DEV Community integration

Developer tools connector, available on Zeplik

DEV Community is available as an integration on Zeplik, the AI assistant that works across every model in one chat. Connect DEV Community and Zeplik can act on your software development for you: DEV Community (dev.to) is a community of software developers where you can publish articles, engage with others, and build your online presence. You stay in the conversation while the assistant does the work in DEV Community directly.

Zeplik exposes 25 read actions and 3 write actions for DEV Community. Read actions run automatically; write actions stay off until you enable write access in Settings, so nothing is changed in DEV Community without your consent.

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What Zeplik can do with DEV Community

Read from DEV Community (25)

Runs automatically in any conversation.

  • Get article

    Returns a single published article by its ID, including full body content. Use this action when you know the unique ID of the article you want to retrieve. The response includes complete article details such as title, full HTML and markdown body content, author information, reaction counts, comments count, and reading time.

  • Get article by path

    Returns a single published article by username and slug path. Use this action when you know the username of the author and the article's slug. The response includes full article details including title, content, author info, reactions count, comments count, and reading time.

  • Get comment

    Returns a single comment and its descendants (replies) by comment ID. Use this action when you need to retrieve a specific comment along with all its replies from DEV Community. The response includes the comment content, author information, and nested child comments. Note: The comment ID is the id_code field (e.g., "1", "32k5a"), not the numeric user_id.

  • Get current user

    Tool to get the currently authenticated user's profile information. Use when you need to retrieve the profile of the user associated with the provided API key. Returns user details including username, name, bio, location, and profile image.

  • Get listing

    Returns a single classified listing by its ID. Use this action to retrieve detailed information about a specific listing on DEV Community, including the title, description, category, tags, and information about the user who posted it.

  • Get organization

    Returns a single organization by its username. Use this action when you need to retrieve organization profile information from DEV Community. Returns organization details including name, summary, social links, and profile image.

  • Get profile image

    Returns the profile image URL for a user or organization by username. Use this action to retrieve the profile picture(s) for a specific user or organization on DEV Community. The API returns both the full-size image URL and a 90px thumbnail.

  • Get user

    Tool to get a single user by their ID or username. Use when you need to retrieve user profile information from DEV Community. Returns user details including username, name, bio, location, and profile image.

  • List articles

    Returns a list of published articles, optionally filtered by tags, username, state, or top articles. Supports pagination. Use when you need to browse or search for articles on DEV Community. Examples: - Get latest articles: omit all filters - Get articles by tag: set tag="javascript" - Get top articles: set state="all" and top=7 - Get rising articles: set state="rising" - Get articles from user: set username="ben"

  • List comments

    Tool to list comments for a specified article or podcast episode on DEV Community. Use when you need to retrieve all comments for a particular article or podcast episode. Requires either a_id (article ID) or p_id (podcast episode ID) parameter.

  • List followed tags

    Returns a list of tags followed by the authenticated user. Use this action to retrieve the tags that the currently authenticated user has followed on DEV.to. The response includes the tag ID, name, and points.

  • List followers

    Tool to retrieve a list of users who follow the authenticated user. Supports pagination with 80 followers per page by default. Use when you need to see who is following the authenticated user's profile.

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Act in DEV Community (3)

Runs only after you enable write access.

  • Create article

    Create a new article on DEV Community. Use this action to create a new article on behalf of the authenticated user. The article can be published immediately by setting published=true, or saved as a draft by setting published=false (which is the default). Required fields are title and body_markdown. Optional fields include description, main_image, tags, series, canonical_url, and organization_id.

  • Update article

    Update an existing article on DEV Community. Only the article owner can update it. Use this action to modify article properties like title, body content, description, cover image, tags, and publication status. Only provide the fields you want to update.

  • Update listing

    Updates an existing classified listing on DEV Community. Use this action to modify a listing's title, body, category, tags, or status. The 'bump' action refreshes the listing's timestamp, 'publish' sets it to published, and 'unpublish' sets it to unpublished. Requires API key authentication.

How to connect DEV Community

  1. Sign in to Zeplik

    Create a free Zeplik account or sign in. New accounts start with free credits, so you can try DEV Community immediately.

  2. Connect DEV Community

    Open Settings and go to Connectors, then press Connect on DEV Community. You can also connect from the DEV Community page in the app.

  3. Add your DEV Community API key

    Paste your DEV Community API key when prompted. Zeplik stores it securely on the server and starts working with DEV Community right away.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use DEV Community with Zeplik?
Yes. DEV Community is available as an integration on Zeplik. Connect it once and the AI assistant can work with your DEV Community account inside any conversation.
What can Zeplik do with DEV Community?
Once connected, Zeplik has 25 read and 3 write actions for DEV Community. DEV Community (dev.to) is a community of software developers where you can publish articles, engage with others, and build your online presence.
How do I connect DEV Community to Zeplik?
You connect DEV Community by pasting your own DEV Community API key in Settings under Connectors. There is no separate app to install.
Does Zeplik change things in DEV Community without asking?
No. Zeplik reads from DEV Community by default. Any action that changes data in DEV Community requires write access, which stays off until you enable it in Settings under Connectors.
How much does connecting DEV Community cost?
Connecting DEV Community is free. You only spend Zeplik credits when the assistant runs, and new accounts start with free credits.

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