# DEV.to Articles Scraper API – Tags & Reactions (`fluyeporlaweb/devto-articles-scraper`) Actor

Fetch DEV.to / Forem articles by tag or top: title, URL, tags, reactions, reading time. No author profiles. No login.

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

## Pricing

from $0.90 / 1,000 articles

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## 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 Articles Scraper API – Tags & Reactions

**DEV.to articles scraper** that uses the **public Forem/DEV.to API** to return **article title, description, tags, reactions, reading time and URL**. Author profile fields are omitted.

### What does it do?

- Article id, title and short description.
- Canonical URL and tags.
- Reaction and comment counts.
- Reading time and published_at.
- No usernames or user profile objects.

### Use cases

- **Dev newsletters**: top posts by tag this week.
- **AI agents**: find practical tutorials to summarize.
- **Trend research**: which tags get reactions.
- **Content calendars**: inspiration without scraping HTML.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `tag` | Optional tag filter. Example: python |
| `top` | 0 = latest; 7/30/… = top of period. Example: 7 |
| `maxItems` | Example: 30 |

Example input:

```json
{
  "tag": "python",
  "top": 7,
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

### Output

Real output (first items of a run on 26 Oct 2026):

```json
[
  {
    "id": 4886799,
    "title": "How to publish posts via the dev.to API",
    "description": "Every time I copied a post into the dev.to editor, added tags and cleaned up the formatting, I'd...",
    "url": "https://dev.to/julies1/how-to-publish-posts-via-the-devto-api-2fkd",
    "tags": [
      "python",
      "automation",
      "beginners",
      "productivity"
    ],
    "reactions": 36,
    "commentsCount": 14,
    "readingTimeMin": 4,
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-21T07:01:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 4911966,
    "title": "From Ancient Epigraphy to 3D Proteins: Exploring google-deepmind/science-skills & Building Custom Plugins in Google Antigravity",
    "description": "Exploring the open-source (Apache 2.0 / CC-BY 4.0) architecture of Google Antigravity's Science Plugin (v1.3.1) and Google Cloud MCP endpoints (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run) with a 3D WebGL Biomolecular Studio and 3 custom plugins.",
    "url": "https://dev.to/gde/from-ancient-epigraphy-to-3d-proteins-building-plugins-skills-mcp-sidecars-in-google-antigravity-4l1m",
    "tags": [
      "python",
      "googleai",
      "gemini",
      "opensource"
    ],
    "reactions": 10,
    "commentsCount": 8,
    "readingTimeMin": 25,
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-24T18:56:58Z"
  }
]
```

Export the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, read them through the API, or send them to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n or webhooks. You can also run this Actor from AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.90 per 1,000 articles** plus $0.00005 per run start. There is no extra platform usage charge.

### FAQ

**API key?** Not required for the public articles endpoints used here.

**Full Markdown body?** Not included by default (copyrighted user content); open the URL.

**Attribution?** Link back to DEV.to / the article URL.

**Do I need a login or API key?** No. It uses the source's public API; you only need an Apify account.

**Can AI agents use it?** Yes. Call it through the Apify API, or from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client via the Apify MCP server.

### Data source and license

Source: [DEV.to / Forem public API](https://developers.forem.com/api) (`https://dev.to/api/articles`). Article bodies remain under their authors' licenses; this Actor returns metadata and short descriptions only. Not affiliated with DEV.to or Forem.

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the data source. You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's license and terms.

# Actor input Schema

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

Optional tag filter. Example: python

## `top` (type: `integer`):

0 = latest; 7/30/… = top of period. Example: 7

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Example: 30

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "top": 7,
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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("fluyeporlaweb/devto-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fluyeporlaweb/devto-articles-scraper").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 fluyeporlaweb/devto-articles-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/kkNBDOGlhuYxp5e9h/builds/EDlYSXNTKk7Kadf5s/openapi.json