articles & Tags Scraper
Search and extract articles, tags, and user content from Dev.to community. Filter by tag, keyword, or username. No API key required.
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๐ Dollar Hunter - Dev.to Articles & Tags Scraper
Search and extract articles, tags, and user content from the Dev.to developer community. No API key or login required.
โจ Features
- ๐ฐ Latest Articles โ Browse the most recent articles across all of Dev.to
- ๐ท๏ธ By Tag โ Filter by any tag:
javascript,python,ai,webdev,rust, and 100+ more - ๐ค By User โ Get every article from any Dev.to author
- ๐ List All Tags โ Complete tag directory with colors
- ๐ Top of the Week โ Toggle between latest and top-rated content
- ๐ Auto-retry โ Built-in retry for transient API failures
- ๐ No auth needed โ Uses Dev.to's public FORE API
๐ฅ Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mode | select | articles | articles (latest), tag (by tag), user (by username), tags_list (all tags) |
query | string | javascript | Tag name, username, or keyword filter |
maxResults | int | 25 | Max articles to return (1โ100) |
top | bool | false | true = top of the week, false = latest |
๐ค Output
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title | string | Article title |
url | string | Direct link to the article |
tags | array | List of tags |
user_name | string | Author's display name |
username | string | Author's Dev.to handle |
reactions | int | Heart reactions count |
comments | int | Comment count |
reading_time | int | Estimated reading minutes |
published_at | string | ISO timestamp |
description | string | Article excerpt (300 chars) |
๐ฏ Use Cases
- ๐ฐ Content Curation โ Find trending dev articles for newsletters or social media
- ๐ Developer Research โ Discover top technical writers by topic or language
- ๐ค AI Training Data โ Curate high-quality developer content for ML fine-tuning
- ๐ Market Analysis โ Track which technologies, frameworks, and languages are trending
- ๐ต๏ธ Competitive Intel โ Monitor articles from specific authors or companies
- ๐ Learning Resources โ Find the best community-voted tutorials by topic
๐ Example
{"mode": "tag","query": "ai","maxResults": 10,"top": true}
Returns top 10 AI articles on Dev.to this week, voted by the community.
โ FAQ
Q: Do I need a Dev.to account?
No. The FORE API is fully public for reading articles and tags.
Q: What tags are available?
Use tags_list mode to get all 100+ tags with their colors. Popular ones: javascript, python, ai, webdev, react, rust, go, devops.
Q: Can I search by keyword across all articles?
Currently the API supports filtering by tag or username. For broad keyword search, articles mode without a tag returns the latest across all of Dev.to.
Q: Are there rate limits?
Dev.to's API has generous rate limits. The actor handles 429 responses with automatic retry.
๐ท๏ธ Categories
Developer Tools ยท Social Media ยท Data Extraction
๐ฐ Pricing
Pay per event โ $0.002 per 25 articles. Only pay for successful runs.