devto.search

stable Advanced

List popular DEV articles for a tag.

GET /v1/devto/search

What you get#

A list of DEV Community results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

Also works with: Multi-platform search as the DEV Community search leg · Computed block (engagement_rate, language). Any batch can include it.

What it costs#

Advanced · 5 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Default	What it is	Constraints
`q`	string	yes	(required)	Tag, e.g. javascript	max 40 chars; must match `[a-z0-9]{1,40}`; trimmed, lowercased

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/devto/search?q=javascript" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Try it

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Recorded response#

A real DEV Community response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "author": {
        "id": "4762041",
        "username": "james_anderson_h",
        "displayName": "James Anderson",
        "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%2F3968038%2Fe70ff7fe-85b0-4c3a-8a68-b2269cd108b7.png"
      },
      "content": {
        "id": "4762041",
        "title": "The 7 Walls JavaScript Hits — and How WebAssembly Gets Past Them",
        "url": "https://dev.to/james_anderson_h/the-7-walls-javascript-hits-and-how-webassembly-gets-past-them-3khk",
        "createdAt": "2026-09-28T09:15:48Z",
        "text": "Every time Figma renders a complex design instantly, or Google Sheets recalculates a huge spreadsheet..."
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": 25,
        "comments": 14
      }
    },
    {
      "author": {
        "id": "4759196",
        "username": "nazar-boyko",
        "displayName": "Nazar Boyko",
        "avatarUrl": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=640,height=640,fit=cover,gravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1875383%2F1b3f5dc9-df1c-4551-9f6e-e3b6234b3d6c.gif"
      },
      "content": {
        "id": "4759196",
        "title": "React and Vue Are Turning Into the Same Framework",
        "url": "https://dev.to/nazar-boyko/react-and-vue-are-turning-into-the-same-framework-2aph",
        "createdAt": "2026-09-28T14:26:49Z",
        "text": "Before diving into this article, I have to say that I haven't been a front-end developer for a very,..."
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": 32,
        "comments": 4
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "devto",
    "endpoint": "search",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`id`	`author.id`	`toString`
`id`	`content.id`	`toString`
`user.username`	`author.username`	-
`user.name`	`author.displayName`	-
`public_reactions_count`	`engagement.likes`	`toNumber`
`comments_count`	`engagement.comments`	`toNumber`
`title`	`content.title`	-
`url`	`content.url`	`safeUrl`
`published_at`	`content.createdAt`	-
`description`	`content.text`	-
`user.profile_image`	`author.avatarUrl`	`safeUrl`

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 2 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 2 minutes and 15 minutes the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 hour more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 1 minute and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	Unknown endpoint path.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).