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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/dev-to/articles-search>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/dev-to/articles-search.mdx>

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# Dev.to Search API

Keyword search across Dev.to posts, returned as the same post objects the list routes use.

`GET /v1/dev-to/articles/search` takes a required `query` of 1 to 300 characters and returns matching posts best match first in `articles`. The search covers post titles, tags and bodies. `top` limits results to posts from the last N days, and `page` and `limit` control the results, up to 1000 rows in one request.

The response also echoes the `query` you sent and carries the same `page` block as the other list routes. Each result is the same post object used by `/v1/dev-to/articles`, with `title`, `url`, `tags`, `reactionsCount`, `commentsCount`, `readingTimeMinutes`, `publishedAt` and the `author`, so one parser handles both routes.

## Request

- **Endpoint:** `GET /v1/dev-to/articles/search`
- **Credits:** 1 credit
Failed requests are free
- **Input:** by keyword
- **Full reference:** [docs](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/dev-to/articles/search/get)
- **Platform page:** [/platforms/dev-to](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/dev-to)

## FAQ

### What does the search match?

Post titles, tags and bodies. Send one query string; there is no field-specific syntax. An empty or whitespace-only query is refused.

### Why does a very common word return 503?

Very common single words can time out and return 503; add a second word. A 503 is not billed.

### How recent can results be?

top accepts 1 to 3650 and keeps posts from the last N days. Omit it to search the whole archive.

### How many credits does a search cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged: that field is the billing source of truth. Each paginated page is a separate billed request.

### Are snippets included?

No. Each hit is the full post object used by the list routes, not a snippet. Read the returned url or call the article route for the body.