devto.top_articles

stable Advanced

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.

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
`days`	string	no	`7`	Window in days: 1, 7, 30, 365	max 4 chars; must match `(1\|7\|30\|365\|366\|1000)`; trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/devto/top_articles?days=7" \
  -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": [
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "4728082",
        "title": "🦄 Sharing DEV Followers Count on Github Profile 🦄",
        "url": "https://dev.to/annavi11arrea1/sharing-dev-followers-count-on-github-profile-bj3",
        "text": "TLDR - I finished a small project that I am sharing for my friends on DEV, that allows you...",
        "createdAt": "2026-09-23T22:42:13Z",
        "language": "en"
      },
      "author": {
        "username": "annavi11arrea1",
        "displayName": "Anna Villarreal",
        "id": "1467610",
        "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%2F1467610%2F3e4ce925-fffd-4643-9aae-8ee77cf01828.png"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": 140,
        "comments": 83
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=420,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fzt86aenv4fee8rngprcq.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "4724515",
        "title": "I Turned DEV.to Into a Walkable 3D Library — Debugging It Has Been a Nightmare",
        "url": "https://dev.to/mikachu/i-turned-devto-into-a-walkable-3d-library-debugging-it-has-been-a-nightmare-4lkd",
        "text": "DEV Library is my idea of first-person 3D reimagining of DEV.to. Not a themed scene with some...",
        "createdAt": "2026-09-23T11:31:31Z",
        "language": "en"
      },
      "author": {
        "username": "mikachu",
        "displayName": "Mika Flowers",
        "id": "4120886",
        "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%2F4120886%2F5d1b9ce7-6321-409e-98bd-d4ad78e2a965.png"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": 70,
        "comments": 30
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=420,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fs4n0kxkyv15gwcnc1xnm.jpeg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "devto",
    "endpoint": "top_articles",
    "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`	`content.id`	`toString`
`title`	`content.title`	-
`url`	`content.url`	`safeUrl`
`description`	`content.text`	-
`published_at`	`content.createdAt`	`toIsoDate`
`language`	`content.language`	-
`user.username`	`author.username`	-
`user.name`	`author.displayName`	-
`user.user_id`	`author.id`	`toString`
`user.profile_image`	`author.avatarUrl`	`safeUrl`
`public_reactions_count`	`engagement.likes`	`toNumber`
`comments_count`	`engagement.comments`	`toNumber`
`cover_image`	`media.thumbnailUrl`	`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).