# DEV.to Articles Scraper (`devilscrapes/dev-to-articles-scraper`) Actor

Pull articles from DEV.to by tag, author, or feed. Returns title, body (Markdown), author, tags, reading time, reactions, comment count, and publish timestamp. Built on dev.to's official v1 API. Free, no key needed for read access.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/devilscrapes/dev-to-articles-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [DevilScrapes](https://apify.com/devilscrapes) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

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  <img src=".actor/icon.svg" width="160" alt="Devil Scrapes mark" />

## DEV.to Articles Scraper

**💰 $2.00 / 1 000 results** &nbsp;·&nbsp; pay only for results &nbsp;·&nbsp; no credit card to try

_We do the dirty work so your dataset stays clean._ 😈

Pull articles from DEV.to by tag, author, or feed. Returns title, body (Markdown), author, tags, reading time, reactions, comment count, and publish timestamp. Built on dev.to's official v1 API. Free, no key needed for read access.

</div>

---

### 🎯 What this scrapes

DEV.to publishes a public REST API (v1, https://developers.forem.com/api/v1) for articles. This Actor wraps it with sensible inputs — scrape by tag, author, or the global latest feed — and writes one row per article with body in raw Markdown, ready to ingest into a RAG store or content pipeline.

### 🔥 What we handle for you

- 🛡️ **Browser fingerprint rotation** — `curl-cffi` impersonates real Chrome / Firefox / Safari TLS handshakes so the target sees a browser, not Python.
- 🌐 **Residential proxy rotation** via Apify Proxy — fresh session and exit IP on every block.
- 🔁 **Retries with exponential backoff** on `408 / 429 / 5xx` — up to 5 attempts per page, `Retry-After` honoured.
- 🧱 **Rate-limit-aware pacing** — when the target pushes back, we slow down instead of getting banned.
- 🧊 **Clean, typed dataset rows** — Pydantic-validated, ISO-8601 timestamps, stable IDs, JSON / CSV / Excel export straight from the Apify Console.
- 💰 **Pay-Per-Event pricing** — you only pay for results that hit your dataset. No data, no charge.

### 💡 Use cases

- **RAG corpus seeding** — pull all articles for `tag=ai` to seed a retrieval-augmented assistant.
- **Trending tag dashboards** — daily diff on `top` to watch which posts gain traction.
- **Author monitoring** — schedule per-author runs to mirror a writer's catalogue.
- **Newsletter assembly** — pull top 10 from `mode=top`, render to Markdown, send.

### ⚙️ How to use it

1. Click **Try for free** at the top of the page.
2. Fill in the input form — most fields have sensible defaults.
3. Click **Start**. Output streams into the run's dataset.
4. Export from **Storage → Dataset** as JSON, CSV, or Excel — or fetch via the API.

### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|---|:--:|---|---|
| `mode` | `string` | no | 'tag' | Which DEV.to feed to read. |
| `tag` | `string` | no | 'python' | DEV.to tag, lowercase, no `#`. Examples: <code>python</code>, <code>webdev</code>, <code>typescript</code>. |
| `username` | `string` | no | '—' | DEV.to username (no `@`). |
| `includeBody` | `boolean` | no | True | When true, fetch the article body via a per-article request. One extra API call per article. Without it you still get al |
| `maxResults` | `integer` | no | 30 | Max articles to return across pages. |
| `concurrency` | `integer` | no | 4 | Parallel article-body fetches. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | no | {'useApifyProxy': False} | DEV.to is OK with direct API calls. Proxy optional. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "tag",
  "tag": "python",
  "includeBody": false,
  "maxResults": 3,
  "concurrency": 4,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
````

### 📤 Output

Every row is one dataset item.

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | `integer` | DEV.to article ID. |
| `slug` | `string` | URL slug. |
| `title` | `string` | Article title. |
| `description` | `['string', 'null']` | Short description (first sentence-ish). |
| `url` | `string` | Canonical article URL. |
| `cover_image` | `['string', 'null']` | Cover image URL. |
| `tags` | `array` | Article tags. |
| `author_username` | `string` | Author DEV.to username. |
| `author_name` | `string` | Author display name. |
| `reading_time_minutes` | `['integer', 'null']` | Estimated reading time. |
| `positive_reactions_count` | `integer` | Sum of positive reactions. |
| `comments_count` | `integer` | Comment count. |
| `body_markdown` | `['string', 'null']` | Article body in Markdown (when includeBody=true). |
| `published_at` | `string` | Publish timestamp (ISO-8601). |
| `edited_at` | `['string', 'null']` | Last-edited timestamp. |
| `scraped_at` | `string` | When this row was recorded. |

#### Example output

```json
{
  "id": 1234567,
  "slug": "fast-python-async-tricks-1abc",
  "title": "Fast Python async tricks every dev should know",
  "url": "https://dev.to/me/fast-python-async-tricks-1abc",
  "author_username": "me",
  "tags": [
    "python",
    "async",
    "webdev"
  ],
  "positive_reactions_count": 142,
  "comments_count": 8
}
```

### 💰 Pricing

Pay-Per-Event — you pay only when these events fire:

| Event | USD | What it is |
|---|---:|---|
| `actor-start` | $0.005 | One-off warm-up charge per run |
| `result` | $0.002 | Per dataset item |

Example: 1 000 results at the rates above ≈ **$2.00**. No subscription, no minimum, no card to start — Apify gives every new account $5 of free credit.

### 🚧 Limitations

API only — we don't render images or extract code blocks separately. If DEV.to's API returns a cached/older version, that's what you get.

### ❓ FAQ

**Do I need an API key?**

Not for read access. DEV.to's v1 API is wide-open for `GET /articles`.

**Why are some bodies missing?**

Some posts redirect to a canonical URL hosted elsewhere — DEV.to's API returns the metadata but the body lives off-platform.

**What about comments?**

Out of scope here — fetching them per article would multiply cost. Open an issue if you need it.

**Can I filter by reading time?**

Not yet — post-process the output. Hard input filtering on the DEV.to API is limited.

### 💬 Your feedback

Spotted a bug, hit a weird edge case, or need a new field? Open an
issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab on Apify Console — we ship
fixes weekly and we read every report.

***

<div align="center">

Built by **[Devil Scrapes](https://apify.com/DevilScrapes)** 😈 — a small fleet of
opinionated public-data Actors. Honest pricing, real engineering, zero fine print.

</div>

# Actor input Schema

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

Which DEV.to feed to read.

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

DEV.to tag, lowercase, no `#`. Examples: <code>python</code>, <code>webdev</code>, <code>typescript</code>.

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

DEV.to username (no `@`).

## `includeBody` (type: `boolean`):

When true, fetch the article body via a per-article request. One extra API call per article. Without it you still get all the metadata.

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

Max articles to return across pages.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Parallel article-body fetches.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

DEV.to is OK with direct API calls. Proxy optional.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "tag",
  "tag": "ai",
  "username": "ben",
  "includeBody": true,
  "maxResults": 30,
  "concurrency": 4,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `datasetItems` (type: `string`):

All dataset items as JSON.

## `datasetItemsCsv` (type: `string`):

Same data exported to CSV.

## `datasetView` (type: `string`):

Open the run dataset in the Console.

# 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 = {
    "tag": "python",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("devilscrapes/dev-to-articles-scraper").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 = {
    "tag": "python",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("devilscrapes/dev-to-articles-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "tag": "python",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call devilscrapes/dev-to-articles-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=devilscrapes/dev-to-articles-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "DEV.to Articles Scraper",
        "description": "Pull articles from DEV.to by tag, author, or feed. Returns title, body (Markdown), author, tags, reading time, reactions, comment count, and publish timestamp. Built on dev.to's official v1 API. Free, no key needed for read access.",
        "version": "0.4",
        "x-build-id": "4KS286O2VKFa6bKWC"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/devilscrapes~dev-to-articles-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-devilscrapes-dev-to-articles-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/devilscrapes~dev-to-articles-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-devilscrapes-dev-to-articles-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/devilscrapes~dev-to-articles-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-devilscrapes-dev-to-articles-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Listing mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "tag",
                            "username",
                            "latest",
                            "top"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Which DEV.to feed to read.",
                        "default": "tag"
                    },
                    "tag": {
                        "title": "Tag (when mode=tag)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "DEV.to tag, lowercase, no `#`. Examples: <code>python</code>, <code>webdev</code>, <code>typescript</code>."
                    },
                    "username": {
                        "title": "Author username (when mode=username)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "DEV.to username (no `@`)."
                    },
                    "includeBody": {
                        "title": "Include article body (Markdown)",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "When true, fetch the article body via a per-article request. One extra API call per article. Without it you still get all the metadata.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max articles",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Max articles to return across pages.",
                        "default": 30
                    },
                    "concurrency": {
                        "title": "Concurrent fetches",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 16,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Parallel article-body fetches.",
                        "default": 4
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "DEV.to is OK with direct API calls. Proxy optional.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```