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Medium returns public writer, publication, and topic articles, including newest posts and weekly popular picks, plus readable article text; member-only stories remain limited to visible previews.

List author articles

List the latest public articles by a Medium writer or publication, with dates, reading times, claps, member-only labels, and tags. Includes article details visible without signing in; member-only articles are not opened.

Your information

Writer username with or without @, publication name, or Medium profile or publication link. Example: @ev or Towards Data Science.

Maximum number of latest articles to return. Example: 10.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Ev Williams

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About the Medium tool

Medium lists a writer’s or publication’s latest public articles, using a username, publication name, or profile link as input.

Medium lists public articles by topic in newest or popular-this-week order, using a topic and optionally a sort order.

Medium reads an article’s publicly visible text and details from its link; member-only articles include only public previews.

Built from medium.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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List author articles

1 credit

List the latest public articles by a Medium writer or publication, with dates, reading times, claps, member-only labels, and tags. Includes article details visible without signing in; member-only articles are not opened.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
AuthorauthorTextRequiredWriter username with or without @, publication name, or Medium profile or publication link. Example: @ev or Towards Data Science.Example: @ev
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum number of latest articles to return. Example: 10.Example: 10

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
LinklinkTextMedium writer or publication page link.Example: https://medium.com/@ev
NamenameTextMedium writer or publication name.Example: Ev Williams
ArticlesarticlesListLatest articles, newest first.
Linkarticles[].linkTextExample: https://ev.medium.com/making-social-social-again-0126fa5c6ce8
Tagsarticles[].tagsList
Clapsarticles[].clapsNumberExample: 3542
Titlearticles[].titleTextExample: Making “Social” Social Again
Authorarticles[].authorTextExample: Ev Williams
Subtitlearticles[].subtitleTextExample: Announcing Mozi
Member Onlyarticles[].member_onlyYes or noExample: No
Published Datearticles[].published_dateDateExample: 2024-12-12
Reading Time (minutes)articles[].reading_time_minutesNumberExample: 8

Example result

For Author: @ev, Max Results: 10

JSON
{
  "link": "https://medium.com/@ev",
  "name": "Ev Williams",
  "articles": [
    {
      "link": "https://ev.medium.com/making-social-social-again-0126fa5c6ce8",
      "tags": [
        "Social",
        "Relationships",
        "Startupş"
      ],
      "claps": 3542,
      "title": "Making “Social” Social Again",
      "author": "Ev Williams",
      "subtitle": "Announcing Mozi",
      "member_only": false,
      "published_date": "2024-12-12",
      "reading_time_minutes": 8
    },
    {
      "link": "https://ev.medium.com/do-not-disturb-3622b4ddc3d8",
      "tags": [],
      "claps": 1782,
      "title": "Do not disturb",
      "author": "Ev Williams",
      "subtitle": "Can I assume when you’re in the zone\nYou’re not distracted by your phone\nShould I hold my texts\nAnd take time to reflect\nOr fire away…",
      "member_only": false,
      "published_date": "2023-12-09",
      "reading_time_minutes": 1
    },
    {
      "link": "https://ev.medium.com/how-you-can-help-the-amazon-rainforest-today-f394d68d4e7",
      "tags": [],
      "claps": 2848,
      "title": "How you can help the Amazon Rainforest–today",
      "author": "Ev Williams",
      "subtitle": "Last week, Brazil’s Congress shocked the world by suddenly fast-tracking and passing PL2903, the Marco Temporal bill. This bill paves the…",
      "member_only": false,
      "published_date": "2023-06-05",
      "reading_time_minutes": 2
    }
  ]
}

List topic articles

1 credit

List public Medium topic articles in newest or popular-this-week order, with author, publication, reading time and membership status. Popular reflects Medium’s weekly ranking.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
SortsortTextOptionalArticle order, for example popular (this week).Example: Popular
TopictopicTextRequiredTopic to explore, for example artificial intelligence.Example: artificial intelligence
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum articles to return, for example 10 (up to 25).Example: 10

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
ArticlesarticlesList
Linkarticles[].linkTextExample: https://medium.com/@NIDAM_/how-to-use-ai-to-make-9k-each-month-9016df1849a2
Clapsarticles[].clapsNumberExample: 0
Titlearticles[].titleTextExample: How To Use AI To Make $9K Each Month
Authorarticles[].authorTextExample: NIDA M.
Subtitlearticles[].subtitleTextExample: There are a feww ways to make AI make you income.
Member Onlyarticles[].member_onlyYes or noExample: Yes
Publicationarticles[].publicationText
Published Datearticles[].published_dateDateExample: 2026-09-29
Reading Time (minutes)articles[].reading_time_minutesNumberExample: 2

Example result

For Topic: artificial intelligence

JSON
{
  "articles": [
    {
      "link": "https://medium.com/@NIDAM_/how-to-use-ai-to-make-9k-each-month-9016df1849a2",
      "claps": 0,
      "title": "How To Use AI To Make $9K Each Month",
      "author": "NIDA M.",
      "subtitle": "There are a feww ways to make AI make you income.",
      "member_only": true,
      "publication": null,
      "published_date": "2026-09-29",
      "reading_time_minutes": 2
    },
    {
      "link": "https://sumanthpoola.medium.com/it-was-2-am-our-payment-service-was-down-the-bug-was-one-line-883152c1b4d2",
      "claps": 0,
      "title": "It Was 2 AM. Our Payment Service Was Down. The Bug Was One Line.",
      "author": "Sumanth | Java & AI",
      "subtitle": "Not one line of bad code. One line of misplaced faith in an annotation.",
      "member_only": true,
      "publication": null,
      "published_date": "2026-09-29",
      "reading_time_minutes": 4
    },
    {
      "link": "https://medium.com/@sudiptokanti/building-health-watcher-an-explainable-ai-system-for-wearable-event-detection-1b30b9b607d4",
      "claps": 0,
      "title": "Building Health-Watcher: An Explainable AI System for Wearable Event Detection",
      "author": "Sudipto K Haldar",
      "subtitle": "How public sensor datasets, subject-level validation, interpretable models, persistence gates, model cards, and an operator-centered…",
      "member_only": false,
      "publication": null,
      "published_date": "2026-09-29",
      "reading_time_minutes": 13
    }
  ]
}

Read article

1 credit

Read a public Medium article, including its details, engagement counts and plain-text paragraphs. Member-only stories include only the publicly visible preview; full text is not available without membership.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
ArticlearticleTextRequiredLink to a Medium article, including a publication’s own domain, such as https://medium.com/@tarasjseaks/why-i-only-write-for-medium-0b8c500134a1.Example: https://medium.com/@tarasjseaks/why-i-only-write-for-medium-0b8c500134a1

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
TagstagsListArticle tags.
ClapsclapsNumberNumber of claps.Example: 29
TitletitleTextArticle title.Example: Why I Only Write for Medium
AuthorauthorTextAuthor name.Example: Taras J Seaks
SubtitlesubtitleTextArticle subtitle, if any.Example: And why this story is free to read
ResponsesresponsesNumberNumber of responses.Example: 2
ParagraphsparagraphsListPublicly visible text in reading order, with headings as separate paragraphs.
Member Onlymember_onlyYes or noWhether the article is member-only.Example: No
PublicationpublicationTextPublication name, if the story is in one.Example: Ask an Editor
Article Linkarticle_linkTextArticle page link.Example: https://medium.com/@tarasjseaks/why-i-only-write-for-medium-0b8c500134a1
Published Datepublished_dateDateOriginal publication date.Example: 2024-03-20
Main Image Linkmain_image_linkTextMain image link, if any.Example: https://miro.medium.com/0*nwz5ReKI2u2dF-AV
Full Text Availablefull_text_availableYes or noWhether the complete text is publicly available.Example: Yes
Reading Time (minutes)reading_time_minutesNumberReading time shown to readers, in minutes.Example: 6

Example result

For Article: https://medium.com/@tarasjseaks/why-i-only-write-for-medium-0b8c500134a1

JSON
{
  "tags": [
    "Writing",
    "Community",
    "Mission"
  ],
  "claps": 29,
  "title": "Why I Only Write for Medium",
  "author": "Taras J Seaks",
  "subtitle": "And why this story is free to read",
  "responses": 2,
  "paragraphs": [
    "Why I Only Write for Medium",
    "And why this story is free to read",
    "Writers don’t just write to write. In some cases, we do. But in most cases, it’s to share an important message. This is as true for novels as it is for self-development content and everything surround…"
  ],
  "member_only": false,
  "publication": null,
  "article_link": "https://medium.com/@tarasjseaks/why-i-only-write-for-medium-0b8c500134a1",
  "published_date": "2024-03-20",
  "main_image_link": "https://miro.medium.com/0*nwz5ReKI2u2dF-AV",
  "full_text_available": true,
  "reading_time_minutes": 6
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@medium",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "list_author_articles",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "author": "@ev",
    "max_results": 10
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

  • Track a writer’s latest articles and claps
  • Explore popular weekly articles by topic
  • Compare article reading times and publication dates
  • Review visible article text and response counts
  • Collect article titles, tags, and authors

Questions about Medium

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Medium tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Medium account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from medium.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

Which articles has a writer published recently?

Use List author articles with a writer username, publication name, or profile link.

What articles are popular this week on a topic?

Use List topic articles with the topic and popular (this week) sort.

What does a public article say?

Use Read article with the article link to get publicly visible text and details.

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