# DEV.to Article Scraper (`pepeschuster/devto-article-scraper`) Actor

Scrape DEV.to articles by tag or top-of-week — reactions, comments, tags, author.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pepeschuster/devto-article-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Pepe Schuster](https://apify.com/pepeschuster) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 article records

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 Article Scraper

**Scrape DEV.to articles by tag or top-of-week — reactions, comments, tags, author.**

Return DEV.to articles by tag (or the current top articles): title, author, tags, reactions, comments, reading time, and URL. No account, no API key, and no proxies — this Actor reads a stable public API and returns clean, structured data you can download as **JSON, CSV, or Excel**, or pull straight from the Apify API.

### Features

- ⚡ **Fast & reliable** — hits a stable public endpoint, so runs don't get blocked or break on layout changes.
- 🎯 **Clean structured output** — every result is a flat record with consistent fields (`title`, `author`, `positiveReactions`, `comments`, `url`).
- 🔁 **Batch & schedulable** — pass multiple queries in one run, or schedule it for a always-fresh feed.
- 🔌 **Integrates everywhere** — export JSON/CSV/Excel or connect via the API, webhooks, Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, and 5,000+ integrations.

### Who it's for

Content marketers, developer-relations teams, and trend researchers.

**Common use cases**

- Market, competitor, and trend research
- Feeding dashboards, spreadsheets, and internal tools
- Enriching datasets and powering AI / RAG / automation workflows

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `tags` | array | Tags to scrape (e.g. 'javascript', 'ai'). Leave empty for the week's top articles. **Required.** |
| `maxItems` | integer | Cap the number of records returned (0 = provider default). |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "tags": [
    "javascript",
    "webdev"
  ],
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

### Output

One record per result. **Example output:**

```json
{
  "title": "Example item",
  "author": "Example item",
  "positiveReactions": 1234,
  "comments": 1234,
  "url": "https://example.com/item"
}
```

Fields: `title`, `author`, `positiveReactions`, `comments`, `url`. Download as JSON, CSV, XML, or Excel — or fetch programmatically from the dataset API.

### Pricing

This Actor uses **pay-per-result**: you're billed only for the records you actually get. No monthly fee, and empty runs cost nothing — so it's dramatically cheaper than manual research or bloated data subscriptions.

### FAQ

**Do I need an API key or login?** No — it uses a public endpoint.
**How fresh is the data?** It's fetched live on every run, so it's as current as the source.
**Can I run it automatically?** Yes — schedule it (hourly / daily / weekly) or trigger it via API or webhook.
**How do I get more results?** Increase `maxItems`, or pass several queries in a single run.
**What formats can I export?** JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or via the API.

### Notes

This Actor reads a public API. Please use it responsibly and within the data provider's terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

## `tags` (type: `array`):

Tags to scrape (e.g. 'javascript', 'ai'). Leave empty for the week's top articles.

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

Cap the number of records returned. 0 = provider default per query.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "tags": [
    "javascript",
    "webdev"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "tags": [
        "javascript",
        "webdev"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pepeschuster/devto-article-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 = { "tags": [
        "javascript",
        "webdev",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pepeschuster/devto-article-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 '{
  "tags": [
    "javascript",
    "webdev"
  ]
}' |
apify call pepeschuster/devto-article-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pepeschuster/devto-article-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/GJTaZNuRjWKROBFG9/builds/3dJf82VhwVBzBcYCr/openapi.json