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DEV Community Instance API

The instance API from DEV Community — 1 operation(s) for instance.

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Operations 1

GET /api/instance Retrieve instance configuration details #

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https://developers.forem.com/api/v1

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dev-to/refs/heads/main/openapi/dev-to-instance-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

dev-to-instance-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Forem API V1 Instance API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Access Forem articles, users and other resources via API.
servers:
- url: https://dev.to
  description: Production server
security:
- api-key: []
- bearer_auth: []
tags:
- name: Instance
paths:
  /api/instance:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve instance configuration details
      tags:
      - Instance
      description: 'Retrieve configuration details for the current Forem instance.


        ### Instance Metadata:

        - Bypasses authentication.

        - Returns public Forem version, branding parameters, community guidelines references, and supported features configurations.'
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
      operationId: getApiInstance
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      name: api-key
      in: header
      description: "API Key authentication.\n\nAuthentication for some endpoints, like write operations on the\nArticles API require a DEV API key.\n\nAll authenticated endpoints are CORS disabled, the API key is intended for non-browser scripts.\n\n### Getting an API key\n\nTo obtain one, please follow these steps:\n\n  - visit https://dev.to/settings/extensions\n  - in the \"DEV API Keys\" section create a new key by adding a\n    description and clicking on \"Generate API Key\"\n\n    ![obtain a DEV API Key](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37842/172718105-bd93664e-76e0-477d-99c4-265dda0b06c5.png)\n\n  - You'll see the newly generated key in the same view\n    ![generated DEV API Key](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37842/172718151-e7fe26a0-9937-42e8-96c6-333acdab9e49.png)"
    bearer_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Short-lived RS256 RFC 9068 access token issued by the configured delegation service and verified against its configured JWKS. The issuer authorizes the client and requested operation before minting the token; Forem validates the token and resolves its subject and owner to a local user. An invalid token returns 401; an unavailable trust dependency with no usable cached key returns 503.