`get_article`

Pack: devto · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/devto/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_article for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Fetch full article content from DEV.to by ID (e.g., “12345”). Returns title, author, markdown body, tags, reactions, comments, and published date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	Numeric article ID

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 12345
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/devto/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_article","arguments":{"id":12345}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_article', {
  "id": 12345
});

More examples

{
  "id": 98765
}

Response shape

Always returns: id, title, description, url, published_at, tags, reading_time_minutes, reactions, comments, author, organization, body_markdown

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	Article numeric ID
`title`	string	Article title
`description`	string \| null	Article description or excerpt
`url`	string	Article URL
`published_at`	string \| null	Publication timestamp (ISO 8601 format)
`tags`	array	List of tags associated with article
`reading_time_minutes`	number	Estimated reading time in minutes
`reactions`	number	Count of public reactions
`comments`	number	Count of comments
`author`	object \| null	Article author information
`organization`	object \| null	Publishing organization information
`body_markdown`	string \| null	Full article content in markdown format

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Article numeric ID"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article title"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Article description or excerpt"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article URL"
    },
    "published_at": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publication timestamp (ISO 8601 format)"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of tags associated with article",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "reading_time_minutes": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Estimated reading time in minutes"
    },
    "reactions": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Count of public reactions"
    },
    "comments": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Count of comments"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Article author information",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Author full name"
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Author username"
        }
      }
    },
    "organization": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publishing organization information",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Organization name"
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Organization username"
        }
      }
    },
    "body_markdown": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Full article content in markdown format"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "title",
    "description",
    "url",
    "published_at",
    "tags",
    "reading_time_minutes",
    "reactions",
    "comments",
    "author",
    "organization",
    "body_markdown"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devto": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/devto/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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