Dev.to Articles — by Tag, Author or Top to JSON

Fetch Dev.to articles by tag, author or top-of-period — as clean JSON. Pass tags or usernames (or ask for the top articles of the last N days) and get back a tidy row per article: title, description, URL, tags, reactions, comments, reading time, author and cover image. Powered by the public Dev.to (Forem) API — no API key, no anti-bot.

The easy way to build developer-content datasets for monitoring, curation and AI.

Who uses this

• 🧑‍💻 Developers & DevRel — monitor what's trending in your tech niche.
• 📰 Content curators & newsletters — pull top articles by tag automatically.
• 🤖 AI / LLM pipelines — build datasets of technical writing.
• 📊 Researchers & marketers — track topics, authors and engagement.
• 🏢 Communities & orgs — follow articles from your team or tags.

What you get — one clean row per article

Field	Description
title	Article title
description	Summary
url + canonicalUrl	Links
tags	Article tags
reactions	Reaction count
comments	Comment count
readingTimeMinutes	Reading time
author + authorUsername	Author
organization	Publishing org (if any)
coverImage + socialImage	Images
publishedAt, scrapedAt	Dates & provenance

Example

Input

{ "tags": ["python", "webdev"], "usernames": ["ben"], "topDays": 7, "maxResultsPerSource": 40 }

Output (one item)

{
  "id": 1234567,
  "title": "10 Python tricks you should know",
  "description": "A quick tour of underrated Python features...",
  "url": "https://dev.to/someone/10-python-tricks",
  "tags": ["python", "beginners"],
  "reactions": 342, "comments": 27, "readingTimeMinutes": 5,
  "authorUsername": "someone", "publishedAt": "2026-07-10T09:00:00Z"
}

Why this actor

• ✅ Official source — the Dev.to (Forem) API, always current.
• 🏷️ Three ways in — by tag, by author, or top-of-period.
• ❤️ Engagement metrics — reactions, comments and reading time.
• 🖼️ Images included — cover and social images.
• ⚡ Fast & affordable — pay only per article returned. No key, no anti-bot.

Input options

• tags — fetch articles for these tags.
• usernames — fetch articles by these authors.
• topDays — fetch the top articles of the last N days.
• maxResultsPerSource — cap articles per tag/author.

FAQ

By tag or by author? Both — pass tags, usernames, or use topDays for top articles.

Can I get the most popular articles? Yes — set topDays to fetch the top of that period.

Do I get engagement stats? Yes — reactions, comments and readingTimeMinutes are included.

How fresh is the data? Live from the Dev.to API on every run.

Can I export to CSV/Excel/Google Sheets? Yes — the dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel and HTML, or pull it via the API.

What does it cost? Pay-per-article — you're only charged for articles actually returned.

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Tip: schedule this on your key tags to auto-populate a newsletter or a trending-content dashboard.