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Medium API

Medium (medium.com) has 3 public methods: read an article, list topic articles and list a writer's or publication's latest articles. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

3

  • Read an article

    Reads a public Medium article from its link, including publication-domain links: details, engagement counts, tags and the plain-text paragraphs. Member-only stories include only the publicly visible preview.

    Returns title, subtitle, author, publication, date, reading time, claps, responses, tags, member-only flag, paragraphs, image, link

    Readmedium.com/read_article

  • List topic articles

    Lists public Medium articles for a topic, newest first or popular this week, with author, publication, reading time, claps and membership status.

    Returns title, subtitle, author, publication, published date, reading time, claps, member-only flag, link

    Readmedium.com/list_topic_articles

  • List a writer's or publication's latest articles

    Lists the latest public articles by a Medium writer or publication (by username, publication name or Medium link), with dates, reading times, claps, member-only labels and tags.

    Returns writer or publication name and link; each article's title, subtitle, author, date, reading time, claps, member-only flag, tags, link

    Readmedium.com/list_author_articles