> **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`). --- # Search Dev.to posts (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/dev-to/articles/search/get) ## Summary Search Dev.to posts by keyword. **Tags:** `Dev.to` ## HTTP - **Method:** GET - **Path:** `/v1/dev-to/articles/search` - **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` ## Capability summary - **SDK mapping:** `client.devTo.searchArticles({ query: "javascript" })` - **Accepted identifiers:** `query` (query) - **Pagination:** page via `page`, next page: `data.page.nextPage`, has more: `data.page.hasMore` ## 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 ### `query` (query) - **Required:** yes - **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 300 - **Description:** Search text. Matches post titles, tags and bodies. ### `top` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `integer`; minimum: 1; maximum: 3650 - **Description:** Only posts from the last N days. ### `page` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `integer`; minimum: 1; maximum: 1000 - **Description:** Page number (1-1000). Default: 1. Live feeds move as posts are published, so a later page can repeat rows from an earlier one; dedupe by `id`. ### `limit` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `integer`; minimum: 1; maximum: 1000 - **Description:** Rows per page (1-1000). Default: 30. A page is the same price at any size. ## Responses (status codes) - **200**: Dev.to post search results. - **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 search results. ### Field outline - **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload. - **query** (required) — type `string`. The search text. - **articles** (required) — type `array`. Matching posts, best match first. - _items:_ - **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. - **author** (required) — type `object`. The user who wrote a post or comment. - **organization** (required) — type `object`; nullable. The organization the post was published under, or null. - **page** (required) — type `object`. Pagination state for the current page. A full page may be followed by an empty page when the list ends exactly at a page boundary. - **page** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Current page number (1-based). - **hasMore** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether another page is available. A full page may be followed by an empty page when the list ends exactly at a page boundary. - **nextPage** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Next page number when more pages exist; null on the last page. - **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": { "query": "javascript", "articles": [ { "id": 4990027, "url": "https://dev.to/xbill/retro-techno-generator-your-pulse-plays-90s-acid-techno-your-dancing-plays-the-filters-1a6g", "slug": "retro-techno-generator-your-pulse-plays-90s-acid-techno-your-dancing-plays-the-filters-1a6g", "title": "Retro Techno Generator: Your Pulse Plays 90s Acid Techno, Your Dancing Plays the Filters", "description": "A Presage SmartSpectra SDK challenge entry. A webcam reads pulse, breathing and expressions, and a browser synth turns them into acid techno and early-90s hardcore. Dancing drives the filters; freezing re-reads your pulse.", "tags": [ "devchallenge" ], "language": "en", "publishedAt": "2026-11-06T18:40:02.000Z", "republishedAt": null, "createdAt": "2026-11-06T18:17:52.000Z", "editedAt": null, "crosspostedAt": null, "lastCommentAt": "2026-11-06T18:40:02.000Z", "readingTimeMinutes": 8, "reactionsCount": 2, "commentsCount": 0, "coverImage": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=420,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fxbill9%2Fretro-techno-generator%2Fmain%2Fdocs%2Fdevto%2Fdevto-cover.00af8e1a.jpg", "socialImage": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1200,height=627,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fxbill9%2Fretro-techno-generator%2Fmain%2Fdocs%2Fdevto%2Fdevto-cover.00af8e1a.jpg", "canonicalUrl": "https://dev.to/xbill/retro-techno-generator-your-pulse-plays-90s-acid-techno-your-dancing-plays-the-filters-1a6g", "seriesId": null, "communityId": 1, "aiDisclosure": "not_disclosed", "flareTag": null, "author": { "id": 3490099, "username": "xbill", "name": "xbill", "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%2F3490099%2Fc6a975d0-cd94-485d-82b1-14ed5b344fcf.jpg", "websiteUrl": "https://g.dev/xbill", "twitterUsername": null, "githubUsername": "xbill9" }, "organization": null } ], "page": { "page": 1, "hasMore": true, "nextPage": 2 } }, "meta": { "requestId": "req_ce166486-5ea1-4ada-a8b2-9b238fd3fcc6", "creditsCharged": 1, "version": "v1" } } ``` ### Machine-readable error codes When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime): - `bad_request` ## Error handling & retries Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status. - **400**: Invalid request **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help. - **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help. - **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help). - **500**: Unexpected or billing error - **502**: Lookup could not be completed. **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable. - **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter. ### Suggested client defaults - Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request. - On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user. - On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries. ## Examples ### TypeScript SDK ```typescript import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk"; const client = new SocialFetchClient({ apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!, }); const result = await client.devTo.searchArticles({ query: "javascript", }); if (!result.ok) { console.error(result.error); } else { console.log(result.value.data); } ``` ### Node.js ```javascript const response = await fetch( "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/dev-to/articles/search?query=javascript", { headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } } ); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); ``` ### cURL ```bash curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/dev-to/articles/search?query=javascript" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" ``` ### Python ```python import requests response = requests.get( "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/dev-to/articles/search?query=javascript", headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}, ) data = response.json() print(data) ```