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Dev.to Scraper

Dev.to Scraper

Scrape Dev.to articles, authors, and tags. Extract trending posts, developer content, tutorials. Perfect for content curation, developer marketing, tech blog aggregation. Get titles, content, reactions, comments.

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Fast and reliable scraper for Dev.to using the official API. No browser needed = cheap & fast.

Features

  • Lightning fast - API-based, no browser overhead
  • Multiple filters - By tag, username, or time period
  • Rich data - Titles, authors, reactions, comments, tags
  • Content support - Optionally include full article text
  • Pagination - Automatically handles multiple pages
  • Cost effective - Minimal compute usage

Output Example

{
"id": 1234567,
"title": "10 JavaScript Tips Every Developer Should Know",
"description": "A comprehensive guide to modern JavaScript...",
"url": "https://dev.to/username/10-javascript-tips-abc123",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-15T10:00:00Z",
"readingTimeMinutes": 8,
"reactions": 342,
"comments": 45,
"author": {
"name": "John Developer",
"username": "johndev",
"profileImage": "https://res.cloudinary.com/...",
"twitterUsername": "johndev",
"githubUsername": "johndev"
},
"tags": ["javascript", "webdev", "tutorial", "beginners"],
"coverImage": "https://res.cloudinary.com/...",
"scrapedAt": "2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
tagstringFilter by tag (e.g., "javascript", "python")
usernamestringFilter by author username
topnumberTop articles from last N days (7 = weekly, 30 = monthly)
statestring"rising", "fresh", or "all"
maxItemsnumberMaximum articles to collect (default: 100, max: 500)
includeContentbooleanInclude full article content

Filter Options

StateDescription
risingTrending articles (default)
freshNewest articles first
allAll articles
  • javascript - JavaScript articles
  • python - Python articles
  • webdev - Web development
  • react - React.js
  • tutorial - Tutorials
  • beginners - Beginner-friendly
  • productivity - Productivity tips
  • career - Career advice
  • opensource - Open source

Use Cases

  • Developer Content Research - Find trending tech articles
  • Competitive Analysis - Monitor competitors' content
  • Content Curation - Build developer newsletters
  • Topic Trends - Track what's hot in tech
  • Influencer Discovery - Find top dev authors
  • SEO Research - Analyze successful article structures

Integrations

Export data to:

  • JSON, CSV, Excel, XML
  • Google Sheets
  • Webhooks
  • Make (Integromat)
  • Zapier

Cost

This actor uses minimal compute because it relies on Dev.to's public API. Typical run costs less than $0.01 for 100 articles.

Performance

  • 100 articles in ~5 seconds (without content)
  • 100 articles with content in ~30 seconds
  • Pagination support for large datasets

Why Dev.to?

Dev.to is the largest developer community with:

  • 1M+ registered developers
  • High-quality technical content
  • Active community engagement
  • Official public API

Support

Having issues? Open an issue or contact us.


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