# dev-to

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/dev-to/  
**APIs profiled:** 15

Access Forem articles, users and other resources via API. For a real-world example of Forem in action, check out [DEV](https://www.dev.to). All endpoints can be accessed with the 'api-key' header and a accept header, but some of them are accessible publicly without authentication. Dates and date times, unless otherwise specified, must be in the [RFC 3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) format.

## Kin Score — 31.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 31.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 67.9 |
| Governance | 11.4 |
| Contract Governance | 11.4 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 30.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | derived |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (15)

- **Dev.to Webhooks API** — The Dev.to Webhooks API allows developers to subscribe to real-time notifications for events occurring on the Dev.to platform. By creating webhook subscriptions, applications ca...
- **dev-to Articles API** — Endpoints for creating, reading, updating, and managing articles (blog posts, discussions, help threads) on the platform.
- **dev-to Comments API** — Endpoints for retrieving comments on articles and podcast episodes, including threaded conversation views.
- **dev-to DisplayAds API** — Endpoints for managing display advertisements on the platform. Requires admin-level API key.
- **dev-to FollowedTags API** — Endpoints for retrieving the tags followed by the authenticated user.
- **dev-to Followers API** — Endpoints for retrieving followers of the authenticated user.
- **dev-to Organizations API** — Endpoints for retrieving organization details, members, and articles.
- **dev-to Pages API** — Endpoints for managing static pages on the platform. Requires admin-level API key.
- **dev-to PodcastEpisodes API** — Endpoints for retrieving published podcast episodes.
- **dev-to ProfileImages API** — Endpoints for retrieving profile images of users and organizations.
- **dev-to Reactions API** — Endpoints for creating and toggling reactions on articles, comments, and users.
- **dev-to ReadingList API** — Endpoints for retrieving the authenticated user's reading list.
- **dev-to Tags API** — The Tags API from dev-to — 1 operation(s) for tags.
- **dev-to Users API** — Endpoints for retrieving user profiles and managing user accounts.
- **dev-to Webhooks API** — Endpoints for creating, listing, retrieving, and deleting webhook subscriptions for real-time event notifications.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Dev To Agentic Access** — 42 operations · 15 acting

## Security (2)

- **Dev To Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Dev To Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Dev To Plans Pricing**

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/dev-to/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.