Dev.to Settings

OpenQuok public API provider settings for Dev.to — title, tags, canonical URL, organization, series, and cover image for markdown articles.

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Quick reference

Property	Value
Identifier	devto
Connect	Dashboard API key — GET /api/v1/public/social/devto returns 400
Setup guide	Dev.to
Body cap	100,000 characters (markdown on top-level body)
Main-post media	Optional cover image in settings — not required on the media strip

Note

Connect Dev.to in the dashboard with a personal API key (DEV Settings → Extensions). The article body is markdown on body; title and optional metadata go in providerSettingsByIntegrationId.

Settings on create post

Flat keys and the devto nested bucket are both accepted.

Flat CLI / API key	Nested composer bucket	Purpose
title	devto.title	Article title (≥2 chars, required)
tags	devto.tags	Up to 4 tag names
canonical	devto.canonical	Syndication URL
canonical_url / canonicalUrl	—	Aliases for canonical
organization	devto.organization	Numeric org id from trigger tool
organization_id / organizationId	—	Aliases for organization
series	devto.series	Series name (created if missing)
main_image / mainImage	devto.mainImage	Cover { path } from upload

List tag and organization options with Trigger integration tool methods tags and organizations.

{
  "providerSettingsByIntegrationId": {
    "<devto-integration-id>": {
      "title": "Shipping faster with scheduled social posts",
      "tags": ["opensource", "productivity"],
      "canonical": "https://example.com/blog/original-post",
      "main_image": { "path": "FILE_PATH_FROM_UPLOAD" }
    }
  }
}

Field reference

Field	Type	Required	Notes
title / devto.title	string	Yes	Minimum 2 characters
tags / devto.tags	array	No	Max 4 — strings or { value, label } objects
canonical	string	No	Optional canonical URL for syndication
organization	integer	No	From organizations trigger tool
series	string	No	Dev.to creates the series if it does not exist
main_image / mainImage	object	No	path from POST /api/v1/public/upload

Run GET /api/v1/public/integrations/:id/settings (or openquok integrations:settings) for the typed settingsSchema Dev.to exposes.

Complete example

curl -X POST https://api.openquok.com/api/v1/public/posts 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer opo_your_programmatic_token" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{
    "body": "## Introduction

This article explains how we schedule Dev.to posts alongside social channels.

## Setup

Connect your API key in the dashboard...",
    "scheduledAt": "2026-05-15T12:00:00.000Z",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "integrationIds": ["<devto-integration-id>"],
    "isGlobal": true,
    "providerSettingsByIntegrationId": {
      "<devto-integration-id>": {
        "title": "Scheduling Dev.to articles with OpenQuok",
        "tags": ["devops", "writing"],
        "canonical": "https://example.com/blog/scheduling-devto"
      }
    }
  }'