Blog Publisher Lite
Publish markdown articles to Dev.to directly from a markdown file using their REST API.
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What You Need
A Dev.to API key. Get one at https://dev.to/settings/extensions
Article Format
Write your article in standard markdown. The skill extracts the title from the first # heading, tags from the *Tags:* line, and everything after --- becomes the body.
Publishing
python scripts/publish_devto.py article.md --api-key YOUR_API_KEY --publish
| Flag | What It Does |
|---|---|
--publish | Publish immediately (omit for draft) |
--tags "seo,webdev" | Override tags from the file |
API Details
POST https://dev.to/api/articles with api-key header and JSON body. Max 4 tags, lowercase.
Troubleshooting
- 401: API key invalid. Generate new one at dev.to/settings/extensions
- 422: Check title present, tags <= 4, valid body_markdown
- 429: Rate limited. Wait 30 seconds.
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