dev-to Webhooks API
Endpoints for creating, listing, retrieving, and deleting webhook subscriptions for real-time event notifications.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Dev.to Forem Webhooks 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.
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: Webhooks
description: Endpoints for creating, listing, retrieving, and deleting webhook subscriptions for real-time event notifications.
paths:
/webhooks:
get:
operationId: getWebhooks
summary: Webhooks
description: Retrieves a list of webhook subscriptions for the authenticated user.
tags:
- Webhooks
responses:
'200':
description: A list of webhook subscriptions
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
post:
operationId: createWebhook
summary: Create a webhook
description: Creates a new webhook subscription. The webhook will receive HTTP POST callbacks at the specified target URL when subscribed events occur.
tags:
- Webhooks
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- webhook_endpoint
properties:
webhook_endpoint:
type: object
required:
- target_url
- source
- events
properties:
target_url:
type: string
format: uri
description: The URL to receive webhook callbacks.
source:
type: string
description: The source identifier, typically "DEV".
events:
type: array
items:
type: string
enum:
- article_created
- article_updated
- article_destroyed
description: The events to subscribe to.
responses:
'201':
description: Webhook created
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'422':
description: Unprocessable Entity
/webhooks/{id}:
get:
operationId: getWebhookById
summary: A webhook endpoint
description: Retrieves a single webhook subscription by ID.
tags:
- Webhooks
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
description: The ID of the webhook.
responses:
'200':
description: The requested webhook
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'404':
description: Webhook not found
delete:
operationId: deleteWebhook
summary: Delete a webhook endpoint
description: Deletes a webhook subscription by ID.
tags:
- Webhooks
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
description: The ID of the webhook.
responses:
'204':
description: Webhook deleted
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'404':
description: Webhook not found
components:
schemas:
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.
Webhook:
type: object
description: A webhook subscription that receives HTTP callbacks when subscribed events occur on the platform.
properties:
type_of:
type: string
description: The type of resource, always "webhook_endpoint".
id:
type: integer
description: The unique identifier of the webhook.
source:
type: string
description: The source identifier for the webhook (e.g. DEV).
target_url:
type: string
format: uri
description: The URL that will receive webhook callbacks.
events:
type: array
items:
type: string
enum:
- article_created
- article_updated
- article_destroyed
description: The list of events this webhook is subscribed to.
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: The ISO 8601 timestamp when the webhook was created.
user:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
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