DEV Community (dev.to) Articles by Tag, Top or Organization

Articles from DEV Community via its public API: title, URL, tags, reactions, comments, reading time, publish date, organization. Modes: by tag, latest, top of last N days, by organization.

Why this actor

• Four listing modes and engagement metrics in one actor; official public API.
• Pay only for results: $0.80 per 1,000 articles, no start fee, failed lookups are free.
• Robust: automatic retries with exponential backoff, respects Retry-After, per-item error rows instead of crashed runs.
• Clean, flat JSON/CSV/Excel output ready for Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Clay, or the Apify API.

Use cases

• Content marketing research: which topics get reactions
• Monitor mentions of your tech in articles
• Newsletter curation
• DevRel competitor tracking

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	string	What to list.
values	array	Tags (python, webdev) or organization usernames.
topDays	integer	For mode=top.
maxResultsPerValue	integer	Cap.
maxItems	integer	0 = no limit. Caps cost.

Example input:

{
  "mode": "tag",
  "values": [
    "webscraping"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerValue": 20
}

Output

Each dataset item looks like this (real sample from a test run, long fields trimmed):

{
  "source": "webscraping",
  "id": 4850612,
  "title": "I Built a Zero-Config Google Maps Lead Scraper with Playwright (No Docker, No Python, No API Keys)",
  "url": "https://dev.to/md_aquil_ztl/i-built-a-zero-config-google-maps-lead-scraper-with-playwright-no-docker-no-python-no-api-keys-303c",
  "description": "If you have ever tried extracting local business leads from Google Maps for outreach, sales, or data...",
  "tags": [
    "webscraping",
    "playwright",
    "node",
    "\u2026"
  ],
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T14:04:02Z",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 2,
  "reactions": 0,
  "comments": 0,
  "organization": null,
  "canonicalUrl": "https://dev.to/md_aquil_ztl/i-built-a-zero-config-google-maps-lead-scraper-with-playwright-no-docker-no-python-no-api-keys-303c",
  "coverImage": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=420,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F2rnoarvityemyvfus3ha.jpg",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-14T16:21:17+00:00"
}

Rows that could not be processed contain an error field and are not charged.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: $0.0008 per article (= $0.80 / 1,000). Use Max results to cap spend. Apify's free plan credit covers thousands of results per month.

Integrations & API

Run on a schedule in Apify Console, call via the Apify API / Python & JS clients, or connect to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack and webhooks. Works as a tool for AI agents via Apify MCP.

FAQ

Is this an official tool? No. It is an independent actor and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by the data source or any trademark owner named here.

Is it legal? The actor only reads publicly available data from public endpoints, without logins, and does not bypass paywalls or access controls. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws (e.g. GDPR) and the source sites' terms.

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