# Dev.to Scraper - Articles by Tag & Author (`logiover/devto-articles-scraper`) Actor
Scrape Dev.to articles by tag or author. A no-API-key Dev.to API alternative; export article data to CSV and JSON. Forem articles scraper, no login.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/logiover/devto-articles-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Logiover](https://apify.com/logiover) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 45 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $1.99 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
## Dev.to Scraper — Articles by Tag & Author, Reactions & Tags (No API Key)
    
Bulk-scrape developer articles and blog posts from **Dev.to (Forem)** by **tag, author username, or the latest feed across all tags.** This **Dev.to articles scraper** paginates the official public Forem REST API and returns clean, flat rows with **title, description, tags, author handle, reactions, comment counts, reading time and cover image** — ready for a spreadsheet, BI tool or content pipeline. **No login, no API key, no proxy.**
> ### 🏆 Why this Dev.to scraper?
>
> **13 fields per article** · **thousands of articles per run** · tag + author filtering · flat, spreadsheet-ready schema · export to JSON / CSV / Excel. The ready-made **Dev.to API alternative** for developer-content research, DevRel monitoring and building technical-writing datasets — with **no API key** and **no rate-limit plumbing** to write yourself.
***
### ✨ What this Actor does / Key features
- 🏷️ **Scrape by tag** — filter by any topic (`javascript`, `ai`, `webdev`, `rust`, `python`, `devops`…) and walk the entire public feed for that tag.
- 👤 **Scrape by author** — pull every published article from a specific Dev.to handle to study their output and engagement.
- 🔀 **Combine tag + author** — scope one writer's posts on a single topic in a single run.
- 📰 **Latest feed** — leave the tag empty to collect the newest articles across all of Dev.to.
- 📊 **Engagement metrics** — `reactionsCount` (hearts, unicorns, bookmarks) and `commentsCount` for every article, ready to rank and trend.
- ⏱️ **Reading time & cover image** — `readingTimeMinutes` and `coverImage` come along for content curation.
- 🗂️ **Flat, clean schema** — 13 fields per row that drop straight into Sheets, a database or a RAG pipeline.
- ⚡ **Direct API pagination** — reads Dev.to's anonymous public Forem endpoints; no browser, no DOM parsing.
- 🟢 **No account, no key, no proxy** — works entirely against public endpoints.
### 🚀 Quick start (3 steps)
1. **Configure** — set a **Tag** (e.g. `ai`) to filter by topic, or a **Username** to collect one author's posts (or both, or neither for the latest feed).
2. **Run** — click **Start**. The Actor paginates the Dev.to feed and streams articles into your dataset until it hits your `maxArticles` cap or the feed is exhausted.
3. **Get your data** — open the **Output** tab and export to **JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML**, or pull it via the Apify API.
### 📥 Input
Everything is optional — an empty input pulls the latest articles across all tags.
#### Example — trending AI articles
```json
{
"tag": "ai",
"maxArticles": 200
}
```
#### Example — every article from one author
```json
{
"username": "ben",
"maxArticles": 0
}
```
#### Example — one author's posts on a single topic
```json
{
"tag": "webdev",
"username": "ben",
"maxArticles": 100
}
```
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|-------|------|-------------|---------|
| `tag` | string | Filter by tag, e.g. `javascript`, `ai`, `webdev`. Leave empty for the latest articles across all tags. | `""` |
| `username` | string | Filter to a specific author's articles. Optional; combine with `tag` to scope by topic. | `""` |
| `maxArticles` | integer | Maximum articles to save. `0` = all available for your filter (paginates the full feed). | `100` |
> **Tip:** Set `maxArticles: 0` with a tag to snapshot an entire topic feed, or schedule a small daily run (e.g. `maxArticles: 50`) to build a rolling trending-content digest.
### 📤 Output
One row per article — **13 fields**, exportable to JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML. Here is a trimmed sample record:
```json
{
"id": 1937482,
"title": "Building an AI Agent from Scratch in TypeScript",
"description": "A hands-on walkthrough of tool-calling, memory and planning loops without a framework.",
"url": "https://dev.to/ben/building-an-ai-agent-from-scratch-in-typescript-1a2b",
"author": "Ben Halpern",
"authorUsername": "ben",
"tags": ["ai", "typescript", "webdev", "tutorial"],
"reactionsCount": 342,
"commentsCount": 27,
"readingTimeMinutes": 9,
"coverImage": "https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/cover.png",
"publishedAt": "2026-07-04T08:15:32Z",
"scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```
📋 Full field reference (click to expand)
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Dev.to article ID (stable numeric identifier) |
| `title` | Article headline |
| `description` | Short summary / meta description |
| `url` | Canonical link to the article |
| `author` | Author display name |
| `authorUsername` | Author's Dev.to handle |
| `tags` | List of tags (e.g. `javascript`, `ai`, `webdev`, `react`, `python`) |
| `reactionsCount` | Total public reactions (hearts, unicorns, bookmarks) |
| `commentsCount` | Number of comments |
| `readingTimeMinutes` | Estimated reading time in minutes |
| `coverImage` | Cover image URL |
| `publishedAt` | Publish timestamp (ISO 8601) |
| `scrapedAt` | When the row was collected (ISO 8601) |
### 💡 Use cases
- **Content & trend research** — track which dev topics (`ai`, `rust`, `webdev`, `devops`) are gaining traction by reactions and comments.
- **Developer-content newsletters** — auto-build a fresh digest of trending articles for a tag every morning.
- **DevRel & tool-adoption monitoring** — follow how often your product, framework or language is written about, and by whom.
- **Author / influence tracking** — pull every post from specific writers to study output cadence and engagement.
- **LLM / NLP training corpora** — assemble large, well-tagged technical-writing datasets for fine-tuning or RAG.
- **Competitive content intelligence** — benchmark your tag's top posts against a competitor's ecosystem.
### 👥 Who uses it
DevRel & developer-marketing teams · technical content marketers & bloggers · newsletter and digest curators · data scientists building NLP/LLM corpora · community managers tracking topic momentum · founders monitoring how their tool is discussed.
### 💰 Pricing
This Actor runs on a simple **pay-per-result** model — you pay for the articles you extract, with no separate Apify platform fees to calculate. Try it on the **free tier** first, then scale up. See the **Pricing** tab on this page for the current rate.
### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions
**Do I need a Dev.to account or API key?**
No. This scraper uses Dev.to's public Forem REST API, which serves articles anonymously. No login, no token, no proxy required — only an Apify account.
**Is this a Dev.to API alternative?**
Yes. It wraps the public Forem REST API and paginates it for you, so it works as a ready-made **Dev.to API alternative** — no API key, no token, and no rate-limit plumbing to write yourself.
**Can I scrape all articles for a specific tag?**
Yes. Set the **Tag** field and `maxArticles: 0` to paginate the entire public feed for that tag. The Actor walks pages automatically until the feed is exhausted.
**Can I scrape every article from one Dev.to author?**
Yes. Enter the author's **Username** to pull all of their published Dev.to posts with titles, tags, reactions and comment counts. Combine it with a tag to scope by topic.
**Can I scrape Dev.to without an API key or login?**
Yes. This Forem articles scraper reads anonymous public endpoints, so you can scrape Dev.to without an API key, account or proxy.
**Can I track trending content over time?**
Yes. Schedule the Actor (daily or hourly) on a tag of interest; each run captures `reactionsCount` and `commentsCount`, so you can rank and trend posts by engagement across snapshots.
**How much data can I get?**
You can scrape thousands of articles per run. Use `maxArticles: 0` to pull the full feed for your filter, or set a cap to keep runs small and frequent.
**How do I export Dev.to articles to CSV or JSON?**
Run the Actor on a tag or username, then open the **Output** tab and download the results as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, HTML or XML — or pull the same dataset via the Apify API.
**Is it legal to scrape Dev.to?**
The Actor only collects publicly available article metadata served by Dev.to's own public API. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with Dev.to's terms and applicable laws.
### 🔗 More content & social scrapers by logiover
Building a developer-content or social-intelligence dataset? Pair Dev.to with the rest of the suite:
| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [Hacker News Search Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/hacker-news-search-scraper) | Search and export Hacker News stories, comments and points |
| [Stack Exchange Questions Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/stack-exchange-questions-scraper) | Pull questions, answers and tags from Stack Overflow & Stack Exchange |
| [Substack Newsletter Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/substack-newsletter-scraper) | Scrape newsletter posts, authors and metadata from Substack |
| [Reddit Subreddit Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/reddit-subreddit-scraper) | Collect posts, scores and comments from any subreddit |
| [Product Hunt Daily Launches Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/product-hunt-daily-launches-scraper) | Track daily product launches, votes and makers |
| [GitHub Repository Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/github-repository-scraper) | Extract repo metadata, stars, topics and activity |
| [Wikipedia Category Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/wikipedia-category-scraper) | Walk Wikipedia categories and export page metadata |
| [YouTube Channel Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/youtube-channel-scraper) | Pull a channel's videos, views and metadata |
| [Discogs Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/discogs-scraper) | Music release, artist and label data from Discogs |
| [Letterboxd Film Review Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/letterboxd-film-review-scraper) | Scrape film reviews, ratings and lists from Letterboxd |
| [Threads Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/threads-scraper) | Collect posts and profiles from Threads |
| [Meetup Scraper](https://apify.com/logiover/meetup-scraper) | Extract events, groups and attendee counts from Meetup |
👉 Browse all **[logiover scrapers on Apify Store](https://apify.com/logiover)** — 180+ actors across real estate, jobs, crypto, social media & B2B data.
### ⏰ Scheduling & integration
Schedule this Actor on Apify to capture trending developer content daily or hourly. Export results to JSON, CSV or Excel, sync to Google Sheets, or push to your database, BI tools and webhooks through the Apify API. Connect it to **Make, n8n or Zapier** to auto-build content digests and DevRel dashboards.
### ⭐ Support & feedback
Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab — response is usually fast. If this Actor saves you time, a **★★★★★ review** on the Store page genuinely helps and is hugely appreciated. 🙏
### ⚖️ Legal
This Actor extracts only publicly available data served by Dev.to's own public API and is intended for legitimate research, analytics and content-curation use. You are responsible for complying with Dev.to's terms of service and any applicable local laws.
***
### 📝 Changelog
#### 2026-08-01
- Completed the August 2026 full health check: verified empty/programmatic default, Console UI default, and two source-informed alternative inputs on Apify.
- Confirmed successful live execution, non-empty structured output, dataset-field/type integrity, and logical sample quality within the 5-minute quality window.
#### 2026-07-06
- ✨ README overhaul: richer output sample, full field reference, ready-to-run example scenarios, developer-content cross-promo grid, and a clearer quick-start.
#### 2026-07-01
- Maintenance pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data and confirmed successful runs within the 5-minute quality window on the default input.
- Sharpened Store metadata (SEO title & description) and expanded the FAQ with high-intent, long-tail questions for easier discovery in Google and Apify Store search.
- Added ready-to-run example tasks that cover common real-world use cases.
#### 2026-06-15
- Reliability pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data with real-world inputs. Routine maintenance build.
#### 2026-06-07
- Docs: added coverage for Dev.to API alternative, exporting articles to CSV/JSON, and scraping Dev.to without an API key.
***
**Dev.to API alternative · Dev.to articles to CSV · Scrape Dev.to without API key · Forem articles scraper**
***
\*Maintained: last verified 2026-09-01 — checked end-to-end against live run history (reliability, output fields and types, and time/memory budgets).
# Actor input Schema
## `sort` (type: `string`):
Which feed to pull. 'Latest' returns the newest articles (default). 'Top (week/month/year/all time)' returns the most-reacted articles for that window. 'Relevant' is Dev.to's default home-feed ranking.
## `tag` (type: `string`):
Filter by a single Dev.to tag. Leave empty for articles across ALL tags. Pick a popular tag from the list, or use 'Tag (custom)' below for any other tag.
## `customTag` (type: `string`):
Optional. Any Dev.to tag not in the dropdown above (e.g. 'astro', 'supabase'). If set, this overrides the Tag dropdown.
## `username` (type: `string`):
Optional. Filter to a specific author's articles (their Dev.to username, without the @).
## `maxArticles` (type: `integer`):
Maximum articles to save. Leave at 100 for a fast, cheap run; raise it to pull more. 0 = all available.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"sort": "latest",
"tag": "",
"customTag": "",
"username": "",
"maxArticles": 100
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
All records extracted by this run. Open the Dataset tab to browse, filter, and export as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"maxArticles": 100
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("logiover/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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxArticles": 100 }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("logiover/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 '{
"maxArticles": 100
}' |
apify call logiover/devto-articles-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,logiover/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 ` 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/lw4xE0XwxOAwPGidu/builds/bLE20bzdT9XaIX1Kb/openapi.json