# 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:** 41 total users, 1 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Dev.to Scraper - Articles by Tag & Author ![Dev.to Articles Scraper](https://apify-image-uploads-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/GjS6nQ8qauOdq9KGy-actor-lw4xE0XwxOAwPGidu-uPHQbV1eOX-https---dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com-uploads-organization-pro) 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 Dev.to API and returns clean, flat rows โ€” no login, no API key, no proxy. ๐ŸŸข No Dev.to account. No API key. No proxy. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or XML. --- ### What you get Every article record includes: - **id** โ€” Dev.to article ID - **title** โ€” article headline - **description** โ€” short summary / meta description - **url** โ€” canonical link to the article - **author** โ€” author display name - **authorUsername** โ€” author's Dev.to handle - **tags** โ€” list of tags (e.g. `javascript`, `ai`, `webdev`, `react`, `python`) - **reactionsCount** โ€” total public reactions (hearts, unicorns, bookmarks) - **commentsCount** โ€” number of comments - **readingTimeMinutes** โ€” estimated reading time - **coverImage** โ€” cover image URL - **publishedAt** โ€” publish timestamp (ISO) - **scrapedAt** โ€” when the row was collected Flat schema โ€” drop straight into a spreadsheet, BI tool or content pipeline. --- ### Use cases - **Content & trend research** โ€” track which dev topics (`ai`, `rust`, `webdev`, `devops`) are gaining traction by reactions and comments. - **Developer-content newsletters** โ€” auto-build a fresh digest of trending articles for a tag every morning. - **DevRel & tool adoption monitoring** โ€” follow how often your product, framework or language is written about. - **Author / influence tracking** โ€” pull every post from specific writers to study output and engagement. - **LLM / NLP training corpora** โ€” assemble large, well-tagged technical-writing datasets for fine-tuning or RAG. --- ### How to use 1. Click **Try for free** / **Start**. 2. Set **Tag** (e.g. `javascript`, `ai`, `webdev`) to filter by topic โ€” or leave empty for the latest feed across all tags. 3. Optionally set **Username** to collect a single author's articles. 4. Set **Max Articles** (`0` = pull everything available for your filter). 5. Run the actor and export results as **JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML** from the Dataset tab. Combine tag + username to scope an author's posts on a single topic, or schedule the actor for a daily trending-content feed. --- ### FAQ #### 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. #### 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. #### Which export formats are supported? Every run is stored in an Apify Dataset, which you can download as JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML, or pull via the Apify API. #### 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. #### 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 โ€” no API key, no token, and no rate-limit plumbing to write yourself. #### How do I export Dev.to articles to CSV or JSON? Run the actor on a tag or username, then open the Dataset tab and download the results as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, HTML or XML โ€” or pull the same Dev.to dataset via the Apify API. #### 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. --- ### Changelog #### 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 ยท Dev.to articles to CSV ยท Scrape Dev.to without API key ยท Forem articles scraper** # Actor input Schema ## `tag` (type: `string`): Filter by tag, e.g. 'javascript', 'ai', 'webdev'. Leave empty for the latest articles across all tags. ## `username` (type: `string`): Filter to a specific author's articles. Optional. ## `maxArticles` (type: `integer`): Maximum articles to save. 0 = all. ## Actor input object example ```json { "tag": "", "username": "", "maxArticles": 100 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `title` (type: `string`): title ## `author` (type: `string`): author ## `tags` (type: `string`): tags ## `reactionsCount` (type: `string`): reactionsCount ## `commentsCount` (type: `string`): commentsCount ## `url` (type: `string`): url ## `publishedAt` (type: `string`): publishedAt # 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(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=logiover/devto-articles-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Dev.to Scraper - Articles by Tag & Author", "description": "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.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "hDliNaskMXdDIBO4W" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/logiover~devto-articles-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-logiover-devto-articles-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/logiover~devto-articles-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-logiover-devto-articles-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/logiover~devto-articles-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-logiover-devto-articles-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "tag": { "title": "Tag", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by tag, e.g. 'javascript', 'ai', 'webdev'. Leave empty for the latest articles across all tags.", "default": "" }, "username": { "title": "Username", "type": "string", "description": "Filter to a specific author's articles. Optional.", "default": "" }, "maxArticles": { "title": "Max Articles", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum articles to save. 0 = all." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```