dev-to Users API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dev.to Forem Articles Users API
  description: The Dev.to Forem API (v1) is a RESTful API that provides programmatic access to the Dev.to developer community platform, which is built on the open-source Forem framework. The API enables developers to create, read, update, and manage articles, comments, users, organizations, tags, followers, listings, podcast episodes, pages, display ads, reactions, reading lists, and webhooks. It uses API key authentication, requires an accept header of application/vnd.forem.api-v1+json, and returns JSON responses. Unauthenticated endpoints are CORS-enabled, making it possible to fetch public content directly from browser-based applications.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Forem Support
    url: https://forem.com
  termsOfService: https://dev.to/terms
servers:
- url: https://dev.to/api
  description: Dev.to Production Server
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Users
  description: Endpoints for retrieving user profiles and managing user accounts.
paths:
  /articles/me:
    get:
      operationId: getUserArticles
      summary: User's articles
      description: Retrieves all articles authored by the authenticated user.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPageParam30to1000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of the authenticated user's articles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArticleIndex'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /articles/me/published:
    get:
      operationId: getUserPublishedArticles
      summary: User's published articles
      description: Retrieves only published articles authored by the authenticated user.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPageParam30to1000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of the authenticated user's published articles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArticleIndex'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /articles/me/unpublished:
    get:
      operationId: getUserUnpublishedArticles
      summary: User's unpublished articles
      description: Retrieves only unpublished (draft) articles authored by the authenticated user.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPageParam30to1000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of the authenticated user's unpublished articles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArticleIndex'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /articles/me/all:
    get:
      operationId: getUserAllArticles
      summary: User's all articles
      description: Retrieves all articles (both published and unpublished) authored by the authenticated user.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPageParam30to1000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of all the authenticated user's articles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArticleIndex'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /organizations/{username}/users:
    get:
      operationId: getOrgUsers
      summary: Organization's users
      description: Retrieves a list of users belonging to the specified organization.
      tags:
      - Users
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: username
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The username (slug) of the organization.
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPageParam30to1000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of organization members
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '404':
          description: Organization not found
  /users/me:
    get:
      operationId: getUserMe
      summary: The authenticated user
      description: Retrieves the profile of the currently authenticated user.
      tags:
      - Users
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The authenticated user's profile
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /users/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getUser
      summary: A User
      description: Retrieves a single user by their numeric ID.
      tags:
      - Users
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the user.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested user
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '404':
          description: User not found
  /users/{id}/unpublish:
    put:
      operationId: unpublishUser
      summary: Unpublish a User's Articles and Comments
      description: Unpublishes all articles and comments for the specified user. Requires admin-level API key.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The ID of the user.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: User content unpublished successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: User not found
  /users/{id}/suspend:
    put:
      operationId: suspendUser
      summary: Suspend a User
      description: Suspends a user account. Requires admin-level API key.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The ID of the user.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: User suspended successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: User not found
components:
  schemas:
    Organization:
      type: object
      description: An organization on the DEV platform that can publish articles and have members.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The display name of the organization.
        username:
          type: string
          description: The unique username (slug) of the organization.
        slug:
          type: string
          description: The URL slug of the organization.
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL of the organization's profile image.
        profile_image_90:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL of the 90px profile image.
    ArticleIndex:
      type: object
      description: A summary article object returned in list endpoints, with fewer fields than the full article representation.
      properties:
        type_of:
          type: string
          description: The type of resource, always "article".
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The unique identifier of the article.
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the article.
        description:
          type: string
          description: A short description or subtitle for the article.
        readable_publish_date:
          type: string
          description: The publish date in a human-readable format.
        slug:
          type: string
          description: The URL slug of the article.
        path:
          type: string
          description: The relative path to the article on DEV.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The full URL of the article.
        comments_count:
          type: integer
          description: The number of comments on the article.
        public_reactions_count:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of public reactions.
        collection_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The ID of the collection (series) the article belongs to.
        published_timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was published.
        positive_reactions_count:
          type: integer
          description: The count of positive reactions.
        cover_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
          description: The URL of the article's cover image.
        social_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL of the social sharing image.
        canonical_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The canonical URL of the article.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was created.
        reading_time_minutes:
          type: integer
          description: The estimated reading time in minutes.
        tag_list:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: A list of tags associated with the article.
        tags:
          type: string
          description: A comma-separated string of tags.
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        organization:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Organization'
    User:
      type: object
      description: A user account on the DEV platform.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The display name of the user.
        username:
          type: string
          description: The unique username of the user.
        twitter_username:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: The user's Twitter username.
        github_username:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: The user's GitHub username.
        user_id:
          type: integer
          description: The unique numeric ID of the user.
        website_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
          description: The user's website URL.
        location:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: The user's location.
        summary:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: A brief bio or summary of the user.
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL of the user's profile image.
        profile_image_90:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL of the 90px profile image.
        joined_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The ISO 8601 timestamp when the user joined.
  parameters:
    pageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
      description: Pagination page number.
    perPageParam30to1000:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 1000
        default: 30
      description: Number of items per page (max 1000, default 30).
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api-key
      description: API key obtained from the DEV.to settings page. Pass in the api-key header for authenticated requests.
externalDocs:
  description: Forem API V1 Documentation
  url: https://developers.forem.com/api/v1