dev.to Scraper — Articles, Tags & Reactions
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from $5.00 / 1,000 results
dev.to Scraper — Articles, Tags & Reactions
Scrape DEV Community (dev.to) articles — title, author, tags, reactions, comments, reading time & cover image — via the public dev.to API. Fetch by tag, author, or article ID. Great for content curation, tech-trend monitoring & developer marketing. No login, no key, no proxy.
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Scrape DEV Community (dev.to) articles — title, author, tags, reactions, comments, reading time, and cover image — into one unified dataset using the public dev.to API. No login, no proxies, no browser, no API key.
Fetch recent (or top) articles by tag or author, or pull specific articles by ID.
What you get
Every article is one row (recordType: "article"):
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
articleId | dev.to article ID |
title / description | title and summary |
url | article link |
author / username | author name and handle |
tags | list of tags |
reactions | public reaction count |
comments | comment count |
readingTimeMinutes | estimated read time |
coverImage | cover image URL |
publishedAt | ISO timestamp |
Sample output
{"recordType": "article","articleId": "4479693","title": "Ranking by exponential decay without a cron job","url": "https://dev.to/deland/ranking-by-exponential-decay-without-a-cron-job-4ifp","author": "Deland","username": "deland","tags": ["cloudflare", "javascript", "architecture"],"reactions": 42,"comments": 3,"readingTimeMinutes": 5,"publishedAt": "2026-08-25T02:13:59.000Z"}
Input
{"tags": ["javascript"],"usernames": [],"articleIds": [],"top": 0,"perPage": 30}
- tags — fetch recent articles for each tag.
- usernames — fetch articles by these authors.
- articleIds — fetch specific articles by ID.
- top — return the most popular articles over the last N days (0 = most recent).
- perPage — max articles per tag/author (1–100).
Use cases
- Content curation — build a feed of the best posts on a topic
- Tech-trend monitoring — see what's popular in a tag this week
- Developer marketing — track posts and engagement in your niche
- Newsletters & digests — source fresh, high-reaction articles automatically
FAQ
Do I need an API key or login? No. The dev.to API is public and key-free.
Is it free to try? Yes — click Try for free and run the prefilled tag (javascript) in seconds.
Can I get the most popular posts? Yes — set top (e.g. 7) to rank by reactions over the last N days.
Is this allowed? It uses dev.to's official public API — built for reading public articles.
Pricing
Pay per result — $5 per 1,000 articles. Runs that return nothing cost nothing. No monthly fee, no proxy costs.