> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration. ## This page - **On-site (HTML):** - **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** ## API base URL and authentication - **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` - **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` and `/v2/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route). - **OpenAPI JSON:** ## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site) - [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown). - [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope. - [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`. - [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages. - [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples. - [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths. - [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install. - [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 910 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help. - [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples. - [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start. - [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog. - [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI). - [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls). - [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist. - [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping. - [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages. - [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance. - [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs. - Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract. ## Markdown docs convention - Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`). - Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`). - Published blog posts use the same convention: `/blog/{slug}` → `/blog/{slug}.mdx`, or `Accept: text/markdown` on the HTML URL (`Vary: Accept`). --- # Get Dev.to post (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/dev-to/article/get) ## Summary Get a Dev.to post with its full Markdown and HTML body. **Tags:** `Dev.to` ## HTTP - **Method:** GET - **Path:** `/v1/dev-to/article` - **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` ## Capability summary - **SDK mapping:** `client.devTo.getArticle({ id: 207638 })` - **Accepted identifiers:** `id` (query), `url` (query) - **Pagination:** none - **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found` ## Credits - **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup. - **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit. - **Failed requests (`lookup_failed`, `503`):** not charged. - **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`. ## Authentication - **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`) ## Parameters ### `id` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `integer`; minimum: 1; maximum: 9007199254740991 - **Description:** Numeric post id. ### `url` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string`; maxLength: 500 - **Description:** Dev.to article URL, e.g. `https://dev.to/devteam/top-7-featured-dev-posts-of-the-week-cio`. ## Responses (status codes) - **200**: Dev.to post. - **400**: Invalid request - **401**: Missing or invalid API key - **402**: Insufficient credits - **500**: Unexpected or billing error - **502**: Lookup could not be completed. - **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. ## Response body (200) Dev.to post. ### Field outline - **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload. - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found. `not_found` when the post does not exist, was deleted, or is unpublished. - **article** (required) — type `object`; nullable. The post when `lookupStatus` is `found`; otherwise null. Includes posts that Dev.to does not list publicly. - **id** (required) — type `integer`. Numeric post id. - **url** (required) — type `string`. Post URL on Dev.to. - **slug** (required) — type `string`. Post slug. - **title** (required) — type `string`. Post title. - **description** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Short description (the first lines of the post). - **tags** (required) — type `array`. Tag names, in the order shown. - _items:_ - type `string` - **language** (required) — type `string`; nullable. ISO 639-1 language code, e.g. `en`. Null on older posts. - **publishedAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the post was published (ISO-8601). - **republishedAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. The later time the post was published again, or null when it matches `publishedAt`. - **createdAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the draft was first created (ISO-8601). Can be earlier than `publishedAt`. - **editedAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the post was last edited, or null. - **crosspostedAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the post was cross-posted from another site, or null. - **lastCommentAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the last comment was posted. - **readingTimeMinutes** (required) — type `integer`; nullable. Estimated reading time in minutes. - **reactionsCount** (required) — type `integer`. Reactions on the post, all kinds combined. - **commentsCount** (required) — type `integer`. Comments on the post. - **coverImage** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Cover image URL, or null. - **socialImage** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Image used when the post is shared. - **canonicalUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Canonical URL. Points to the author's own site for cross-posts. - **seriesId** (required) — type `integer`; nullable. Id of the series the post belongs to, or null. - **communityId** (required) — type `integer`; nullable. Id of the Dev.to community the post belongs to, or null. - **aiDisclosure** (required) — type `string`; nullable. The author's AI disclosure: `not_disclosed`, `no_ai`, `some_ai` or `fully_autonomous`. - **flareTag** (required) — type `object`; nullable. The one tag Dev.to highlights on the post's card. - **name** (required) — type `string`. Tag name. - **backgroundColor** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Tag background colour (hex). - **textColor** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Tag text colour (hex). - **author** (required) — type `object`. The user who wrote a post or comment. - **id** (required) — type `integer`; nullable. Numeric user id. - **username** (required) — type `string`. Username, e.g. `ben`. - **name** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Display name. - **avatarUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Profile picture URL. - **websiteUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Website the user lists on their profile. - **twitterUsername** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Twitter or X username the user lists. - **githubUsername** (required) — type `string`; nullable. GitHub username the user lists. - **organization** (required) — type `object`; nullable. The organization the post was published under, or null. - **name** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Organization name. - **username** (required) — type `string`. Organization username. - **avatarUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Organization logo URL. - **bodyHtml** (required) — type `string`. Post body as HTML. - **bodyMarkdown** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Post body as Markdown, including any front matter the author wrote. - **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome. - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call. - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request. - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response. ### Example JSON (found) ```json { "data": { "lookupStatus": "found", "article": { "id": 207638, "url": "https://dev.to/lydiahallie/javascript-visualized-event-loop-3dif", "slug": "javascript-visualized-event-loop-3dif", "title": "✨♻️ JavaScript Visualized: Event Loop", "description": "If you're here in 2024 (or later), here's an updated blog...", "tags": [ "javascript" ], "language": "en", "publishedAt": "2019-11-20T07:12:11.000Z", "republishedAt": null, "createdAt": "2019-11-19T06:08:12.000Z", "editedAt": "2024-04-04T14:11:00.000Z", "crosspostedAt": null, "lastCommentAt": "2026-09-18T10:13:04.000Z", "readingTimeMinutes": 4, "reactionsCount": 4455, "commentsCount": 193, "coverImage": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=420,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fek7ji4zrimozpp2yzk0a.png", "socialImage": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=500,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fek7ji4zrimozpp2yzk0a.png", "canonicalUrl": "https://dev.to/lydiahallie/javascript-visualized-event-loop-3dif", "seriesId": 3341, "communityId": null, "aiDisclosure": "not_disclosed", "flareTag": null, "author": { "id": 198900, "username": "lydiahallie", "name": "Lydia Hallie", "avatarUrl": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=640,height=640,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F198900%2Fd19268b1-6b0b-4530-9889-64fcf0a19d6d.png", "websiteUrl": "https://www.lydiahallie.io", "twitterUsername": "lydiahallie", "githubUsername": "lydiahallie" }, "organization": null, "bodyHtml": "

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